7 Most OVERRATED Tourist Attractions in Europe

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Three Star Vagabond

Three Star Vagabond

Күн бұрын

There are many amazing things to see in Europe: the Colosseum in Rome, Pompeii and Vesuvius, and the canals of Bruges. But there are also some...less amazing things to see. This video is about the 7 most disappointing and overrated tourist attractions in Europe.
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Many of the attractions listed in this video are not bad per se - they are just overhyped or don't deserve the reputation they have as a famous tourist attraction. The items listed are:
- The Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Taking a gondola ride in Venice, Italy
- Stonehenge in Salisbury, the UK
- The Spanish Steps in Rome, Italy
- Manneken Pis in Brussels, Belgium
- The Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy
- Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris, France
I also give an honorary (dishonorary?) mention to the Red Light District in Amsterdam, Loch Ness in Scotland and Abbey Road in London. And no, the Eiffel Tower is not included in this list at all.
Do you agree? Do you disagree? Leave a comment and tell me why I'm completely right...or wrong...in that case!
If you want to see more of some of these places, also have a look at these videos:
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Venice: • Venice - Overcrowded a...
Stonehenge: • The Most INSANE Stoneh...
Rome: • The TOP Sights in Rome...
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@abhirao2020
@abhirao2020 9 ай бұрын
Amazing! Thanks for patiently putting this video together. Liked and subscribed!🎉
@ThreeStarVagabond
@ThreeStarVagabond 9 ай бұрын
Thank you for those kind words! Much appreciated, and cheers :D
@MomsterGirl
@MomsterGirl 10 ай бұрын
2 years is a wild amount of time to make a video, but travelling and editing and surviving the louvre are all feats in their own right!
@ThreeStarVagabond
@ThreeStarVagabond 10 ай бұрын
Well, I did a few other things in between as well :D I loved having this as a long-term project, and I was so happy that I could visit the Lovre now in August to finally wrap it up!
@jagoz7465
@jagoz7465 10 ай бұрын
Crazy most of that time he was in the queue at the Louvre 😮
@ThreeStarVagabond
@ThreeStarVagabond 10 ай бұрын
@@jagoz7465 Exactly! I went to Paris directly after Copenhagen two years ago, and stood in line since then :D
@midmiddleton163
@midmiddleton163 10 ай бұрын
I love your thought process on the worst attractions in Europe. It would be interesting to see your list for the best Pubs in Europe. Great video as always.
@ThreeStarVagabond
@ThreeStarVagabond 10 ай бұрын
Thank you! :D And damn, that sounds like it would be pretty much impossible... But maybe that should be my next two year project? :D
@brasilebrasile2450
@brasilebrasile2450 10 ай бұрын
The tower of pisa is less overrated than eiffel tower. At least the tower of pisa is from middle age. Eiffel tower is a tv tower
@ThreeStarVagabond
@ThreeStarVagabond 10 ай бұрын
Fair enough! Tastes differ eh :D
@DikWhite
@DikWhite 10 ай бұрын
The Leaning Tower of Pisa was my first glimpse of Italy, after the walk from Pisa Airport, and I liked it but that was way back in 1978. I must admit my next stops of Lucca and Siena were more impressive, two towns I remember dearly after all these years. As a Brit, I agree with your opinion of Stonehenge. Do they charge to visit, and I'm sure the carparking fee has to be a total rip off. I used to drive across that zebra crossing in Abbey Road, NW8 and never once thought to stop there. I agree with your appraisals of all the other attractions, the only one I've never been to is Loch Ness, I did go to Loch Lomond but never expected to see a monster popping out of the water. 🤣
@ThreeStarVagabond
@ThreeStarVagabond 10 ай бұрын
I would have loved to see Pisa back in 78! These days it's really crowded and everyone's just marching to and from the tower. Yeah, and taking pictures of course :D Stonehenge was really interesting from an archaeological point of view but as an attraction it leaves quite a bit to be desired... And I've never been to Abbey Road actually. I just never thought it was worth even going there! Loch Lomond is another place I've never been. Maybe I should do another visit to Scotland...not for Nessie, but for the other awesome stuff there :P
@RegularCanadianFella
@RegularCanadianFella 10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the info! Yeah the little mermaid wasn’t on my to do list while in Denmark last year. A 🌭 at Johns Hot Dog Deli was great!👌🏾Cool that you planned this video for 2 years.😎
@ThreeStarVagabond
@ThreeStarVagabond 10 ай бұрын
Thanks for checking it out :D Haha, yeah I got the idea when I went to Copenhagen long ago - and then I was just waiting for an opportunity to visit the rest :D
@jeffreycharroux4577
@jeffreycharroux4577 10 ай бұрын
Great video. The intersection of culture and tourism creates many expectations. One could see most of these things across Europe during the two or three days it would take to drive across Texas to see the Alamo and …? I can’t think of a second tourist destination other than a hotel with air conditioning and maybe a swimming pool. Sadly, Belgian culture is overshadowed by France’s. Anything to get travelers there to experience their country is positive. They are well-known for the massive quantity of beer brands at most taverns, which may be concerning since EU finance buildings are probably architecturally noteworthy in some respect. If you are near Stonehenge because you attended a nearby music festival or were visiting in the Midlands or Brighton, you might as well swing by Stonehenge. It’s a lot smaller than you’d expect from photos and TV documentaries. Since you can’t walk close to it anymore, you don’t sense the full disappointment of it being barely taller than a bed sit room’s ceiling. Keeping it chained off and re-routing the motorway so you can no longer see it as you drive past was a good collaborative effort between government agencies to strengthen British tourism. The Spanish Steps in Rome are one of many famous tourist attractions, but not at the top of most lists. If you’re there, why not see them? They have been in so many international films. Anything that gets English-speaking tourists to Denmark is also positive. Hamlet readers would think of his author’s town as a destination more than “Little Mermaid” cartoon fans who visited Euro Disney. Their parents probably read their children Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales. Anything that gets people inside the Louvre exposes them to centuries of art. And the line in is next to the I. M. Pei glass pyramid. Your video gets people who plan to travel-and people who have already-to think about why and what they value about leaving their country. If airplane travel is restricted and prohibited to ordinary citizens due to climate-damage issues, these issues will become discussed more because people value freedoms more after they are taken away for what our governments decide is our greater good.
@ThreeStarVagabond
@ThreeStarVagabond 10 ай бұрын
Such excellent observations about the places - and the difference between Europe and the US when it comes to attractions like this. I think it's partly because of the longer history in Europe, but also because the US is so darn huge. The vastness is a downside in that regard, but an enormous positive thing in other ways. And yeah, I hope that I can offer some interesting views on tourism and what to spend one's time on. Or at the very least, some entertainment! :)
@janariviik2634
@janariviik2634 10 ай бұрын
I somewhat disagree about The Leaning tower of Pisa. The crowds of tourists are of course annoying, but the tower itself is in fact quite impressive. It was bigger than I expected and it was leaning more than I expected. Plus it's a gorgeous building. Definitely a unique sight.
@ThreeStarVagabond
@ThreeStarVagabond 10 ай бұрын
Fair enough! I think I might have been a bit mean to some of these attractions - but for me it was a bit of a letdown to see the Pisa tower, after Florence and Venice and other amazing spots!
@brjnskjaard7287
@brjnskjaard7287 10 ай бұрын
Spot on with this video unfortunately I find most touristy spots underwhelming except for the people watching lol
@ThreeStarVagabond
@ThreeStarVagabond 10 ай бұрын
I'm actually starting to find people's reaction to attractions more interesting than the attractions themselves. Like the flock of people around Manneken Pis. What the heck?! :D
@brjnskjaard7287
@brjnskjaard7287 10 ай бұрын
@@ThreeStarVagabond I am utterly dumbfounded people will travel 1000’s of miles to stand in a line for hrs to view an object for a few seconds! Haha
@ThreeStarVagabond
@ThreeStarVagabond 10 ай бұрын
@@brjnskjaard7287 Even stranger are people who travel just to make a video about how ridiculous some attractions are ;D
@brigidspencer5123
@brigidspencer5123 10 ай бұрын
@@ThreeStarVagabondIt’s the tourists making asses of themselves that I find entertaining and take photos of. Every once in a while some get a feeling of what I am doing and start to look at me nervously. People are like lemmings.
@ThreeStarVagabond
@ThreeStarVagabond 10 ай бұрын
@@brigidspencer5123 Same here! I especially loved that at the leaning tower of Pisa. There were so many people doing such silly things there... More amusing than the tower itself!
@julesverneinoz
@julesverneinoz 10 ай бұрын
I didn't have Louvre in my list of 'To Visit' because every images I've seen, it's always too crowded. Then a colleague at work told me that it's just the Monalisa area that's crowded, but not the rest of the museum. It looks like he might've lucked out. I'm crossing out Louvre again, that much crowd is no way for me to properly enjoy the artworks. I was never interested to see the Stonehenge, but a friend wanted to go see the Canais Standing Stones, so we might go there one day. I'm more interested to see The Giant Causeway in Ireland. Thanks for the list, I forgot these things exist hahaha
@ThreeStarVagabond
@ThreeStarVagabond 10 ай бұрын
Well, the Louvre was really impressive...but I just found it too crowded and also too big! There were so many sections with so many fantastic pieces of art that everything just blurred together after a while. Oh yeah, Giant Causeway is definitely on my to-see list as well. And I should have a look those Standing Stones too! Cheers :D
@alwolfy1782
@alwolfy1782 8 ай бұрын
We visited the Louvre a few years ago. I wasn't all that interested in the Mona Lisa we did see it thought. It was ok. The rest of the art in Louvre was amazing. We spent most of our time looking at the sculptures. It wasn't overly busy either, apart from the Mona Lisa. I always recommend that people should go to the Louvre but don't focus on the one painting because there is so much art that is more impressive.
@ThreeStarVagabond
@ThreeStarVagabond 8 ай бұрын
Totally agree - the Louvre is filled with so many more amazing things than just a few famous paintings. However, I actually felt "art fatigue" when I visited. There was SO much to see, and in the end I just felt like I was overwhelmed by it all
@ChristopherGronlund
@ChristopherGronlund 10 ай бұрын
I can't imagine waiting for so long, just to see a crowded room in line to see The Mona Lisa, but travel writers, videographers, and vloggers all seem to find gold, there. Not in, "Oh, look at the gorgeous painting," but showing the crowd. I used to attend punk concerts in the 80s and 90s in clubs that exceeded capacity and they seemed less crowded 🤣
@ThreeStarVagabond
@ThreeStarVagabond 10 ай бұрын
Yeah, the stories just write themselves when you see ridiculously crowded spots like the Louvre. I wasn't very original, but it was fun anyway :D I would've been happy to have such a crowd when I played punk rock back in the day myself! :D
@ChristopherGronlund
@ChristopherGronlund 10 ай бұрын
@@ThreeStarVagabond Does any footage (video or audio) exist from that band? 😀
@ThreeStarVagabond
@ThreeStarVagabond 10 ай бұрын
@@ChristopherGronlund Oh I'm afraid there's a lot of music at least 😂 For example: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2z1dsxweghna3sr4dbbrw/Diafraggma-06-B-verjakt.mp3?rlkey=s2di8bjvtw41lgn5c6ndvx2rx&dl=0
@continentalcoxons
@continentalcoxons 10 ай бұрын
I would agree with the ones I have visited in this list. In particular Stonehenge and The Little Mermaid. I found The Little Mermaid most disappointing though, especially with the scenic factory background. It hasnt changed a bit since I was in Copenhagen way back in 1999.
@ThreeStarVagabond
@ThreeStarVagabond 10 ай бұрын
I wonder how many ridiculous attractions I missed to include in the list though... Guess these were the easy targets - the obvious ones :D
@continentalcoxons
@continentalcoxons 10 ай бұрын
@ThreeStarVagabond I actually visited Euro Disney many years ago and found that place hugely disappointing too. I've always listed that as the most disappointing tourist attraction I've visited.
@ThreeStarVagabond
@ThreeStarVagabond 10 ай бұрын
@@continentalcoxons That's a really good candidate! Never been there, but now I'm curious about checking it out... For a part 2 in two years...
@continentalcoxons
@continentalcoxons 10 ай бұрын
@@ThreeStarVagabond maybe I need to revisit and see if my opinion can be changed
@ThreeStarVagabond
@ThreeStarVagabond 10 ай бұрын
@@continentalcoxons Why so masochistic?! :D
@Hispandinavian
@Hispandinavian 10 ай бұрын
That water in Venice is nasty and stinks. I'm not a big fan of Italy or France. As for Manikin Pis, there is a popular chain Flemish Fries take away called Manikin Pis. In Utrecht it's very popular, and I love my Dutch junk food.
@ThreeStarVagabond
@ThreeStarVagabond 10 ай бұрын
I had no idea about that take away chain! Not really sure what that has to do with the statue at all :D But yeah, the Netherlands has awesome fried snacks!
@Hispandinavian
@Hispandinavian 10 ай бұрын
@@ThreeStarVagabond It's named after the famous statue.
@ThreeStarVagabond
@ThreeStarVagabond 10 ай бұрын
@@Hispandinavian Ah yeah I figured actually. I liked the Manneken Pils beer I found as well 😀
@wondermahembe1791
@wondermahembe1791 10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. The little mermaid was a definite disappointment for me and my Spanish friend when we visited earlier this year.
@ThreeStarVagabond
@ThreeStarVagabond 10 ай бұрын
Glad to hear it! Some people counter with "well it's called the LITTLE mermaid - what did you expect?" But I think I'd expect a bit more anyway 😀
@Joe-eg7ml
@Joe-eg7ml 10 ай бұрын
Yes most thing are boring. Just the old architecture of Europe major city is a treat for me and local foods. You should do worthy SE Asian countries to visit next. My Swedish bro in law and I want to venture there amd also Japan. We been to Philippines and enjoy that.
@ThreeStarVagabond
@ThreeStarVagabond 10 ай бұрын
That would be lovely.. I have been thinking about Japan next actually. It's a pity that I never filmed during my trips in Indonesia, Philippines etc - but I'll get back there sooner or later!
@georgen.p.6452
@georgen.p.6452 10 ай бұрын
You missed out one item in Innsbruck, Austria. It's the golden roof where tourists are taken to saying it is a wonder. But for me the most disappointing place after the Mannekin in Brussels.
@ThreeStarVagabond
@ThreeStarVagabond 10 ай бұрын
Never heard about that one actually! I'm starting to think that I might have to do a sequel to this video 😀
@arrudahobbies9222
@arrudahobbies9222 9 ай бұрын
Thank very much
@ThreeStarVagabond
@ThreeStarVagabond 9 ай бұрын
Thank you right back :D
@pkharper3525
@pkharper3525 10 ай бұрын
I must agree with all of your most disappointed tourist attractions. Well they did call it the little mermaid statue not the big mermaid, as far as the little boy peeing , I’ve had two boys and as youngsters they loved to pee outside and there not famous, what the hell. Enjoyed the video, I find the more hype things get the more disappointed you are when you see them. Stay safe till next time.
@ThreeStarVagabond
@ThreeStarVagabond 10 ай бұрын
Haha yeah I might have been a bit mean to a few of these attraction but not the little peeing boy statue at least! That one really doesn't deserve any fame at all IMO :D Cheers, and have a great one!
@connortopping6943
@connortopping6943 10 ай бұрын
disagree with Spanish steps went to Rome in July and I found it beautiful, being from London was expecting the London eye definitely, it's just an overpriced wheel. with abbey road, it's quite central and is cool if u take 3 friends to walk across for a photo if you are a massive Beatles fan. Have never been to Stonehenge and never plan to as it looks very overrated.
@ThreeStarVagabond
@ThreeStarVagabond 10 ай бұрын
That's fair enough about the Spanish Steps and Abbey Road! And hmm... Yeah the London Eye was something I considered, but then I thought of all the other similar attractions in every city, so I just felt like it was a generic disappointment everywhere....
@JinJinDoe
@JinJinDoe 10 ай бұрын
What a commendable endeavour, to create this compilation. Been to Stonehenge and the Little Mermaid and both were pretty disappointing. I've been to the Red Lights district and to be fair, it's a place and experience I wouldn't be able to see anywhere else; it was bizarre - the women standing in the windows like pieces of meat on sale. I've also visited Loch Ness Lake as part of the stops on a tourist package; while the lake and the village are very cute and beautiful and nothing more, the boat ride that served Scottish whisky tasters was pretty cool so it was still better than Stonehenge xD
@ThreeStarVagabond
@ThreeStarVagabond 10 ай бұрын
I agree on all points! Haha, I never took a boat ride on Loch Ness though, that sounds like it could have been quite fun. I just drove past it, stopped to look at the lake, and thought "Well, alright, that's it then?!" :D But on the other hand, that was on a road trip between destilleries so I got my fair share of whiskey anyway ;D
@davidcunningham7655
@davidcunningham7655 8 ай бұрын
Stonehenge is just some rocks
@ThreeStarVagabond
@ThreeStarVagabond 8 ай бұрын
That's...actually a pretty fair description!
@StrawberryCream78
@StrawberryCream78 8 ай бұрын
Little mermaid statue in copenhagen is overated been there even picadilly circus and walk of fame in la but isnt europe
@ThreeStarVagabond
@ThreeStarVagabond 8 ай бұрын
Agreed! I haven't been to Walk of Fame yet but I'd like to...just so I can say that it's overrated too ;D
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