Northern Italy Top-20 Towns

[@ihopetowin]

This is the flagship of travel channels by which many of this genre should take note. Well written, thoughtfully narrated, beautifully filmed with accompanying music chosen sensitively for cultural significance thereby enhancing the overall pleasure of viewing and learning. So often travel channels are tiresome affairs with awful, disquieting muzak, overwrought narration delivered in a language passed off as English but to me manifests as an ordeal of mispronunciation, poor vocabulary and lack of care. Thank you Mr. Callan, through your superior production my travel plans are helped significantly.

[@denniscallan]

Thank you so much for one of the nicest comments I ever got. It is good to know that my work is appreciated that way, which inspires me to do all the more. I am also disgusted with most so-called travel videos, which are usually nothing more than endless, boring pictures without narration. I work hard at choosing good places, shooting a lot and well, editing carefully, doing the research, finding legal music, narrating, then mixing it all together. It is gratifying to hear your appreciation, thank you again.

[@ihopetowin]

@@denniscallan Wholeheartedly my pleasure.

[@elizabethnilsson1815]

NO ONE CAN or HAVE A SENSE for to present a city or town better than you. I LOVE HOW SHOW THE BEAUTY and ENJOY IT AT THE SAME TIME. THANK GOD FOR YOU.!

[@denniscallan]

Many thanks for your kind comment, which stimulates me to keep doing my best work and make lots and lots of new movies about fascinating places.

[@angelasalera9740]

This is a very helpful, informative, great insight into other towns of Italy, which are lesser known and Dennis does an amazing job of giving good information and beautiful videos of the towns Thank you very much for this.

[@denniscallan]

Thank you very kindly. You can learn a lot more about those cities in my website, with detailed information about them townsofeurope.com/Italy/north/top-20-towns.html

[@annekillen7472]

Great job, very informative, and just what I’m looking for to avoid the social media masses. Only wish you told us which places to base to do day trips from

[@jihuff1]

Great tour! We enjoyed day tripping out of Bologna to Ravenna, Ferrara and Verona in October 2022. There are so many lovely less touristed towns in Italy.

[@denniscallan]

yes, Bologna is a perfect home base for seeing many fine towns. Glad you liked it.

[@brianasullivan5684]

I will be traveling to a few of these towns this fall and I am so excited! Wonderful video!!!

[@denniscallan]

You will love it. See my website for more information: townsofeurope.com/Italy/Italy.html

[@alicia-rs4ef]

Thank you so much Mr. Callan for your excellent coverage. Do you recommend trips to Ferrara Ravenna and/or Bassano del Grappa? I'm also looking at Lucca. I will be basing myself in Bologna (3 nights) Verona (4 nights) Venice (5 nights) and Florence (4 nights) and already feel strongly about visits to parma padua mantua and vicenza. Modena may also be interesting. If any of those day trip cities seem comparable with one being better than the other I'd appreciate your advice. I'm not sure the mosaics of Ravenna are a real draw for me and ferrara seems a bit dreary from others' videos. I do think your videos are wonderful and have informed and inspired me greatly! Thanks for all your hard work and any reply you can offer.

[@alejandrosalcedo4273]

Thank you for your beautiful and simple way to communicate through your videos. We are traveling with you! 😊

[@denniscallan]

You are so welcome!

[@leilal8053]

Love your videos.😊

[@fikrumamo6682]

Simpel and well presented. Thank you. From Denmark

[@albertorizzotti6244]

Awesome job. Bravo! While I was enjoying each highlight, and following the map, I was also thinking of all the places in between that could easily make several other top 20 lists. One could easily make a documentary in just about any village or city in Italy. Marostica, Asolo, Aosta, Ferrara, Ravenna, Rapallo, Treviso, Cortina, are just the first that pop into my mind. Thoroughly appreciated your vlog.

[@denniscallan]

Thank you so much for that list! Now I have more reasons to go back. Anybody else have more suggestions?

[@Haupialani]

San Remo is one of my favorite places to go. Didn't make your list but it'll always be on mine.

[@flaeuro]

Great video and great itinerary …..thank you 👏👏👏👏👌👌👍🏻one day hopefully 🙏 😊🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️🇮🇹

[@denniscallan]

I hope so too!

[@billcrook9756]

Thank you for such a wonderful video. You covered so much but were so relaxed. It can be quite overwhelming to plan your trip but I know I will watch this video again with my wife. Thank you 😊

[@denniscallan]

It would make a wonderful trip -- maybe not all 20 in one go, but so much to see! Look at my website for more information townsofeurope.com/Italy/Italy.html

[@cflopezh]

Dear Dennis, Great video! There is so much to see in Italy that is difficult to summarize in one o several videos. I have visited some of the cities on your list but in another manner: By car! Yes, I know sounds very difficult and has drawbacks (lots of tickets if you don't know the ZTL) but in my case, it allowed me and my family to visit the places more freely and merge with locals at the same time. Buonagiornata!

[@denniscallan]

Thanks for sharing!

[@panterone1769]

Unico sistema per non perdere le giornate per gli spostamenti. Poi ti fermi dove vuoi a scoprire le chicche dei meravigliosi paesini italiani.

[@TheRosazumba]

❤ thankyou.. we loved following your tour, and will be checking out a few of those places very soon.

[@fireside226]

Very informative and well done vlog. I will be visiting some of these beautiful places late this month for 2 weeks. Grazie mille!

[@aslammasthan84]

Awesome 👌 👏 👍 😍.....covered almost so many places virtually 😄. Thank you for a wonderful tour 🙂

[@CarolA.PhinneyEsq.-vs3fd]

Great video and timely as I am planning a trip to northern Italy.

[@itsmetaran]

Thank you for yet another masterpiece!

[@denniscallan]

You are most welcome Taranjeet.

[@lorenzanob]

Thank you for this master piece!!! I wish I knew places to stay, spend the night and how many days more or less it will it take stopping at all these beautiful destinations in north Italy. Thank you!!!

[@cclark5456]

Wow, facinating! So many wonderful places to visit that I never would have heard of without this video. I've been to a couple of places and heard of a couple more on your list, but most of it was new to me. Thanks so much :)

[@denniscallan]

That was exactly my reason for taking the trip and making the video -- more detailed shows about those places coming soon! Thanks for your comment.

[@barbarahuff117]

It's always fun to travel with you all Good show. Thanks

[@denniscallan]

More to come!

[@תומרשכטמן]

Thank you for the tour, we are planning our trip now, and got few ideas!

[@denniscallan]

See more info about them on my website: townsofeurope.com/Italy/north/top-20-towns.html

[@marcelhofman9360]

Great guide in 2 weeks I weill be in Italy and I will definitly use thís, thanks Dennis

[@denniscallan]

Glad you liked it. You can see more of my Northern Italy videos in the playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLke86NFI6R8yUJ_Qv_Z0BIY9VZid-9Gfh

[@cheryldevreugd5884]

Love your video’s!!

[@denniscallan]

So glad!

[@mustgofaster6545]

Great video! Thank you

[@denniscallan]

Glad you liked it!

[@user1f1]

great work!

[@laurapaden3757]

Very helpful!

[@desfarrell909]

Wonderful

[@denniscallan]

Thank you

[@doglover4131]

This trip sounds amazing but how many days would it take to see everything?

[@denniscallan]

I did it in 30. See my website for details townsofeurope.com/Italy/north/top-20-towns.html

[@aprilnavarra9134]

That was my question too

[@aprilnavarra9134]

@@denniscallanI am planning a trip for early November. How many days do you stay at each location? What do you do with your belongings (ie:a small suitcase ) when stopping in a town for a day.

[@denniscallan]

@@aprilnavarra9134 see my website: townsofeurope.com/Italy/north/top-20-towns.html

[@songmuzheng211]

We live in Minneapolis and we wish we could join the tourist group organized by you to visit Europe, especially Italy.

[@ErwinDass]

Looks like you have some video of Pescheira del Garda in the Sirmione section.

[@denniscallan]

ok, you caught a 3-second clip out of place, a quick marina shot. Considering there are about 500 clips in the video, it's accurate otherwise until you find another blip. Thanks.

[@enricacantori2984]

Grazie per aver mostrato città meno conosciute, ma non si possono definire Firenze e Venezia "città turistiche", sono patrimonio dell'umanità e se qualcuno le visita perché "così fan tutti" è meglio se resta a casa😅 (Firenze non è nord Italia ma Centro). Un piccolo suggerimento a chi visita le nostre città, piccole o grandi, è di entrare nei teatri: sono tutti splendidi, di trovano ovunque e per me rappresentano più di ogni altra cosa la cultura italiana.

[@denniscallan]

translation: Thanks for showing lesser-known cities, but Florence and Venice cannot be defined as "tourist cities", they are a world heritage site and if someone visits them because "everyone does so" it is better if they stay at home😅 (Florence is not northern Italy but Center). A small suggestion to those who visit our cities, small or large, is to enter the theatres: they are all splendid, they can be found everywhere and for me they represent Italian culture more than anything else.

[@PeterAcrat]

✨👍thank you 👏

[@denniscallan]

Welcome!

[@hdibart]

Nice survey.

[@denniscallan]

I think so too!

[@walkinginiran.]

[@kathyteo5922]

Hi, we will drive from Nice to Cremona, which city is good to visit for lunch and have nice sceneries along the way?

[@denniscallan]

Genoa would be my top choice, conveniently along the coast from Nice. Also, Mantua, one hour beyond Cremona. See more details in my webpage about the routing townsofeurope.com/Italy/north/top-20-towns.html

[@kathyteo5922]

@@denniscallan thank you!

[@vinceprice5964]

How long did it take you to do all 20 cities?

[@denniscallan]

three weeks, staying in 7 cities and doing day-trips out from them, sometimes visiting 2 small places in a day. mid-October to mid-November.

[@annekillen7472]

Which 7 cities did you stay in? Thanks

[@andreanicoli7180]

Mettere Savona( a mio parere bruttina) e non Venezia Ferrara Torino Milano.. mi sembra azzardato Comunque bel video ,bravo

[@DG_5856]

Ha messo infatti le città meno mainstream, quelle non turistiche

[@sunilpatel217]

👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻

[@Gecmajster123456]

Italy is a massive Piazza

[@DenMaulana]

subhanallah

[@panterone1769]

Avete la mania del lago di Como, ma il lago di Garda è molto più bello e mediterraneo nella parte sud. Il lago di Como è bello ma triste. E famoso solo perché è comodo all'aeroporto della Malpensa.

[@makiskenteroglou1623]

ευχαριστουμε φιλε μας για τα καταπληκτικα βιντεο σου...

[@denniscallan]

google: thank you my friend for your amazing videos

[@enrico4812]

TORINO è la più bella

[@olddirtydoggy]

So, shops and resturants, is that it? There is so much more to N Italy.

[@denniscallan]

If you would actually watch the video you would see that my work is about walking tours, pedestrian streets, historic sites, the beach, marinas, trains, boat rides, piazzas, pizzas, museums, churches, quality of life, history, trams, metros, castles, history, and much more. In the entire 40 minutes of the video, maybe 2 minutes mention specific resturants (sic) and no shops. What are you talking about?