From Piazza Navona’s Christmas market to the ultimate manger scene in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the city of Rome bursts with Christmas traditions. In Tuscany, sacred music and prayer […]
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Written by Rick Steves' Europe
Written by Rick Steves' Europe
Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/OhBQ2j9RIO4 Join Rick and his favorite local guide Francesca as they stroll through Rome’s colorful Trastevere neighborhood. Coming here to the other side of the Tiber […]
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More info about travel to Mont St-Michel: https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/france/mont-st-michel Mont St-Michel has been among the top pilgrimage sites in all Christendom. For over a thousand years, the silhouette of this island-abbey […]
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Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/tMIX4-YdtaI Rick joins his friend (and guide for Rick’s bus tours through Turkey), to learn about the ancient home of the Ephesians — one of the […]
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More info about travel to the Cinque Terre: http://www.ricksteves.com/europe/italy/cinque-terre Rick explores more of the Cinque Terre, from Manarola’s cemeteries high in the hills to Riomaggiore’s tangle of pastel houses. #ricksteveseurope […]
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More info about travel to Paris: http://www.ricksteves.com/europe/france/paris Rick’s guide takes him through an iconic Parisian afternoon, topped off with a “cliche” Parisian lunch. #ricksteveseurope #ricksteves #paris Visit http://www.ricksteves.com for more […]
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For my holiday season gift to you, I’m sharing three exciting glimpses of why I love Europe on three successive days. Yesterday was remote. Tomorrow is wild. And today, it’s […]
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Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/rs_w9cwJ1Fg This video takes you to Budapest’s Castle Hill landmarks, including the royal palace, Matthias Church, Fisherman’s Bastion, Buda Funicular, and Chain Bridge. More info about […]
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More info about travel to Athens: http://www.ricksteves.com/europe/greece/athens Crowned by the mighty Parthenon temple, the Acropolis rises above modern Athens— a lasting testament to Greece’s glorious golden age. The Acropolis was […]
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Rick shares some of the challenges — and the fun — of writing and updating his guidebooks on a research blitz through Varenna, on northern Italy’s Lake Como. source