Untold Italy · Friday, July 31, 2026
The discussion highlights the benefits of venturing beyond Italy's most famous tourist spots like Cinque Terre and the Amalfi Coast to discover equally beautiful, yet less crowded, locations. This approach not only offers a more authentic experience but also supports local economies and reduces the strain on popular, over-touristed areas.
“But there are so many other places as well that you know, for example, if you're wanting a beachy vacation, which many people talk to me. They want to have that experience. It's when they're in Italy. They want to go to a beach club, they want to be on the water. Italy's all coast, it's magnificent and they want a piece of that experience, and they immediately think Chinquitery or a Malfi coast, and I'm always like, oh, you know what, let's go a little bit in either direction.”
“But there's so many other places that are close by that you can go, like buzzing down to the Cilento or there's so many places on the Tuscan coast where each is a gorgeous turquoise water, very low mass tourism going to them, so that means the price comes down drastically.”
“The Chiquiteria is another great example, and we've talked about Lagoria a lot just up the way. Like two dollars on the train, you have a whole new world that is equally beautiful and equally you know, stunning in atmospheric as the five villagers are, but there's hardly anybody there, and so you're not overloading the place.”