I just am in love with Rome. It's been on my bucket list along long time. The architecture is gorgeous. Like you Amelia, I would like to visit but not live there. Sooo happy you guys enjoyed your trip. Thank you two for all your information. Who knows where we will be found. We have wonderlust and so enjoy different environments and ppl; culture. Thanks soo much!😍
Rome is my second home! Actually, I lived and worked there in the early 2000s and grew to love it all. Even the noisy motorinos crowding the streets and the Centro Storico. Haven't been back since 2020....I need to get back there subito!
Rome was my first visit to Europe back in the early 80’s. We went to Florence and Venice after that. That was my one and only trip to Italy. I discovered good ice cream (or gelato) on that trip. Italian women were gorgeous! I was very familiar with Italian art from books but was totally unprepared for the vibrancy of restored paintings & frescos. The sculptures in the Vatican museum were like nothing I had ever seen. So many vivid memories of that trip remain with me today but I don’t think I have any remaining photos. It was long before smartphones and iCloud digital photo storage.
Italy is one of the nicest place on earth. Not only Rome…many, many other parts of Italy…Once you visit you long to be back…Of course it is not perfect, but there are no such thing is a perfect place.The pluses way override the minuses.! No, I am not Italian…I wish I was…❤️❤️❤️🇮🇹
Rome is amazing! We walked around the city all day, taking lots of photos, one night we took the subway to the Vatican and walked back towards the Collisium taking night photos. Which we love to do! Safety was fine.
@@dannyesse3043 Coliseum, Italian "Colosseo", comes from a colossal statue of emperor Nero then transformed to represent the God Sun, which was standing by the amphitheatre.
I learned French and also found it easy to read the other Romance languages. I'm with you as far as living in Rome. I couldn't do it especially after moving from San Diego to a small town in New Hampshire four years ago and discovered that daily life is wonderful. I'm so glad you chose to do these videos. I've traveled a lot in Europe and I'm really enjoying your trip. Suzi
Turin italy is a great place elegant palaces, piazzas alps like sestriere and no tourists! Or very few tourists. I impressed by turin : elegant, clean, safe, people have great manners and polite!
My husband and I have visited Rome a few times. We were there last summer. It is beautiful; the food is delicious; so much to see and do. BUT if you are there in the nice weather-especially summer it is absolutely jam-packed with tourists from everywhere! At the Trevi Fountain, for example, people are squashed in like sardines around it. There is a large police presence. Public transportation is overcrowded. So you came at a really wonderful time. Wouldn’t live there, but it’s a nice place to visit at the right time of the year!
In Italy, all long-term leases have an out-clause for the tenants. The standard is giving six months notice, in writing, stating that you want to leave, but that notice period itself can be negotiated down to fewer months, before signing the lease. It is in the tenant's favor to sign a long lease, especially if it is in a city that you really want to stay in, and you really like the apartment/house. Long-term leases often have built-in rent increase protection for the tenant, and other perks.
Oh, I love Italy (including Rome) and, I love the Italian. people 🌹 I just stayed in a guest house owned by a true south Italian man and, loved that place as well - in Africa 😊 Thanks so much for sharing!!
Hi JP and Amelia. Nice to see you are traveling in Italy. I’m an American with a home in Chianti and will be arriving in Rome tomorrow to travel to my home. If you would like to visit this beautiful part of Tuscany near Florence, I would be happy to show you around a bit.
For internet in Europe, you bring a spare cellphone which uses a sim card, and you buy cell service with maybe 100 GB of data. You make sure that you can use a hotspot with the new service, and there you go. High speed internet wherever you go. If you don't buy in the train station or airport, you might find 100GB for $15.00, including the cost of starting our new service.
We love your channel for your positive critiques - been to Rome several times but learned quite a bit. Just a little poke in fun , about ‘old’ people, in their 70’s - We work out regularly ( one program includes 70 standard push ups. (lol)Look forward to more of your adventures. John & Marisa ❤
I’m not planning to live abroad (California (lifetime) resident); however, I do enjoy traveling. I find your videos to be very informative and helpful for travel planning. My great-great grandparents (paternal grandfathers side) came from the Azores. Some fantasies of a second home in Portugal or one of the islands.
Great pic for a Travel Documentary! All of my ancestors (Grand Parents) are from Northern and Southern Italy, including Sicily. I've thought of retiring there ... but Rome would be my last choice for that. You should spend some time there exploring the quieter and safer parts of Italy ... and do documentaries along the way.
Was in Rome November 2023..spent 2 nights before our cruise...loved Rome..wish I could have really grasped what I seeing...My first time ever overseas so I was nervous...Would love to ho bsck...
There are so many places in Italy I would love to live but inside the city of Rome a definite no. A small town or out in the country so much cheaper and so much better!
Latin root words help the understanding of Italian for sure. I remember being TOTALLY lost when I visited South Korea several years ago though haha - absolutely no latin root words there and zero english where I went etc. Glad you made it to Italy, look forward to seeing your Italian adventures. Hopefully Croatia will be on your list of places to visit too.....
Rome is definitely a must visit, just beautiful. But I probably wouldn’t want to live there. Pollution, heat and the crush of tourists can be a problem in the summertime. The Pantheon is an architectural and engineering masterpiece. Stunning that it’s still standing and in such great shape.
Like most big-cities, I believe Romans live in 6-10 block areas 'for most of their lives'. They travel to work and shop and visit within a small radius. They travel home and 'live' and shop in a small aera, too. I worked at an office and lived away - the travel was by metro but, in reality I only 'knew' a couple of 5 or 10 blocks areas. I enjoyed that. This cloistered-area almost made weekend treks more memorable because I'd find a 'whole new world' in different sections of the city.
Since it really isn't that difficult or expensive to travel around Europe, if overtourism in particular and crowds in general are a big no no for someone, they would do well to choose a small, cheaper, less "interesting" city as a living base. And, from there, whenever the travel bug or the desire for variety gets them, indulge in it. I myself have always loved living in big cities, with lots of options, but after 5 years of living in Europe (and getting older) my priorities have shifted to peaceful, orderly surroundings and agreeable neighbors when it comes to finding a good place to live.
I agree Rome is a wonderful place to visit but I would not want to live there. I think I would prefer a smaller town. I really love the Veneto region and would strongly consider Vicenza.
Living in Rome is like living in a museum. It's an amazing place. Looks like you packed a lot into your visit. Tip: if you go there in the last two weeks of August you have the place to yourself as all the Romans go to the beach.
This was exactly my impression too when I visited Rome, that it's like I'm walking in an outdoor museum 🙂 Everywhere you look there is something to see or do, a little piece of history, art, architecture... Beautiful!
@@vmoses1979 it used to be that way - I used to live there and loved working in August and then going on vacation in September when all the peasants returned!
We were also surprised at how much we loved Rome. We'd had a few people tell us negative things like it was crowded and dirty and people were rude, but the only one we agreed with was crowded- but that depended where we were. I'd go back to Rome in a heart beat! Thanks for sharing your experience!
I visited Rome back in 1968 when I was a teenager. One of my vivid memories was pretending I didn't speak ANY of the languages the young men were using in their attempt to get me to go have a drink in the café with them. This was while walking around the Colosseum. When my father walked up, I somehow managed to signal to him that I only spoke Tamil (we had just come from a year in South India) and he immediately started spouting the words to a song (which was all the Tamil he knew!) The guys knew that we were fooling them, but they were lighthearted enough to let it go...
Italy is a vey bureaucratic country, even routine stuff like the Post Office or going to the bank, and you're definitely going to need to speak Italian. On another note, Fiumicino Airport is the nicest airport in Europe and they now have the modern scanners where you don't have to take liquids, laptops, iPads etc. out of your cabin baggage during the security check.
I love Rome and Florence (and have lived in both), as well as Venice, but Turin takes the cake for me. Stunningly beautiful, reminds me of a smaller version of Paris (and maybe Barcelona in some pockets), far more livable and less touristy, amazing restaurants, cafes and bars, a walkable city, lower prices, great airport and train station. and surrounded by the stunning mountains plus closer to other countries such as France and Switzerland. I spent the winter here and it was quite mild and warm, even dryer and warmer than further south when I travelled to Lucca.
I have visited Rome, Naples and Palermo this winter..all amazing cities, but I most definitely could not live in Naples! Way too crowded, way too noisy, and extreme littering/garbage issues. Rome and Palermo are not the cleanest either, but they looked like Singapore compared to Naples.
I've visited often love Rome, and your diverse sites wre good for new tourists to get out and see. BTW: the water fountains are fed by water from still running acqueducts, fresh mountain water--really. During Covid shutdown/slowdown and recent droughts they rebuilt much of the infrastructure, shutting down a few in different areas as plumbing was rebuilt and more efficient.
Love Rome!! My husband's family lives there and it is a lot cheaper than what I expected as well. Especially on the outskirts Infernetto. Close to beach but 30 min bus ride to Rome.
Y'all both look great. I love Italy but I prefer Sardegna maybe y'all can go there it was incredible to be stationed there in 1980 in the Navy. I've been back a few times too.
Going back to Rome after 10 years abroad to visit friends . Very nice synthesis of all the pros and cons of the Eternal City as well of main attractions . Great job!
Having lived in Rome I can say that it used to be better before Virginia Raggi, the council government wasn’t great in recent years. From what I remember, in EUR it isn’t crowded at all, broad roads and plenty of space. But that’s a modern area with very good transport connections. The only issue for me were the house prices. That’s why I moved out.
My sister's wedding is in June in Siena. I live on the other side of the world in Hawaii. I'm a substittute teacher on a limited income. I can find cheap flights to Rome from Honolulu in the winter, but fares triple or even quadruple in the summer! I would love to go but think I can't afford it. Plus, I imagine Italy in the summer is super hot and super crowded with all the costs being much higher as well. So while I likely won't go, I hope to visit Italy at another time, preferably at a time in the year when it's cooler, cheaper, and less crowded.
Been to Italy 4 times for a total of about 3 months covering the country from Sicily to the Alps. Never found internet to be a problem. Rome is my favorite. My wife's is Florence. Florence does have better food and the food is Bologna is better yet. My first stops in Rome would be the Borghese Gallery and all the Basilicas concentrating on the art of Bernini, Michelangelo and Caravaggio.
Vado a Roma anche in estate e visito chiese, monumenti e musei stupendi in piena solitudine perché sono poco conosciuti. Recentemente ho visitato una parte dell'enorme Museo Nazionale Romano e sono rimasto profondamente emozionato dalla bellezza di alcuni capolavori. Ho visitato la Chiesa del Priorato del Sovrano Ordine di Malta del grande Piranesi. C'è da rimanere sconvolti da tanta bellezza! Purtroppo i turisti, in genere, sono poco preparati dal punto di vista culturale e si affollano negli stessi luoghi. Il Grand Tour come arricchimento culturale sembra essere finito. L'anno scorso ho visitato il museo delle Civiltà che possiede la più bella e importante raccolta europea dell'arte del Gandhara in piena solitudine. Quale turista straniero conosce l'arte italiana del XIX secolo? Nessuno. Eppure è un'espressione artistica importante. Ma così è la situazione. E tutto ciò è molto triste!
Hai ragione purtroppo. Perfino la coppia di questo video è andata ai giardini di Villa Borghese ma non ha idea di cosa ci sia dentro la Villa. Per dire che anche i musei che dovrebbero essere più conosciuti, in realtà non lo sono. Figuriamoci la Chiesa del Priorato! E Villa Doria Pamphili, Palazzo Barberini? Roma, ah Roma, quanto sei unica e speciale ❤️
Have been to Italy 11x, Rome3, great to visit, would not live there. Milan/Como is easy to get around Europe, Florence is my favorite place in the world. Glad you got to enjoy.
I am curious why you like Florence so much? (I live there) Is it because of the human scale of the city and it is so easy? It can't be for the locals as the Florentines are terrible, we call them little shopkeepers!
@@mediterraneanworld The history, the culture, the art, the gelato, the surrounding Tuscan countryside...the shopkeepers. Mostly the Duomo and its history. Lucky you! 🙂
Yeah, when I was in the Sistine Chapel there was an old man who had his phone on a selfie stick. He had the stick pointing down toward the floor and the phone camera pointed up. He kept clicking his button to take pictures. Somehow the guards(?) ignored him.
I’m teaching myself Italian and I’m finding it easier because I already understand Spanish. Already knowing another romance language feels like a cheat code.
Vérgine, not vergìne!!! Inflections are common in every language, even in yours. That "buongiorno" you were telling about, was probably due to the fact that that lady hadn't been in that shop for some time.
We just spent Christmas and New year eve there, we just love it, BUT we don’t think the people were friendly, actually they were grumpy all the times. Another thing is the smoking issues everywhere, they are like living chimneys.
I used to work in a shop dominated by Spanish speakers. A guy who spoke Italian clued us in on the shop gossip due to the frequency of the cognates in the languages.
The Pantheon's dome is actually a remarkable feat of ancient engineering. "[Rome] has reliable electricity" is probably the most American remark one can hear. Finally, the accent you are trying to mimic is southern Italian. You only have to move 50 km for the accents to start changing and between north and south it almost sounds like two different languages.
Wow, I actually got choked up watching that! I love being in Cuenca now but I've always dreamed of going to Rome. PS I said hello at Paradise Indian and I just love how few people I've seen smoking here.
Hi guys and thanks for another great video! When you said you liked how the Italians speak with inflection, I was going to say that you might want to visit Argentina and Uruguay! They speak Spanish there as you know, but with an Italian inflection. It's super cool and tons of cultural attractions down there. I'm sure you've already considered it, but I thought I should mention it. Chau! or Ciao!
Italy's big cities are expensive and polluted. Way better to get out into the campagna or country into a small town. Affordable and the people are amazing.
Rome looks very pretty with lots of great history, but it's way too big, crowded, and the temperature swings are not for me. Thank you for the great tour!
We know a couple who "globetrotted" like you both are doing now ! They actually lived in Italy for a year, but decided to return to Spain due to the lower cost of living, and their ability to speak Spanish.
Rome is beautiful but super crowded. I live in Rome and I can say the best choice a tourist can do is to visit the city at the right moment (not Christmas, not summer...). The best months to enjoy Rome are october, november, january, february, march, april and may. And avoid public holidays (like Easter)
I really enjoy Rome, but like you, wouldn't want to live there. I could do the winters, temperatures are mild compared to the wicked winter weather in Chicago. You're so right about the amount of people and tourist. A bit overwhelming. A city in Italy that I was really surprised at was Verona, but that was many years ago, but I found it charming and liveable at the time (at least for me). Enjoy your adventures, love watching and listening.
You reminded me of that old joke, "if you see an Italian kid with his hands in his pockets, either he has nothing to say, or he's talking to himself." And also my favorite line when asked if I'm american---"Nyet! Rus!" and snarl.
I was dragged to Rome as a bratty nine year old and saw everything on your list except the roman baths and whined and whined. In my defense it was a record cold December. Should maybe give the eternal city another go!
Rome is a wonderful city and I have visited many times. My wife and I permanently moved to Italy 3 years ago and settled in a small city in the Piedmont region. We took a trip to Rome about 1.5 years ago and while we still think it is a great city to visit, there is no way we could live there. It is normal for a lease to be long term. Italians do not move as much as Americans. We bought a home but before the purchase we rented. All rental agreements can be terminated with 6 months notice, which can be negotiated to 3 months prior to signing a lease.
I enjoyed Rome, but definitely check out southern Italy: Salerno, bari, matera all were wonderful. Some very affordable places to visit /live. And not as touristy as northern Italy. ( Northern Italy and Central italy is very nice also)
The further south you go, the better it gets. Yes, it's dirtier and crowded, but .....they payoffs are much better. Especially the food. I'm guessing the aggressive vendors are not Italian ? I'll go to Napoli in September...
JP, if you think the internet is slow in Rome, just wait until you get to Greece lol. I've worked remote all over Europe and I was getting 6-7 mbps in a 4 star hotel in Athens that promised me very fast internet. I almost couldn't do my job.
I was in Rome in 2006 with a tour company, saw everything you saw, lots of history and saw the Vatican. its own city & Sistine chapel, they had guards inside the chapel with machine guns!! yes, no photography! If you want a photo(s) you'll find them in the gift shop at the end of your tour like all museums.....never saw so many Frescoes in my life! Went on the metro too, easy to get around...Is the gelato place still near the Trevi fountain, think it was on your right next to Farmacia.....we went in June and it was hot, so many touristas! I liked my visit but not interested in living there.....My other favorite places that we visited in Italy was Assisi and Firenze ( Florence) Thanks for the video...Tobey in Arizona
The Pantheon is NOT underwhelming. it's gorgeous.
Agreed, I absolutely love the Pantheon. It's so ancient yet perfectly preserved right in the heart of Rome.
Agreed!
Are you kidding. To me, the pantheon is one of the most incredible buildings I've ever seen.
Yes. It is. Especially if you understand the miraculous constuction it was for the time. Even not easy to replicate today.
Yes because it's 2 thousand years old and looks as good as new. What other building can claim that?
Agree completely! The Pantheon is absolutely amazing.
Having a carbonara outside there is in the top 5 of my favourite memories. It's absolutely beautiful
It is nice and historic but it is just a small building and gets crowded.
Rome is my FAVORITE City in Europe! How can one even THINK about NOT visiting it?!
Really shocked that Pantheon was considered underwhelming. It’s by far one to most beautiful and influential buildings of all time.
I so agree. It's just amazingly beautiful - my absolute favourite building in the world.
I just am in love with Rome. It's been on my bucket list along long time. The architecture is gorgeous. Like you Amelia, I would like to visit but not live there. Sooo happy you guys enjoyed your trip. Thank you two for all your information. Who knows where we will be found. We have wonderlust and so enjoy different environments and ppl; culture. Thanks soo much!😍
The Pantheon is so epic that Raphael PAID to spend eternity there.
Turin and its royal palaces arw great. Turin is an elegant and amazing city with few tourists and visitors.
Rome is my second home! Actually, I lived and worked there in the early 2000s and grew to love it all. Even the noisy motorinos crowding the streets and the Centro Storico. Haven't been back since 2020....I need to get back there subito!
Rome was my first visit to Europe back in the early 80’s. We went to Florence and Venice after that. That was my one and only trip to Italy. I discovered good ice cream (or gelato) on that trip. Italian women were gorgeous! I was very familiar with Italian art from books but was totally unprepared for the vibrancy of restored paintings & frescos. The sculptures in the Vatican museum were like nothing I had ever seen. So many vivid memories of that trip remain with me today but I don’t think I have any remaining photos. It was long before smartphones and iCloud digital photo storage.
It is an unforgettable city!
Italy is one of the nicest place on earth. Not only Rome…many, many other parts of Italy…Once you visit you long to be back…Of course it is not perfect, but there are no such thing is a perfect place.The pluses way override the minuses.! No, I am not Italian…I wish I was…❤️❤️❤️🇮🇹
Rome is the best! The base of modern Europe. I prefer Northern Italy but Rome offers a lot.
Rome is amazing! We walked around the city all day, taking lots of photos, one night we took the subway to the Vatican and walked back towards the Collisium taking night photos. Which we love to do! Safety was fine.
Cool, but what does collisium mean?
@@dannyesse3043 Coliseum, Italian "Colosseo", comes from a colossal statue of emperor Nero then transformed to represent the God Sun, which was standing by the amphitheatre.
I learned French and also found it easy to read the other Romance languages. I'm with you as far as living in Rome. I couldn't do it especially after moving from San Diego to a small town in New Hampshire four years ago and discovered that daily life is wonderful. I'm so glad you chose to do these videos. I've traveled a lot in Europe and I'm really enjoying your trip. Suzi
Thanks! 😊
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Which small town in NH? We moved out of San Francisco to a small town in Northern CA & loving it
Turin italy is a great place elegant palaces, piazzas alps like sestriere and no tourists! Or very few tourists. I impressed by turin : elegant, clean, safe, people have great manners and polite!
My husband and I have visited Rome a few times. We were there last summer. It is beautiful; the food is delicious; so much to see and do. BUT if you are there in the nice weather-especially summer it is absolutely jam-packed with tourists from everywhere! At the Trevi Fountain, for example, people are squashed in like sardines around it. There is a large police presence. Public transportation is overcrowded. So you came at a really wonderful time. Wouldn’t live there, but it’s a nice place to visit at the right time of the year!
We loved Rome. There’s so much history. The food is delicious and the people are friendly. We are planning to visit again ❤️❤️❤️
In Italy, all long-term leases have an out-clause for the tenants. The standard is giving six months notice, in writing, stating that you want to leave, but that notice period itself can be negotiated down to fewer months, before signing the lease. It is in the tenant's favor to sign a long lease, especially if it is in a city that you really want to stay in, and you really like the apartment/house. Long-term leases often have built-in rent increase protection for the tenant, and other perks.
this definitely would make my bucket list of places to visit
Oh, I love Italy (including Rome) and, I love the Italian. people 🌹
I just stayed in a guest house owned by a true south Italian man and, loved that place as well - in Africa 😊
Thanks so much for sharing!!
I’ve been to Rome, had a blast and felt safe traveling as a solo female… back then 😊
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Hi JP and Amelia. Nice to see you are traveling in Italy. I’m an American with a home in Chianti and will be arriving in Rome tomorrow to travel to my home. If you would like to visit this beautiful part of Tuscany near Florence, I would be happy to show you around a bit.
For internet in Europe, you bring a spare cellphone which uses a sim card, and you buy cell service with maybe 100 GB of data. You make sure that you can use a hotspot with the new service, and there you go. High speed internet wherever you go. If you don't buy in the train station or airport, you might find 100GB for $15.00, including the cost of starting our new service.
We love your channel for your positive critiques - been to Rome several times but learned quite a bit. Just a little poke in fun , about ‘old’ people, in their 70’s - We work out regularly ( one program includes 70 standard push ups. (lol)Look forward to more of your adventures. John & Marisa ❤
I’m not planning to live abroad (California (lifetime) resident); however, I do enjoy traveling. I find your videos to be very informative and helpful for travel planning.
My great-great grandparents (paternal grandfathers side) came from the Azores. Some fantasies of a second home in Portugal or one of the islands.
Great pic for a Travel Documentary! All of my ancestors (Grand Parents) are from Northern and Southern Italy, including Sicily. I've thought of retiring there ... but Rome would be my last choice for that. You should spend some time there exploring the quieter and safer parts of Italy ... and do documentaries along the way.
That’s our plan when the weather is warmer 👍
Was in Rome November 2023..spent 2 nights before our cruise...loved Rome..wish I could have really grasped what I seeing...My first time ever overseas so I was nervous...Would love to ho bsck...
Loved Rome when I visited on whirl wind tour of 9 European countries ,luckily, the summer before Covid.
In terms of usable info for people who want to leave U.S. or Canada, your videos have got to be the best out there. I really look forward to them.
Thanks!
It is good for an extended vacation and cultural learning experience. Thanks for sharing. Bendiciones y éxitos.
There are so many places in Italy I would love to live but inside the city of Rome a definite no. A small town or out in the country so much cheaper and so much better!
My fav site was castel San Angelo. Also Piazza Navona.
Latin root words help the understanding of Italian for sure. I remember being TOTALLY lost when I visited South Korea several years ago though haha - absolutely no latin root words there and zero english where I went etc. Glad you made it to Italy, look forward to seeing your Italian adventures. Hopefully Croatia will be on your list of places to visit too.....
Rome is definitely a must visit, just beautiful. But I probably wouldn’t want to live there. Pollution, heat and the crush of tourists can be a problem in the summertime. The Pantheon is an architectural and engineering masterpiece. Stunning that it’s still standing and in such great shape.
I agree, the Pantheon is an architectural wonder. I wonder if the Golden Rule was applied to this building?
Like most big-cities, I believe Romans live in 6-10 block areas 'for most of their lives'. They travel to work and shop and visit within a small radius. They travel home and 'live' and shop in a small aera, too. I worked at an office and lived away - the travel was by metro but, in reality I only 'knew' a couple of 5 or 10 blocks areas. I enjoyed that. This cloistered-area almost made weekend treks more memorable because I'd find a 'whole new world' in different sections of the city.
Explains how Romans conquered the world with this way of life ... 🤔 Some people stay local while others literally roam in Rome.
Since it really isn't that difficult or expensive to travel around Europe, if overtourism in particular and crowds in general are a big no no for someone, they would do well to choose a small, cheaper, less "interesting" city as a living base. And, from there, whenever the travel bug or the desire for variety gets them, indulge in it. I myself have always loved living in big cities, with lots of options, but after 5 years of living in Europe (and getting older) my priorities have shifted to peaceful, orderly surroundings and agreeable neighbors when it comes to finding a good place to live.
I agree Rome is a wonderful place to visit but I would not want to live there. I think I would prefer a smaller town. I really love the Veneto region and would strongly consider Vicenza.
Vicenza my hometown? Really?!😮😮🥹🥹🥹❤❤❤
The same with places like New York: nice place to visit, bit living in NY? Not for everybody!.
@@matteobiasi6299 I'd rather slit my wrist than live in a small town - I live in Italy!
My husband said that his favorite part of Italy was Tuscany. That’s our next major vacation.
Living in Rome is like living in a museum. It's an amazing place. Looks like you packed a lot into your visit. Tip: if you go there in the last two weeks of August you have the place to yourself as all the Romans go to the beach.
Place to yourself - did you forget all the tourists?
This was exactly my impression too when I visited Rome, that it's like I'm walking in an outdoor museum 🙂 Everywhere you look there is something to see or do, a little piece of history, art, architecture... Beautiful!
Oh no, in August it’s packed with tourists and much too hot to enjoy exploring the city!
Like living in a very very chaotic museum.
@@vmoses1979 it used to be that way - I used to live there and loved working in August and then going on vacation in September when all the peasants returned!
We were also surprised at how much we loved Rome. We'd had a few people tell us negative things like it was crowded and dirty and people were rude, but the only one we agreed with was crowded- but that depended where we were. I'd go back to Rome in a heart beat! Thanks for sharing your experience!
Thank you. Have never been to Rome, now I have to add it to my travel bucket list.
I visited Rome back in 1968 when I was a teenager. One of my vivid memories was pretending I didn't speak ANY of the languages the young men were using in their attempt to get me to go have a drink in the café with them. This was while walking around the Colosseum. When my father walked up, I somehow managed to signal to him that I only spoke Tamil (we had just come from a year in South India) and he immediately started spouting the words to a song (which was all the Tamil he knew!) The guys knew that we were fooling them, but they were lighthearted enough to let it go...
Italy is a vey bureaucratic country, even routine stuff like the Post Office or going to the bank, and you're definitely going to need to speak Italian. On another note, Fiumicino Airport is the nicest airport in Europe and they now have the modern scanners where you don't have to take liquids, laptops, iPads etc. out of your cabin baggage during the security check.
I love Rome and Florence (and have lived in both), as well as Venice, but Turin takes the cake for me. Stunningly beautiful, reminds me of a smaller version of Paris (and maybe Barcelona in some pockets), far more livable and less touristy, amazing restaurants, cafes and bars, a walkable city, lower prices, great airport and train station. and surrounded by the stunning mountains plus closer to other countries such as France and Switzerland. I spent the winter here and it was quite mild and warm, even dryer and warmer than further south when I travelled to Lucca.
Great! Thanks for sharing!
Italy 🇮🇹 is lovely ☺️. You should try Naples & Palermo.
I have visited Rome, Naples and Palermo this winter..all amazing cities, but I most definitely could not live in Naples! Way too crowded, way too noisy, and extreme littering/garbage issues. Rome and Palermo are not the cleanest either, but they looked like Singapore compared to Naples.
@@missmomus Sorry you only see the negative parts….Perhaps on your next visit you discover the beauty, the incredible culture Italy offers us…
I've visited often love Rome, and your diverse sites wre good for new tourists to get out and see. BTW: the water fountains are fed by water from still running acqueducts, fresh mountain water--really. During Covid shutdown/slowdown and recent droughts they rebuilt much of the infrastructure, shutting down a few in different areas as plumbing was rebuilt and more efficient.
Love Rome!! My husband's family lives there and it is a lot cheaper than what I expected as well. Especially on the outskirts Infernetto. Close to beach but 30 min bus ride to Rome.
Y'all both look great. I love Italy but I prefer Sardegna maybe y'all can go there it was incredible to be stationed there in 1980 in the Navy. I've been back a few times too.
One of my favorite of your videos. Thx for the look at Rome
Rome is wonderful; I called it beautiful chaos. Florence is out of this world. But my favorite is Siena.
...just to clarify, house long term rent is an advantage for people who rent ...you can left the house when you want with a few months' notice 🤗
Going back to Rome after 10 years abroad to visit friends . Very nice synthesis of all the pros and cons of the Eternal City as well of main attractions . Great job!
Ah Rome !! La plus belle ! Qui n’a d’égale que Paris !!
Having lived in Rome I can say that it used to be better before Virginia Raggi, the council government wasn’t great in recent years. From what I remember, in EUR it isn’t crowded at all, broad roads and plenty of space. But that’s a modern area with very good transport connections. The only issue for me were the house prices. That’s why I moved out.
My sister's wedding is in June in Siena. I live on the other side of the world in Hawaii. I'm a substittute teacher on a limited income. I can find cheap flights to Rome from Honolulu in the winter, but fares triple or even quadruple in the summer! I would love to go but think I can't afford it. Plus, I imagine Italy in the summer is super hot and super crowded with all the costs being much higher as well. So while I likely won't go, I hope to visit Italy at another time, preferably at a time in the year when it's cooler, cheaper, and less crowded.
I haven't been to Rome in more than 20 years. I wouldn't mind visiting again.
Been to Italy 4 times for a total of about 3 months covering the country from Sicily to the Alps. Never found internet to be a problem. Rome is my favorite. My wife's is Florence. Florence does have better food and the food is Bologna is better yet. My first stops in Rome would be the Borghese Gallery and all the Basilicas concentrating on the art of Bernini, Michelangelo and Caravaggio.
Vado a Roma anche in estate e visito chiese, monumenti e musei stupendi in piena solitudine perché sono poco conosciuti. Recentemente ho visitato una parte dell'enorme Museo Nazionale Romano e sono rimasto profondamente emozionato dalla bellezza di alcuni capolavori. Ho visitato la Chiesa del Priorato del Sovrano Ordine di Malta del grande Piranesi. C'è da rimanere sconvolti da tanta bellezza! Purtroppo i turisti, in genere, sono poco preparati dal punto di vista culturale e si affollano negli stessi luoghi. Il Grand Tour come arricchimento culturale sembra essere finito. L'anno scorso ho visitato il museo delle Civiltà che possiede la più bella e importante raccolta europea dell'arte del Gandhara in piena solitudine. Quale turista straniero conosce l'arte italiana del XIX secolo? Nessuno. Eppure è un'espressione artistica importante. Ma così è la situazione. E tutto ciò è molto triste!
Hai ragione purtroppo. Perfino la coppia di questo video è andata ai giardini di Villa Borghese ma non ha idea di cosa ci sia dentro la Villa. Per dire che anche i musei che dovrebbero essere più conosciuti, in realtà non lo sono. Figuriamoci la Chiesa del Priorato! E Villa Doria Pamphili, Palazzo Barberini? Roma, ah Roma, quanto sei unica e speciale ❤️
@@Florence-kn3dq Eine Welt bist du, o Rom (Goethe)
Posso dire di essere nato una seconda volta allorché ho posto il piede in Roma (Goethe).
Thank you for your review! I love your style of youtube as it isn't daily vlogging of what you did but an overview. Glad I found your channel.
Awesome! Thank you!
Grey city. Excellent history there’s nothing like it!! Greatest food and great culture!!!
I love Italy and Portugal. I’m a foodie and a history buff.
I can’t decide. But will be there in 2 years!
Gotta explore smaller town/rural Italy, esp Piedmont area.
Have been to Italy 11x, Rome3, great to visit, would not live there. Milan/Como is easy to get around Europe, Florence is my favorite place in the world. Glad you got to enjoy.
I am curious why you like Florence so much? (I live there) Is it because of the human scale of the city and it is so easy? It can't be for the locals as the Florentines are terrible, we call them little shopkeepers!
@@mediterraneanworld The history, the culture, the art, the gelato, the surrounding Tuscan countryside...the shopkeepers. Mostly the Duomo and its history. Lucky you! 🙂
I love love love the scarf. Just beautiful.
Rome is my favorite city in the world.
Yeah, when I was in the Sistine Chapel there was an old man who had his phone on a selfie stick. He had the stick pointing down toward the floor and the phone camera pointed up. He kept clicking his button to take pictures. Somehow the guards(?) ignored him.
You found Flower Burger! (I recognized the yellow bun)
Bravo!
I’m teaching myself Italian and I’m finding it easier because I already understand Spanish. Already knowing another romance language feels like a cheat code.
anche io , la stessa cosa . me piace tantissimo , e' cosi bella .
If you are there for awhile, find a private teacher or language school
Bravissima ma attenta ai falsi amici (le parole e le espressioni simili ma con un significato diverso) 🙂
Vérgine, not vergìne!!! Inflections are common in every language, even in yours. That "buongiorno" you were telling about, was probably due to the fact that that lady hadn't been in that shop for some time.
We just spent Christmas and New year eve there, we just love it, BUT we don’t think the people were friendly, actually they were grumpy all the times. Another thing is the smoking issues everywhere, they are like living chimneys.
Doh! isn't it amazing that two romantic languages like Spanish and Italian could be SO similar!?
I used to work in a shop dominated by Spanish speakers. A guy who spoke Italian clued us in on the shop gossip due to the frequency of the cognates in the languages.
Weather: You have to remember that Naples is on the same latitude as New York.
I love Rome ❤
Hearing your remarks about the Italian speech cadence (not sure that's the right term) but, I heard that growing up in NY a lot. 😊
You both sure know how to live fully. Greetings from Ecuador.
Thanks! 😊
Thank you, this was a great detailing of your journey. I appreciate your commentary too.
The Pantheon's dome is actually a remarkable feat of ancient engineering.
"[Rome] has reliable electricity" is probably the most American remark one can hear.
Finally, the accent you are trying to mimic is southern Italian. You only have to move 50 km for the accents to start changing and between north and south it almost sounds like two different languages.
Wow, I actually got choked up watching that! I love being in Cuenca now but I've always dreamed of going to Rome. PS I said hello at Paradise Indian and I just love how few people I've seen smoking here.
We have Rome on our bucket list. Wonderful video!
Hi guys and thanks for another great video! When you said you liked how the Italians speak with inflection, I was going to say that you might want to visit Argentina and Uruguay! They speak Spanish there as you know, but with an Italian inflection. It's super cool and tons of cultural attractions down there. I'm sure you've already considered it, but I thought I should mention it. Chau! or Ciao!
Thanks for sharing!!
Italy's big cities are expensive and polluted. Way better to get out into the campagna or country into a small town. Affordable and the people are amazing.
Rome looks very pretty with lots of great history, but it's way too big, crowded, and the temperature swings are not for me. Thank you for the great tour!
We know a couple who "globetrotted" like you both are doing now ! They actually lived in Italy for a year, but decided to return to Spain due to the lower cost of living, and their ability to speak Spanish.
The 4 year lease is very common. However, the Tennant can easily get out of contract.
Rome is beautiful but super crowded. I live in Rome and I can say the best choice a tourist can do is to visit the city at the right moment (not Christmas, not summer...). The best months to enjoy Rome are october, november, january, february, march, april and may. And avoid public holidays (like Easter)
Thanks for the tips!
You might like Puglia in the south more. It's much safer and very affordable. Bari and Lecce are cities you shouldn't miss.
They are on our list 👍
Taranto is very beautiful too
I really enjoy Rome, but like you, wouldn't want to live there. I could do the winters, temperatures are mild compared to the wicked winter weather in Chicago. You're so right about the amount of people and tourist. A bit overwhelming. A city in Italy that I was really surprised at was Verona, but that was many years ago, but I found it charming and liveable at the time (at least for me). Enjoy your adventures, love watching and listening.
You reminded me of that old joke, "if you see an Italian kid with his hands in his pockets, either he has nothing to say, or he's talking to himself."
And also my favorite line when asked if I'm american---"Nyet! Rus!" and snarl.
I see americans on tv shows or in the movies, move their hands a lot more than an average italian. Maybe you are so used to it that you don't mind.
I was dragged to Rome as a bratty nine year old and saw everything on your list except the roman baths and whined and whined. In my defense it was a record cold December. Should maybe give the eternal city another go!
Rome is a wonderful city and I have visited many times. My wife and I permanently moved to Italy 3 years ago and settled in a small city in the Piedmont region. We took a trip to Rome about 1.5 years ago and while we still think it is a great city to visit, there is no way we could live there.
It is normal for a lease to be long term. Italians do not move as much as Americans. We bought a home but before the purchase we rented. All rental agreements can be terminated with 6 months notice, which can be negotiated to 3 months prior to signing a lease.
Thanks for sharing!
yeeeeaahh as a Frenchman I love Italy
So you guys have given up on Ecuador, still have a place there?
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I enjoyed Rome, but definitely check out southern Italy: Salerno, bari, matera all were wonderful. Some very affordable places to visit /live. And not as touristy as northern Italy. ( Northern Italy and Central italy is very nice also)
The further south you go, the better it gets. Yes, it's dirtier and crowded, but .....they payoffs are much better. Especially the food. I'm guessing the aggressive vendors are not Italian ? I'll go to Napoli in September...
JP, if you think the internet is slow in Rome, just wait until you get to Greece lol. I've worked remote all over Europe and I was getting 6-7 mbps in a 4 star hotel in Athens that promised me very fast internet. I almost couldn't do my job.
Plus there is not a citywide Wi-Fi that I found and if I had known I would have gotten a SIM card while there.
We use an eSIM from Airalo.
Enjoy you two!
I was in Rome in 2006 with a tour company, saw everything you saw, lots of history and saw the Vatican. its own city & Sistine chapel, they had guards inside the chapel with machine guns!! yes, no photography! If you want a photo(s) you'll find them in the gift shop at the end of your tour like all museums.....never saw so many Frescoes in my life! Went on the metro too, easy to get around...Is the gelato place still near the Trevi fountain, think it was on your right next to Farmacia.....we went in June and it was hot, so many touristas! I liked my visit but not interested in living there.....My other favorite places that we visited in Italy was Assisi and Firenze ( Florence) Thanks for the video...Tobey in Arizona
We're landing in Rome next week before heading to Agropoli for a month
that was amazing! thank you
Yea, you really should never leave the USA. Should stay there, watching tv, eating burgers and going to the mall.