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Rick Steves' Europe

Rick Steves' Europe

Rick Steves, America's leading authority on European travel, returns to transport viewers to the continent's bustling cities, quaint villages and picturesque countryside.

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Rick Steves Best of Paris

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Special | 55m 34s | It’s cool jazz, tasty cuisine, Louvre, Versailles, and Eiffel Tower, in the City of Light! (55m 34s)

Rick Steves Poland

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Special | 54m 57s | Join Rick Steves for a "best of Poland" special featuring Kraków, Warsaw, Gdańsk and more. (54m 57s)

Rick Steves' Europe: A Symphonic Journey

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Special | 58m 9s | Join Rick Steves and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra on a spectacular musical journey through Europe. (58m 9s)

Rick Steves Experiencing Europe

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Special | 56m 23s | With Europe as our classroom, Rick shares the essential skills for smart, smooth travel. (56m 23s)

Rick Steves Iceland

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Special | 56m 18s | Iceland's capital, Reykjavík; the Golden Circle's geysers and waterfalls; the Ring Road. (56m 18s)

Rick Steves Island Hopping Europe

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Special | 28m 34s | Rick Steves tours four intriguing European islands: Malta, Capri, Orkney, and Skye. (28m 34s)

Rick Steves Mighty Alps

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Special | 54m 27s | Join Rick Steves on an alpine adventure, from Italy to Austria to Switzerland to France. (54m 27s)

Rick Steves Andalucia: Southern Spain

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Special | 54m 55s | Join Rick as he visits Sevilla, Córdoba, Granada, Costa del Sol, and Gibraltar. (54m 55s)

Rick Steves Great German Cities

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Special | 1h 13m 10s | Travel expert Rick Steves explores five of Germany's most important cities. (1h 13m 10s)

Rick Steves Art of the Renaissance

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Special | 55m 35s | Groundbreaking statues, paintings, and architecture—humanism in Florence and beyond. (55m 35s)

Rick Steves Art of the Modern Age

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Special | 55m 35s | Romanticism, Impressionism, Art Nouveau; Cubism (Picasso) and Surrealism (Dalí). (55m 35s)

Rick Steves Art of the Middle Ages

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Special | 55m 35s | Art of Europe’s “Age of Faith”: Romanesque, Gothic, Byzantine, Moorish, and even Viking. (55m 35s)

Rick Steves Art of the Baroque Age

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Special | 55m 16s | Bubbly Baroque art and austere Neoclassicism; divine kings, Revolution, and Napoleon. (55m 16s)

Rick Steves Art of Ancient Rome

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Special | 55m 16s | The rise and fall of Rome through its architecture and art (statues, mosaics, frescoes). (55m 16s)

Rick Steves Art, Prehistoric and Ancient

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Special | 55m 16s | Prehistoric cave paintings; Egyptian pyramids and temples; classical Greek statues. (55m 16s)

Rick Steves European Festivals

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Special | 54m 54s | Rick travels throughout the Continent celebrating the top 10 festivals (54m 54s)

Rick Steves' Rome

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Special | 54m 59s | Rick Steves explores the "Eternal City" of Rome in this hour-long travel special. (54m 59s)

Rick Steves Why We Travel

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Special | 32m 45s | This special is a sonnet to travel as Rick celebrates the joy of exploring our world. (32m 45s)

Rick Steves Egypt: Yesterday and Today

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Special | 55m 2s | This special explores the historic and cultural wonders of Egypt. (55m 2s)

Rick Steves Hunger and Hope: Lessons from Ethiopia and Guatemala

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Special | 56m 9s | Rick travels through Ethiopia and Guatemala to learn about extreme poverty. (56m 9s)

Cruising the Mediterranean

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Special | 55m 5s | In this one-hour special, Rick sails from Barcelona to the French Riviera to Rome & Athens. (55m 5s)

Rick Steves Iran

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Special | 55m 46s | Rick Steves journeys to Iran in the hopes of getting to know this ancient country (55m 46s)

Rick Steves European Christmas

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Special | 55m 59s | Celebrate the Christmas season throughout the European continent. (55m 59s)

Rick Steves The Story of Fascism in Europe

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Special | 59m 28s | Rick Steves travels back a century to learn how fascism rose and then fell in Europe (59m 28s)

Rick Steves Luther and the Reformation

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Special | 55m 37s | Rick Steves traces the events of the Protestant Reformation where they happened (55m 37s)

Rick Steves European Easter

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Special | 59m 11s | Rick observes Easter across Europe, from Carnival through Lent to Easter Sunday (59m 11s)

Rick Steves The Holy Land, Israelis and Palestinians Today

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Special | 56m 46s | Weaving together the Israeli and Palestinian narratives to better understand the Holy Land, (56m 46s)

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