Meaning
tourist, touristy
- tourist, for tourists
- touristy
In a sentence
Questa zona è molto turistica in estate.
This area is very touristy in summer.
Hai già preso il bus turistico per il centro?
Have you already taken the tourist bus to downtown?
Non voglio un hotel troppo turistico.
I don't want a hotel that's too touristy.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| turistico | masculine · singular |
| turistica | feminine · singular |
| turistici | masculine · plural |
| turistiche | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use turistico for things related to tourism: settore turistico, guida turistica. For a tourist person, use turista, not turistico.
- Turistico often sounds neutral or institutional; vacanziero is more informal and suggests a holiday mood or style.
- It agrees like a regular adjective: turistico, turistica, turistici, turistiche.