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Things to Do in Italy: 7 Places From Gregor Brown
This guide turns The Only 3 Places in Italy I’d Take My Best Friend from Gregor Brown into a practical travel map with 7 saved spots around Castiglione di Sicilia, Matera, and Palermo PA. The mapped places include an area marker, a bar, a national park, and a natural feature. Use it to understand the places, food notes, and trip context before saving the map in Varedelo.
What the creator captured
Gregor Brown emphasizes that the 'real Italy' is found away from the tourist crowds of Rome and Venice, specifically in Sicily, the Dolomites, and Puglia. He highlights Sicily as a raw and rustic destination where he first fell in love with the island's culture after a spontaneous trip from France. His ultimate recommendation for relaxation is Puglia, where he plans to take his sister to enjoy affordable villas and poolside leisure.
What this map is good for
- Planning a bar stop or short itinerary in Castiglione di Sicilia.
- Seeing where the mapped places sit together before choosing what to visit first.
- Saving 7 mapped spots into Varedelo so the list stays usable on the ground.
- Using the original video as context, then turning it into a clean place-by-place map.
Featured spots on this map
- Mount Etna
Natural Feature in Mt Etna, 95012 Castiglione di Sicilia, Metropolitan city of Catania, Italy, Castiglione di Sicilia, Sicily, Italy - Selva di Val Gardena
Resort Hotel in 39048 Selva di Val Gardena BZ, Italy, Selva di Val Gardena BZ, Italy - Polignano a Mare
Area marker in 70044 Polignano a Mare, Metropolitan City of Bari, Italy, Polignano a Mare, Apulia, Italy - Casa Grotta nei Sassi di Matera
Tourist Attraction in Vico Solitario, 11, 75100 Matera MT, Italy, Matera, Basilicata, Italy
Hours: Hours available - STREET FOOD MONTEGRAPPA
Bar in P.zza Montegrappa, 35, 90128 Palermo PA, Italy, Palermo PA, Italy
Price level: Cheap - R
Neighborhood in Via Gino Capponi, 152, 00179 Roma RM, Italy, Roma RM, Italy - Peschici
National Park in 71010 Peschici, Province of Foggia, Italy, Peschici, Province of Foggia, Italy
Food notes from the video
- Gelato
- Pasta alla Norma
- Arancini
- Cannoli
- Grilled seafood
- Swordfish
- Dumplings
- Speck
- 2 more included in the app.
Experiences captured
- Hiked Mount Etna
- Explored Palermo street food markets
- Ran through meadows in Selva di Val Gardena
- Visited the white hilltop town of Ostuni
- Explored the Sassi di Matera cave dwellings
- Took a boat tour in Polignano a Mare
- Drove from Lake Como to Puglia overnight
- Stayed in a rental house in Cefalù
Planning questions
What is this video map?
It is a crawlable guide to the mapped places from The Only 3 Places in Italy I’d Take My Best Friend, with the creator video, a static map preview, and selected spots from the trip.
Can I save these spots?
Yes. Open the map in Varedelo to save the places, keep planning notes, and revisit the guide from your phone.
Does this replace watching the video?
No. The video remains the source, and the map makes the places easier to scan, compare, and save while planning.
Use it on your trip
Save this travel map before you go
Keep the mapped spots, creator context, food notes, and planning details together. Varedelo turns the page into a phone-friendly map you can revisit when you are choosing where to go.