Travel influencer disses popular European city, slamming it as ‘chaotic’ and ‘full of trash’

A popular travel influencer has slammed a famous Italian city and tourist hotspot, describing it as “trashy” and “chaotic”.

A travel influencer has slammed a popular Italian city, describing it as “trashy”.

Marek Pukas, 28, shared a 13-second video on social media showing the streets of Naples littered with rubbish and overflowing planters, questioning: “Most disappointing city in Italy?”

Pukas, who praised Italy’s “beauty, charm and care,” said Naples stood out for all the wrong reasons.

“I’ve seen a lot of places across this country, but I’ve never seen streets so full of trash,” he said.

A tourist was shocked by the scene he found in this popular European city. Picture: Jam Press

Marek Pukas, 28, shared a 13-second video trashing Naples, Italy. Picture: Jam Press

“It was messy, chaotic, and, honestly, hard to enjoy.”

The influencer was on a June road trip with friends, visiting Bari, Polignano a Mare, Alberobello, Positano, and Sorrento before arriving in the historic foodie destination.

“I was super excited, because Naples is the capital city of pizza,” he explained.

The influencer was on a June road trip with friends, visiting Bari, Polignano a Mare, Alberobello, Positano, and Sorrento before arriving in Naples. Picture: Jam Press

t was so bad that his group left after two hours due to safety concerns. Picture: Jam Press

“So we got there, and it was quite chaotic. Italy is chaotic, but this city was all over the place.”

It was so bad that his group left after two hours due to safety concerns.

“We were already kind of scared, because in that parking spot there were a few cars with broken windshields, so it made us think,” Pukas said.

“But we still went to explore a bit. And that’s where all the dirt began.”

He admitted that he might have been in the wrong area of the city, but it wasn’t for his group.

“I don’t know what part of the city we were in, but it wasn’t like the Italy I knew,” he said.

“It was dirty, trash everywhere, people selling pretty much everything at some random markets.”

Instead, the group decided to head back to their stay in Pompei.

“All of the cities we visited before were stunning, but that one place just wasn’t it,” Pukas said.

This article originally appeared on the New York Post and was reproduced with permission