Rick Steves' Europe Video
Rick Steves' Europe Video is a video podcast companion to Rick Steves' public television travel series. Each episode explores the sights, people, and history of a specific European destination, offering practical and cultural insight for travelers. The show draws on Rick Steves' decades of European travel experience to help viewers understand what makes each place worth visiting. More travel information tied to the featured destinations is available at ricksteves.com.
Episodes
Burgundy Barge Cruise
Refurbished barges that once transported goods now convey tourists in style on canals amid the greenbelts, villages, and vineyards of Burgundy. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Scruffy, Spirited Sicily
Touched by the rule of various cultures but with a way of life all its own, Sicily boasts impressive ruins, a romantic port, and a boisterous energy. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Naples and Its Neighbors
Take in life on the streets of fiery Naples, then cool down by way of serene Sorrento, Capri, and the dramatic cliffside road along the Amalfi Coast. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Naples and Its Neighbors
Take in life on the streets of fiery Naples, then cool down by way of serene Sorrento, Capri, and the dramatic cliffside road along the Amalfi Coast. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Eternal Rome
Rome offers layer upon layer of the best of Western civilization: ancient grandeur, epic history, artistic masterpieces, and a city in love with life. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Hill Towns of Central Italy
The quintessence of Italy can be found in the scenic hills of Tuscany and Umbria, where towns full of history, tradition, and character draw visitors. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Italy's Cinque Terre
These five isolated (though hardly undiscovered) coastal villages boast views worth the hike, rugged ports to explore, and locals enjoying life. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Visionary Florence
Florence emerged as a cultural titan during the Renaissance as humanism roared to life, and its artistic tradition thrives today throughout the city. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Venice: History and Romance
The romantic maze of islands, once a center of formidable power and wealth, still seduces visitors with its unique setting steeped in elegant decay. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Solidarity in Gdańsk
A Gdańsk shipyard in 1980 marked the beginning of the end for the Soviet Bloc, as striking workers led by Lech Wałęsa took a stand for their rights. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Poland's Historic Port
Maritime trade flourished — and the movement for freedom emerged — in elegant, eclectic Gdańsk, Poland's leading port city with a Hanseatic pedigree. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Resilient Warsaw
Poland's cosmopolitan capital thrives with a post-industrial charm that coexists among reminders of a complicated and sometimes harrowing history. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Kraków's Planned City
The rise of Stalin brought about the planned city of Nowa Huta, a proof of concept for communism in which workers' every need was met by the company. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Auschwitz-Birkenau
The notorious Nazi death camp is a powerful memorial to the more than 1 million victims systematically exterminated there during World War II. For more information about Auschwitz-Birkenau, visit https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/poland/auschwitz-birkenau For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Kraków's Jewish Heritage
Fourteenth-century ruler Kazimierz the Great made Poland a safe haven for Europe's
Jews, who prospered in Kraków until the horrors of World War II. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Vodka and Pierogi
Rick learns about the nuances of Poland's national drink and—with help from a local
friend—tries his hand at preparing a traditional favorite dish. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Kraków: Poland's Heart
In Poland's historic and cultural capital, traditions live on while modern life bustles in the busy main square, inviting streets, and riverside park. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Iceland's Westman Islands
The South Coast's craggy Westman Islands teem with fishing boats and puffin colonies. Their lone town was half buried in 1973 when its volcano blew. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Iceland's Scenic South Coast
Two hours' drive from Reykjavík are some of Iceland's biggest natural thrills, including
Seljalandsfoss waterfall and the rugged valley of Thórsmörk. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Iceland's Golden Circle
An easy day trip from Reykjavík, the 150-mile Golden Circle loop showcases dramatic scenery and natural wonders, from geysers to waterfalls and more. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Iceland: Volcanoes, Geothermal Power, and Hot Spas
Iceland's volcanic geology shapes its striking landscape, its efficient power supply, and its steamy spa culture enjoyed by locals and tourists alike. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Reykjavík, Iceland's Vibrant Capital
Reykjavík blends hardscrabble roots with a modern urban vitality, crowned by its imposing church and pulsing with art, color, and a cosmopolitan vibe. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Avoiding Crowds - Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Guide
These days Europe is very crowded—everybody seems to be going to the same places at the same times. There are two IQs of European travelers: those who wait in long lines and those who don’t. Savvy travelers avoid the crowds and make reservations in advance when smart. Watch the full talk at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/tv-show/experiencing-europe For European travel informati
Bus Tours and Private Guides - Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Guide
Thoughtfully decide what’s best for you—a guided bus tour or a DIY trip armed with a good guidebook. And either way, appreciate the value of tapping into the services of local guides whether on shared walks or hired just for you. Watch the full talk at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/tv-show/experiencing-europe For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Choosing Accommodations - Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
See your choice of a room or bed as part of the experience. Save money and maximize the memories by knowing your options. Watch the full talk at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/tv-show/experiencing-europe For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Packing Light! - Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Guide
There are two kinds of travelers: those who pack light and those who wished they packed light. Get serious about living out of a carry-on-the-plane-size bag. Watch the full talk at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/tv-show/experiencing-europe For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Planning a Smart Itinerary - Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Guide
Maximize every mile, minute, and dollar on your vacation by doing your homework and planning smartly. The stakes are high. You’ll be glad you did. Watch the full talk at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/tv-show/experiencing-europe For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Reykjavík, Iceland: Rainbow Street — Rick Steves Travel Bite
In Iceland's capital, Rick strolls an upbeat street, admires the wool of the country's hardy sheep, and samples the local delicacy: fermented shark. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Iceland's Golden Circle: Thingvellir and Geysir — Rick Steves Travel Bite
Geysers spring to life, tectonic plates meet, and Iceland's otherworldly landscape captures the imagination on a day's drive along the Golden Circle. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Art of Europe: Modern Art — Rick Steves Art Bite
Twentieth-century artists broke new ground — and all the rules — at a furious pace, boldly exploring anguish, joy, abstraction, and unbridled whimsy. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Art of Europe: Impressionism — Rick Steves Art Bite
The Impressionists fled the studio for the great outdoors, and with bold brushstrokes made light, color, and shadow the true stars of their canvases. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Art of Europe: Neoclassical Art — Rick Steves Art Bite
Baroque excesses were countered by the Revolution, the Enlightenment, and a stern, no-frills art that celebrated a new age of science and reason. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Art of Europe: Baroque Sculpture — Rick Steves Art Bite
The "Michelangelo of Baroque," Bernini made Rome his gallery, showcasing his creations from the finest statues to his design of St. Peter's Square. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Art of Europe: Early Renaissance Painting — Rick Steves Art Bite
Paintings evolved to appear more life-like, thanks to Giotto's early exploration of 3-D, Masaccio's mastery of depth, and the realism of Fra Angelico. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Art of Europe: Michelangelo — Rick Steves Art Bite
The Renaissance master sculpted "David" and the "Pietà," painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling, and designed the majestic dome of St. Peter's Basilica. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Art of Europe: Secular Medieval Art — Rick Steves Art Bite
Art in service to religion was joined by a new aesthetic, reflected in grand city halls and fanciful tapestries celebrating life's earthly pleasures. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Art of Europe: Gothic Church Art — Rick Steves Art Bite
The artistic works and relics that filled the churches of the Middle Ages carried messages that packed a religious, political, and emotional punch. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Art of Europe: Ancient Roman Architecture — Rick Steves Art Bite
Ancient Rome's imposing structures were marked by their practical design, nods to Greek style, and colossal scale, while its grand statues stood tall. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Art of Europe: Ancient Roman Mosaics — Rick Steves Art Bite
Exquisite, realistic mosaics adorned ancient Roman homes, along with colorful frescoes that give a peek into domestic life in the great civilization. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Art of Europe: Ancient Greek Temples — Rick Steves Art Bite
Athens' Parthenon, with its clever design aspects and organic beauty, is among the temples that trumpet the sophistication of the ancient Greek world. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Art of Europe: Prehistoric Art — Rick Steves Art Bite
Europe's love affair with art reaches back to its prehistoric societies, and the artifacts they left behind give us a glimpse into their way of life. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Churches of Austria — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
In the ornate, dramatic churches of Austria, elements of art, architecture, and music work in harmony — with a style bold enough to reach the heavens. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Châteaux of France — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
Hunting hounds, manicured grounds, and a mini theme park celebrating the genius of Da Vinci are a few of the amenities at France's grand residences. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Museums of Rome — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
The museums of Rome house the treasures of one of the world's great civilizations, from anonymous scenes of everyday life to breathtaking masterworks. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Eating Seafood in Europe — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
From Cornwall to the Adriatic, diners have an appetite for meals starring locally caught fish and shellfish — some humble, some chic, all delicious. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Museums of Amsterdam — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
Delight in the mastery of titans Rembrandt and Van Gogh, and ponder the resilience of Anne Frank and her compatriots who lived under Nazi occupation. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Churches of Germany — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
The Reformation ushered a new Protestant ambiance into Germany’s places of worship — one conveying strength, humanism, and a more natural spirit. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Ancient Sites of France — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
Sophisticated cave paintings and Roman engineering achievements in today’s France reveal ancient standards of living that went beyond mere survival. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Museums of Germany — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
From the world’s oldest globe to reminders both mundane and dark of postwar Communism, Germany has preserved its rich and sometimes turbulent history. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Churches of Spain — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
Spain's great houses of worship showcase magnificent art and architecture in an array of styles, from Moorish majesty to the singular Sagrada Família. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Ancient Sites of Great Britain — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
These man-made marvels have stood as part of Britain’s geographic – and spiritual – landscape for thousands of years, their quiet allure undiminished. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Palaces of Italy — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
The rise of humanism — and of art for art's sake — is on full display in the grand palaces of Florence and Venice, monuments to the rich and powerful. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Castles of Scotland — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
Imposing strongholds across the rugged Scottish landscape housed royalty and defended against many sieges throughout a turbulent history with England. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Castles of England — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
England is dotted with impressive medieval fortifications — many built on the site of Norman or Roman bastions — that stayed in use for centuries. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
European Artisans — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
All around Europe are chances to observe artisans at work, practicing traditional crafts with passion and expertise passed down over many generations. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
European Specialties — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
Rick enjoys smørrebrød in Copenhagen, meze in Turkey, pesto and anchovies in the Cinque Terre, artichokes in Tuscany, and a farmer's feast in Romania. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Churches of France — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
Four churches dotted around France — in Burgundy, the Loire, Lyon, and atop an island off the Norman coast — offer a sense of peace and inspiration. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Museums of Scandinavia — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
Some of Scandinavia's best museums feature top-notch art collections and up-close encounters with history — especially its days of maritime greatness. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Syracuse, Sicily: Cathedral and Piazza — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
Syracuse's 18th-century cathedral and piazza were inspired by the Baroque style of Rome, but amped up with a Sicilian architectural razzle-dazzle. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Palaces of Bavaria and Austria — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
Munich, Würzburg, and Vienna are home to a wealth of opulent royal residences featuring lavish architecture, expansive gardens, and grandeur fit for the gods. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Ancient Greek Sites in Italy — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
In southern Italy — once the western edge of Classical Greece — visit Paestum, and Sicily's Agrigento and Siracusa, to thrill at their Greek temples.
For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Falkirk, Scotland: The Kelpies and the Falkirk Wheel — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
The Falkirk Wheel speeds up the locks along Scotland's spine while the nearby Kelpies recall Celtic lore and the horses that once towed canal barges. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Sicily: Trapani, Erice, and a Sicilian Banquet — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
In Sicily's westernmost point, we visit workaday Trapani and remarkably preserved Erice, then eat our way through a classic Sicilian banquet. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
European Fine Dining — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
Rick samples ravioli in Verona, cheese galore in the Loire, Scottish duck in Edinburgh, creamy sauces in Rouen, and seafood from the Venetian lagoon. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Museums of Spain — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
Enjoy the highlights of the Prado in Madrid, the Greco-filled Santa Cruz Museum in Toledo, Barcelona's Picasso Museum, and two key Dalí sights nearby. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Palermo, Sicily: Capuchin Crypt — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
The crypt below Palermo's Capuchin monastery houses whole bodies the monks have preserved for centuries, as stark reminders of our shared mortality. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Canterbury: Religious Hub of Medieval England — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
For centuries, Canterbury — these days a lively college town with a charming medieval center — has welcomed crowds of pilgrims to its grand cathedral. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Loch Ness: Scotland's Most Legendary Lake — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
Monster-peeping is hard to resist along Loch Ness, the largest of the lakes filling the vast fault line that slashes the Scottish Highlands in two. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Kirkwall, Scotland: Urban Orkney — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
Orkney's main town of Kirkwall may be more practical than pretty, but the locals who stroll its pedestrian-only main drag all seem to know each other. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Lyon: The Food Capital of France — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
In Lyon's traditional "bouchons" — small, simple bistros that date back to Lyon's silk-industry heyday — each dish is an adventure. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Historic Sites of Ireland — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
With evocative Celtic forts, ruined monasteries, and other remnants of its rich ancient and early-Christian past, Ireland is like an open-air museum. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Ancient Sites of Turkey — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
The prehistoric caves of Kaymaklı and Zelve, Greco-Roman Ephesus, and Roman Hierapolis and Aphrodisias are among Turkey's most fascinating sites. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Art of Europe: The Modern Age (preview)
A preview of Rick Steves Art of Europe: The Modern Age. Watch the full episode at https://www.ricksteves.com/art, or check your local public television listings.
Art of Europe: Baroque (preview)
A preview of Rick Steves Art of Europe: Baroque. Watch the full episode at https://www.ricksteves.com/art, or check your local public television listings.
Art of Europe: The Renaissance (preview)
A preview of Rick Steves Art of Europe: The Renaissance. Watch the full episode at https://www.ricksteves.com/art, or check your local public television listings.
Art of Europe: The Middle Ages (preview)
A preview of Rick Steves Art of Europe: The Middle Ages. Watch the full episode at https://www.ricksteves.com/art, or check your local public television listings.
Art of Europe: Ancient Rome (preview)
A preview of Rick Steves Art of Europe: Ancient Rome. Watch the full episode at https://www.ricksteves.com/art, or check your local public television listings.
Art of Europe: Stone Age to Ancient Greece (preview)
A preview of Rick Steves Art of Europe: Stone Age to Ancient Greece. Watch the full episode at https://www.ricksteves.com/art, or check your local public television listings.
Orkney, Scotland: Scapa Flow and WWII
Orkney's many islands form one of the world's largest natural harbors — since WWI filled with ships intentionally sunk to protect the Royal Navy. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
Chamonix, France: Tour du Mont Blanc
A day’s hike on the scenic Tour du Mont Blanc is punctuated by encounters with alpine culture, with enough commerce to meet hikers’ needs. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.
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