What I look for in a travel video is a good overview of an area, with lots of shots of scenes, sights, streets, views, and so forth. I don't look for detailed coverage of specifics, because these are better handled in print media, and can be explored when one visits. In short, I want the big picture.

Unfortunately, this video is woefully short of wide shots. Much of it's precious time is taken up with long studies of fine details, a boat race in Venice, an instrument maker in Naples, and so forth. Rome, Florence, and Venice get the best coverage, but it falls off fast from there to Capri, a total washout on this disk.

Even the gorgeous Amalfi coast barely comes across, in only a couple of hazy (use a polaroid filter, wait for a clear day!) shots of the cliffs, poorly composed. Almost no street scenes to help with a sense of what it is like to be there. There are no shots of hotel settings, restaurant scenic views, steep roads, or street life.

On Capri, and Amalfi sections, I get the feeling someone shot them in a day, while driving through to somewhere else. By my criteria, this is definitely an inferior product, and not worth the price.