Rick Steves' Europe
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Europe’s new visa waiver program: Starting sometime in 2024, Americans, Canadians, and residents of dozens of other countries will be required to pre-register (using a system called ETIAS) before they arrive in Europe. Learn more:
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Premiering this week, Season 12 of Rick Steves’ Europe features a dozen new episodes showcasing Europe’s great art and architecture. As Rick says, if you skipped art history class in school, then boy, do we have the TV show for you!
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"Travel is freedom... one of the last great sources of legal adventure.
Travel is intensified living, with maximum thrills per minute.
It's recess, and we need it."—
@RickSteves
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Just a short walk from Notre-Dame is another stunning Parisian church: Sainte-Chapelle. This jewel of a chapel, built for King Louis IX to house the Crown of Thorns, is filled with stained-glass windows illustrating the Bible, creating the most dazzling Gothic interior anywhere.
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Santorini is one of the world's most dramatic islands: a flooded caldera with cliffs thrusting up a thousand feet above sea level. Perched along the ridgeline are perfectly placed whitewashed villages, punctuated with azure domes, that make this one of Greece's most scenic spots.
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An Irish blessing to all, as we leave 2020 behind and move forward into 2021:
"May your troubles be less
and your blessings be more
and may nothing but happiness
come through the door."
Happy New Year from everyone at Rick Steves' Europe!
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English pubs offer hearty meals, real ales, and a chance to meet locals. "Pub" is short for "public house." Everyone is welcome. Take a seat at the bar and ask about the local brew or the local topic brewing. A pub is the next best thing to having friends in town. 📷 Addie Mannan
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Episode 1 of Rick Steves’ Europe Season 12 is now available.
From Ireland to France and Scotland to the Greek Isles, explore mighty megaliths, cave paintings and magical goddesses. Check your local public television listings or stream with Passport or on .
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Happy Fourth of July from all of us at Rick Steves’ Europe!
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Today is May 10th, which means it's the birthday of our fearless leader! Happy Birthday Rick!
You inspire so many and help make the world a better, fairer, and happier place. Thank you for all that you do and keep on travelin'! 🎉🎂✈️
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There are two types of travelers in Europe: Those who packed light and those who wish they had packed light. It's a personal practice that takes a few trips to hone, but learning to travel light is worth the effort. Find our best tips here:
#TravelEurope
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Happy Birthday, Vincent! 🌻💛
Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum — laid out as a stroll through the story of Vincent's life — shows how intimately his life and art were intertwined.
The great Dutch artist was born on this day in 1853.
Vincent van Gogh, "Sunflowers" (1889)
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Historic, monumental, fun, and well-organized, Edinburgh is a tourist's delight. Scotland's showpiece capital boasts museums as good as its whisky. The medieval Old Town stretches along the Royal Mile, connecting the castle and the palace in a wonderful way.
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“I'm lucky that my work allows me to spend a good part of the year in Italy. Here, lifelong travel memories are like low-hanging fruit: They're yours to harvest.”
Read
@RickSteves
impressions of Italy:
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In Northern Ireland, this five-mile-long stretch of coastline—the highlight of the entire Antrim coast—is famous for its bizarre basalt columns that stick up at various heights. Geologists claim the Giant's Causeway was formed by volcanic eruptions more than 60 million years ago.
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Lounging alongside the Adriatic Sea, the Croatian town of Split was built in and around the retirement palace of the ancient Roman Emperor Diocletian. Split is home to fashionable boutiques and galleries, wonderfully atmospheric cafés, and Roman artifacts around every corner.
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High in Switzerland, where the churches are small and villages huddle below towering peaks, the mighty Alps seem to shout the glory of God. Up here, Christmas fills a wintery wonderland with good cheer.
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Ljubljana (lyoob-lyee-AH-nah) is irresistible. With a lazy Old Town clustered around a castle-topped hill, Slovenia’s capital is often likened to Salzburg.
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Today, France celebrates
#BastilleDay
. July 14 marks the symbolic start of the French Revolution. On this day in 1789, an angry mob poured through the intimidating gates of the Bastille and brought down France's tyrannical monarchy. Vive la France!
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Many travellers give Glasgow a miss, but that's a shame. Glasgow is a workaday Scottish city as well as a cosmopolitan destination, with an energetic and expanding dining and nightlife scene, top-notch museums, and a unique flair for art and design.
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In this meditation from Rick’s Why We Travel episode, he reflects on traveling to learn and grow. By leaving home we learn more about home, more about ourselves. We pause, reflect, and hope to grow.
Watch the full clip:
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“Rick Steves Best of the Alps” is airing now across the country!
This hour-long special features Rick’s favorite spots in the French, German, Swiss, and Italian Alps. Check your local public television listings for air dates and times.
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On your trip you'll meet two kinds of travelers: those who pack light and those who wish they had.
Here’s a rundown of what should go in your suitcase. 🧳
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Episode 3 of the new season of Rick Steves’ Europe is now available. We follow Rome’s rise through its awe-inspiring art, starting at Rome’s humble birthplace in the Forum. Check your local public television listings or stream now with Passport or on .
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Florence is Europe’s cultural capital. Here, you can look Michelangelo's David in the eyes, fall under the seductive sway of Botticelli's Birth of Venus, and climb the modern world's first dome. Oh, and it has Italy's best gelato.
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Here it is — the best three weeks you can spend in Europe:
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Episode 4 of the new season of Rick Steves’ Europe is now available. We marvel at the ambitious art and architecture of the greatest Roman cities. Check your local public television listings or stream now with Passport or on
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#RickSteves
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All across Europe, Christmas markets serve up a healthy dose of holiday spirit. Hand-carved wooden ornaments and nativity scenes, lavish wreaths, and aromatic candles line the countless wooden stalls, strung with garlands and twinkle lights.
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📍 Bruges
Where else can you ride a bike along a canal, munch mussels & wash them down with the world's best beer, savor heavenly chocolate, see Flemish Primitives and a Michelangelo, all within 300 yards of a bell tower that jingles every 15 min?
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This week on the Travel with Rick Steves radio show: Hear about Iceland’s Viking sagas from a hiker’s perspective, a 50-year project documenting Asia's disappearing traditions, British slang, and listeners' travel questions about England. Listen online at .
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The town of Noto, rebuilt after a major earthquake shook the region in 1693, is the crown jewel of Sicilian Baroque. Nicknamed "the Garden in Stone," Noto may be Sicily's most pristine small city. A stroll through its elegant piazzas is like being immersed in a giant sculpture.
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On the June 3 Monday Night Travel, join Steve Smith and renowned battlefield guide Dale Booth for an event commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day. As a sneak peek, Steve sat down with his father in France to discuss their family connection.
Register:
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Lovely Lucerne in Switzerland boasts two painted wooden bridges, excellent museums, and idyllic Lake Lucerne. Fun excursions include cruising on the lake and riding cog railways to two different mountain summits: craggy Mount Pilatus and Mout Rigi, famous for its sunrise vistas.
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Florence, the home of the Renaissance and birthplace of our modern world, has the best Renaissance art in Europe.
We'll be visiting Florence on tonight's episode of Monday Night Travel.
Register here:
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Tiny, overlooked
#Slovenia
is one of Europe’s most unexpectedly charming destinations. It’s home to friendly locals, exceptional hiking trails, adorned beehives and unforgettable food and wine. Learn more in the Rick Steves Europe
#Croatia
& Slovenia guidebook.
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Just a two-hour drive from Florence, you'll find what is perhaps Italy's most underrated hill town: Volterra. With both rustic vitality and surprising depth, its out-of-the-way location keeps it from being trampled by visitors. Read more from Rick:
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Riding a Venetian gondola is simple, expensive, and one of the great experiences in Europe. While the high cost of a ride is a rip-off for some, it's a worthwhile splurge for anyone enchanted by Venice's otherworldly magic.
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The Dingle Peninsula. Over 100 inches of rain a year give this area its famous 40 shades of green. Rounding Slea Head, the point in Europe closest to America, the jagged coastline offers smashing views of deadly black-rock cliffs and the distant Blasket Islands.
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Season 11 of "Rick Steves' Europe" is now available for streaming on our YouTube channel and on our website! In this episode,
@RickSteves
takes us on a high-altitude adventure in Switzerland:
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"When someone asks me about visiting Ireland, I tell them not to miss the southwest coast. This is the place to experience the wonders of the Gaelic language and old Irish civilization, as well as the country's contemporary charms."—
@RickSteves
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Here it is — the best three weeks you can spend in Europe:
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Season 11 of "Rick Steves' Europe" is now available for streaming on our YouTube channel & website! After a lifetime of exploring Europe,
@RickSteves
shares his reasons why in this special episode, "Why We Travel":
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Rick Steves' Best of Ireland tour kicks off with the best of Dublin, followed by Ireland's must-see historical sites, charming towns, music-filled pubs, and seaside getaways.
Learn more about the tour here:
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Enchanted by the Emerald Isle? Join
@RickSteves
tomorrow for a special Monday Night Travel St. Paddy’s Day bash: . 🍀
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We're throwing a European travel festival January 22 to 29, and you're invited! Over the course of eight excitement-filled and information-packed evenings, we'll take a virtual trip across Europe. It's free, and it's fun! Register at .
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In the May edition of Travel News:
• Sightseeing strategies for visiting Europe's museums, churches, and historic sites
• A video tour through Munich's grand Residenz palace
• Big changes in technology for post-pandemic travel
Find it all at !
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We'll be exploring the Dolomites on tomorrow's episode of Monday Night Travel. Have you signed up yet?
Register here:
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We took 30,000 travelers on
@RickSteves
tours in 2019 — and we paid a self-imposed carbon tax totaling $1 million.
That money was distributed to 11 worthy organizations — and the results are inspiring.
Learn more at .
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A Swiss specialty, raclette, is cheese that’s slowly melted in a special dish. As it softens, you scrape (raclette means “to scrape”) off a mound to eat with potatoes, pickled onions, and gherkins.
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Episode 6 of the new season of Rick Steves’ Europe is now available! We tour castles boasting a new secular love of worldly pleasures and visit Italy as artists master realism. Check your local public television listings or stream now with Passport or on
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Amsterdam still looks much like it did in the 1600s when it was the world's richest city. Today it is a city of good living, with cozy cafés, great art, street-corner jazz, stately history, and a spirit of live and let live.
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Episode 7 of the new season of Rick Steves’ Europe is now available! After its medieval struggles, Europe rediscovered the art of the ancients, led by booming Florence. Check your local public television listings or stream now with Passport or on
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Situated atop three hills, Siena qualifies as Italy's ultimate "hill town." Its thriving historic center, with movie-set lanes cascading every which way, offers Italy's best medieval city experience.
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#TravelItaly
#TravelSiena
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This past Monday we kicked off Season 4 of Monday Night Travel! The MNT team is eager to announce the line-up of October shows. Using these images, can you guess which destinations we’ll explore? Check your answers on the MNT home page—and don’t forget to register (for free!).
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Italy’s three greatest cities are like fine gelato—why settle for just one flavor if you can get three scoops at once? If you’re looking for Italian travel thrills, our Best of Venice, Florence, and Rome in 10 days tour was made for you.
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As a thank you to teachers and parents for their important work in challenging times, we’ve created a new Rick Steves Classroom Europe Christmas playlist — a beautiful tool for teaching Christmas traditions across Europe:
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Season 11 of "Rick Steves' Europe" is now available for streaming on our YouTube channel and on our website! Check out the first episode of the season as
@RickSteves
celebrates both nature and culture in the alps of Austria and Italy:
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Join us today as we visit the home of Ireland’s national beer — The Guinness Storehouse — and join a pub crawl in Temple Bar.
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#KeepOnTraveling
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In the 19th century, Baden-Baden was Germany’s ultimate spa resort — and even today, the name Baden-Baden is synonymous with relaxation in a land where the government still pays for its overworked citizens to take a little spa time:
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Hallstatt is located in Austria's Salzkammergut lake district, a scenic wonder that has enthralled nature lovers for centuries. This is "Sound of Music" country — idyllic and majestic.
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Day 6 of the Heart of Italy in 9 Days — the Cinque Terre village of Vernazza.
Let's go:
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Here's a throwback for you — let Rick’s flubs brighten your day as he takes you along for some blooper-reel fun in these outtakes from the early days of his TV show "Rick Steves' Europe" (seasons 1 and 2).
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Starting in lively Lisbon and ending in proud Porto, our Heart of Portugal tour combines a dazzling mix of Roman, Moorish, and Baroque architecture with the small towns, coast, food, wine, and music of this tradition-rich country. Learn more:
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Counting the days until you’ll be traveling again? Enjoy a different region of Europe every month with Rick’s wall calendar:
— or get 365 days of travel photos and tidbits with his page-a-day desk calendar:
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Lovable Hallstatt is a tiny town bullied onto a ledge between a selfish mountain and a swan-ruled lake, with a waterfall ripping furiously through its middle. The big draws of Hallstatt are its village and its lakeside setting.
Discover Hallstatt:
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Join us for the Heart of Italy in 9 Days! Beginning with the "must-see" sights of the Eternal City of Rome, your Rick Steves guide will help you experience the very heart of this remarkable country.
Learn more:
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#TourEurope
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The beautiful medieval city of Canterbury is the perfect beginning to our Villages of South England adventure:
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Edinburgh, Scotland is a place of stunning vistas — nestled among craggy bluffs and studded with a prickly skyline of spires, towers, domes, and steeples. Historic, monumental, fun, and well organized, Edinburgh is a tourist's delight.
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Here at Rick Steves’ Europe, we're excited to be stepping out of the "stay-at-home" phase of the pandemic…and getting those tour buses rolling.
Find out more in the February edition of Tour News at !
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Turning a wish list into a day-by-day itinerary for your European vacation isn't just smart, it's fun. Take the following considerations into account as you build your European itinerary:
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#RickSteves
#KeepOnTravelin
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Episode 2 of Season 12 is here! Ancient Greece laid the foundations of Western art. Traveling from its sunny isles to the rugged mainland to bustling Athens, we trace the rise of Greek culture. Check your public tv listings, stream with Passport, or visit
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Tonight is the grand opening of our virtual European travel festival! Join Rick as he kicks off the eight-night travel-ganza with a cancan of European delights. The Festival of Europe is free, it's fun, and there’s a chance to win a tour! Register at .
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Starting in Canterbury and ending in Bath, our Best of South England in 13 Days tour brings you to the very roots of British history and culture. Explore the itinerary, read traveler reviews, and book your spot at .
#RickSteves
#SouthEngland
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Scenic, seismic Santorini is one of the world's most dramatic islands: a flooded caldera (a collapsed volcanic crater) with a long, steep, colorfully striped arc of cliffs, thrusting up a thousand feet above sea level.
#RickStevesEurope
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#TravelSantorini
#TravelGreece
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Raise your travel dreams to their upright and locked positions and stow away with
@RickSteves
to Europe! From Milan to Munich & Venice to Vienna, he’s bursting with updates from 45 days in a dozen cities.
Take a peek at his travels & other adventures at
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Near the French Alps, the lakeside town of Annecy has mountain views, romantic canals, a hovering château, and a translucent lake. Serenely self-confident and sophisticated, yet outdoorsy and bike-crazy, Annecy is a postcard-perfect blend of natural and man-made beauty.
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Season 11 of "Rick Steves' Europe" is now available for streaming on our YouTube channel and website! In this episode we travel with
@RickSteves
across Germany, where we learn how fascism rose and then fell, taking millions of people with it:
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With its manicured fields, cypress-lined driveways & towns clinging to nearly every hill, Tuscany is our romantic image of village Italy. Venture beyond the fringes of Florence and discover sun- and wine-soaked villages.
📷 Addie Mannan
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The Danes embrace the concept of hygge—an approach to living that encompasses warmth, togetherness, simplicity, and enjoyment. It's baking bread in a cozy kitchen, talking with friends by candlelight, or staying in a beach bungalow on the Danish island of Ærø.
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What's the right age for taking kids to Europe? Rick’s rule of thumb is that children should be able to stand a day of walking, be ready to eat what's in front of them, and be comfortable sleeping in strange beds. Read the article and get planning tips:
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We'll be exploring Lauterbrunnen Valley on tomorrow's episode of Monday Night Travel. Have you signed up yet?
Register here:
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#LauterbrunnenValley
#ExploreLauterbrunnenValley
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"Every time I travel in the off-season, I find myself enjoying a cool and comfy tranquility (and not missing the heat and crowds that so often come with peak season). I enjoy catching Europe by surprise — at its candid best…just embracing life on its terms."
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Get whisked away to Scotland’s scenic isle of Skye in this clip from Rick Steves' Classroom Europe, a free online video library for teachers, students, and parents—a customizable learning tool perfect for teaching European art, history, and culture:
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On our Heart of Scotland in 8 Days Tour you'll cruise mystical Loch Ness, explore castles, ponder prehistoric crannogs, marvel at sheepdogs in action, taste a wee dram of whisky, and stroll the narrow lanes and alleyways of Edinburgh's Royal Mile.
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“Everything about Florence seems to be colored with a mild violet, like diluted wine.” — Henry James
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Oktoberfest begins today in Munich, and will last for 16 days. It’s happened ever since 1810, when the Bavarian king threw a big public wedding reception.
It was such a hit that they decided to do it again the next year, and the next...
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While Hungary's baths all enjoy hundred-degree water, jets, massages, and fanciful architectural flourishes, each one is unique.
Cameron Hewitt checked out plenty of options for the Rick Steves Budapest guidebook — and these are his favorites.
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The importance of packing light cannot be overemphasized. Learn Rick’s tips on choosing the right luggage, clothing, shoes, travel info, and electronic gadgets in this clip from Classroom Europe, a free online video library for teachers and students.
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Tonight, Rick is throwing a virtual house party, and you're invited! To cap off a week of travel dreaming, Rick will reflect on favorite travel memories, share travel hopes for the New Year, and celebrate the end of a great Festival of Europe. Register at .
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Mykonos is the very picture of the perfect Greek island town: a humble seafront village crouched behind a sandy harbor, thickly layered with blinding-white stucco, bright-blue trim, and bursting-purple bougainvillea.
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#MondayNightTravel
#Greece
#Mykonos
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