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:...
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Rick Steves' Europe Video — a weekly podcast based on Rick's popular TV series — gives you a colorful look at the sights, people and history behind Europe's most interesting destinations. Fo...
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20 of 823 episodesBus 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...
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 tal...
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-th...
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 yo...
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: fermente...
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 Golde...
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 unbridle...
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...
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 re...
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...
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...
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 B...
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 p...
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...
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 s...
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 civi...
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 Gr...
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...
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 th...