For example, because of the Winter Olympics right now, there is a steady stream of content about Milan which is a bit funny to watch as they often paint it better than it really is.
The Navigli are described as some kind of portentous or particularly beautiful infrastructure, when it's just a series of canals. Yes, Leonardo was involved in their improvement, but they're not something breathtaking.
Not to mention the sappy clichés about the dolce vita, dolce far niente, etc, which doesn't necessarily describe everyday life in Italy or the pretty mundane things like how we have coffee.