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18 Reasons Italy Is the Most Boring Destination in Europe

Planning a vacation? Looking for a destination that’s going to put you to sleep? Somewhere that’s going to really make your trip drag like detention? Then pick Italy, a place that’s really, really boring. Honestly. So boring. Here's why.

  • Nobody that important lives in Vatican City. Pope? Nothing special.

    • Residenza Paolo VI has views of the Vatican.

  • La Dolce Vita can get a bit monotonous. The "Sweet Life" all the time? No thanks.

    • La Scogliera/Oyster

    Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre, Italian Riviera

  • Rome is tediously ancient.

    • San Giovanni, Rome

  • And its buildings are basically ruins.

    • Porta Maggiore

  • Why would something built in 81 AD entertain us?

    • The Roman Forum

  • Naples is as dull as the food it invented.

    • Naples' eccentric Hotel Europeo & Flowers

  • And pizza is the worst food ever.

    • Neopolitan pizza by Leandro Neumann Ciuffo via Flickr

  • The coast is bland and lifeless.

    • View of the Amalfi Coast

    Amalfi, Amalfi Coast, Italy

  • And Capri is just okay, too.

    • View from Capri's Hotel Weber Ambassador

  • Sure, there are lakes.

    • Baveno, Lake Maggiore, Piedmont

  • But the beauty of Italian villages is totally predictable with their quaint, otherworldly charm.

    • The village of Manarola, Italian Riviera

  • Snore.

    • San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy

  • Bologna is good looking...but it knows it.

    • Bologna, Province of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna

  • And all Florence really ever inspired was the Italian Renaissance.

    • The lobby at the Four Seasons Hotel Firenze, Florence

  • And the odd cathedral.

    • The view from the Grand Hotel Cavour

  • Italy's cars are practical; nothing more.

    • The classic Fiat 500

  • The Dolomites are just your standard mountain range.

    • San Vigilio di Marebbe, Trentino Dolomites, Trentino-Alto Adige

  • Even Venice wants to be swallowed up by its own magical lagoon.

    • Rialto Bridge, San Marco, Venice, Italy

  • Because it can’t stand being Italy’s most humdrum city.

    • The view from Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal, San Marco, Venice

  • So don't go, unless you're looking for the (mundane) vacation of a lifetime.

    • We hope you're convinced.


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