Guidebook author and travel TV host Rick Steves is America's most respected authority on European travel. Rick took his first trip to Europe in 1969, visiting piano factories with his father, a piano importer. As an 18-year-old, Rick began traveling on his own, funding his trips by teaching piano lessons. In 1976, he started his business, Rick Steves' Europe, which has grown from a one-man operation to a company with a staff of 100 full-time, well-travelled employees at his headquarters in Washington state. There he produces more than 50 guidebooks on European travel, America's most popular travel series on public television, a weekly hour-long national public radio show, a weekly syndicated column, and free travel information available through his travel center and ricksteves.com. Rick Steves' Europe also runs a successful European tour program. Rick Steves lives and works in his hometown of Edmonds, Washington. His office window overlooks his old junior high school.
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Rick Steves' Europe (2000)
Starring as Rick Steves
(168 episodes)
- Episode 11x08: Why We Travel (Dec 7, 2020)
- Episode 11x07: Ethiopia: A Development Story (Nov 30, 2020)
- Episode 11x06: Egypt's Nile, Alexandria, and Luxor (Nov 21, 2020)
- Episode 11x05: Egypt's Cairo (Nov 14, 2020)
- Episode 11x04: Germany's Fascist Story (Nov 7, 2020)
- Episode 11x03: French Alps and Lyon (Oct 31, 2020)
- Episode 11x02: Swiss Alps (Oct 24, 2020)
- Episode 11x01: Austrian and Italian Alps (Oct 8, 2020)
- Episode 10x12: Glasgow and Scottish Passions (Dec 31, 2018)
- Episode 10x11: Scotland's Islands (Dec 24, 2018)
- Episode 10x10: Scotland's Highlands (Dec 17, 2018)
- Episode 10x09: Sicilian Delights (Dec 10, 2018)
- Episode 10x08: The Best of Sicily (Dec 3, 2018)
- Episode 10x07: European Festivals II (Nov 26, 2018)
- Episode 10x06: European Festivals I (Nov 19, 2018)
- Episode 10x05: Greek Islands: Santorini, Mykonos, and Rhodes (Nov 12, 2018)
- Episode 10x04: Travel Skills: Cruising (Nov 5, 2018)
- Episode 10x03: Portugal's Heartland (Oct 29, 2018)
- Episode 10x02: Lisbon (Oct 22, 2018)
- Episode 10x01: The Heart of England (Oct 15, 2018)
- Episode 9x10: England's Cornwall (Dec 10, 2016)
- Episode 9x09: Southeast England (Dec 3, 2016)
- Episode 9x08: West England (Nov 26, 2016)
- Episode 9x07: Siena and Tuscany's Wine Country (Nov 19, 2016)
- Episode 9x06: Assisi and Italian Country Charm (Nov 12, 2016)
- Episode 9x05: Romania (Nov 5, 2016)
- Episode 9x04: Bulgaria (Oct 29, 2016)
- Episode 9x03: Germany's Frankfurt and Nürnberg (Oct 22, 2016)
- Episode 9x02: Germany's Dresden and Leipzig (Oct 15, 2016)
- Episode 9x01: Germany's Hamburg and the Luther Trail (Oct 8, 2016)
- Episode 8x12: Berlin (Dec 27, 2014)
- Episode 8x11: Prague (Dec 20, 2014)
- Episode 8x10: The Netherlands Beyond Amsterdam (Dec 13, 2014)
- Episode 8x09: Amsterdam (Dec 6, 2014)
- Episode 8x08: Italy's Veneto: Verona, Padua, and Ravenna (Nov 29, 2014)
- Episode 8x07: Italy's Riviera: Cinque Terre (Nov 22, 2014)
- Episode 8x06: Palestine (Nov 15, 2014)
- Episode 8x05: The Best of Israel (Nov 8, 2014)
- Episode 8x04: Paris Side Trips (Nov 1, 2014)
- Episode 8x03: France's Loire: Château Country (Oct 25, 2014)
- Episode 8x02: Central Turkey (Oct 18, 2014)
- Episode 8x01: Western Turkey (Oct 11, 2014)
- Episode 7x14: European Travel Skills (3) (Jan 5, 2013)
- Episode 7x13: European Travel Skills (2) (Dec 29, 2012)
- Episode 7x12: European Travel Skills (1) (Dec 22, 2012)
- Episode 7x11: Venice and Its Lagoon (Dec 15, 2012)
- Episode 7x10: Venice: City of Dreams (Dec 8, 2012)
- Episode 7x09: North England's Lake District and Durham (Dec 1, 2012)
- Episode 7x08: London: Historic and Dynamic (Nov 24, 2012)
- Episode 7x07: Paris: Embracing Life and Art (Nov 17, 2012)
- Episode 7x06: Paris: Regal and Intimate (Nov 10, 2012)
- Episode 7x05: Florentine Delights and Tuscan Side Trips (Nov 3, 2012)
- Episode 7x04: Florence: Heart of the Renaissance (Oct 27, 2012)
- Episode 7x03: Rome: Back Street Riches (Oct 20, 2012)
- Episode 7x02: Rome: Baroque Brilliance (Oct 13, 2012)
- Episode 7x01: Rome: Ancient Glory (Oct 6, 2012)
- Episode 6x12: Basque Country (Dec 19, 2010)
- Episode 6x11: Northern Spain and the Camino de Santiago (Dec 12, 2010)
- Episode 6x10: Helsinki and Tallinn: Baltic Sisters (Dec 5, 2010)
- Episode 6x09: Stockholm (Nov 28, 2010)
- Episode 6x08: Norway's West: Fjords, Mountains and Bergen (Nov 21, 2010)
- Episode 6x07: Oslo (Nov 14, 2010)
- Episode 6x06: Andalucia, Gibraltar and Tangier (Nov 7, 2010)
- Episode 6x05: Granada, Cordoba, and Spain's Costa Del Sol (Oct 30, 2010)
- Episode 6x04: Best of Slovenia (Oct 23, 2010)
- Episode 6x03: Dubrovnik and Balkan Side Trips (Oct 16, 2010)
- Episode 6x02: Croatia: Adriatic Delights (Oct 9, 2010)
- Episode 6x01: Andalucía: The Best of Southern Spain (Oct 2, 2010)
- Episode 5x15: Iran's Historic Capitals (Jan 10, 2009)
- Episode 5x14: Iran: Tehran and Sidetrips (Jan 3, 2009)
- Episode 5x13: Iran, Yesterday and Today (Dec 27, 2008)
- Episode 5x12: Istanbul (Dec 20, 2008)
- Episode 5x11: Denmark Beyond Copenhagen (Dec 13, 2008)
- Episode 5x10: Copenhagen (Dec 6, 2008)
- Episode 5x09: Greece's Peloponnese (Nov 29, 2008)
- Episode 5x08: Athens and Sidetrips (Nov 29, 2008)
- Episode 5x07: Czech Republic Beyond Prague (Nov 22, 2008)
- Episode 5x06: Vienna and the Danube (Nov 15, 2008)
- Episode 5x05: Great Swiss Cities (Nov 8, 2008)
- Episode 5x04: Little Europe: Five Microcountries (Nov 1, 2008)
- Episode 5x03: Barcelona and Catalunya (Oct 18, 2008)
- Episode 5x02: France's Dordogne (Oct 11, 2008)
- Episode 5x01: Burgundy: Profoundly French (Mar 8, 2008)
- Episode 4x10: Salzburg and Surroundings (Dec 9, 2006)
- Episode 4x09: Vienna (Dec 2, 2006)
- Episode 4x08: Italy's Great Hill Towns (Nov 25, 2006)
- Episode 4x07: Tuscany's Dolce Vita (Nov 18, 2006)
- Episode 4x06: Milan and Lake Como (Nov 11, 2006)
- Episode 4x05: Italy's Amalfi Coast (Nov 4, 2006)
- Episode 4x04: Naples and Pompeii (Oct 28, 2006)
- Episode 4x03: Edinburgh (Oct 21, 2006)
- Episode 4x02: North Wales: Feisty and Poetic (Oct 14, 2006)
- Episode 4x01: England's Bath and York (Oct 7, 2006)
- Episode 3x16: France's Alsace (Sep 7, 2005)
- Episode 3x15: Rick Steves' Spain/Iberia. (Mar 4, 2005)
- Episode 3x14: Spain: Sevilla and Andalusia (Nov 27, 2004)
- Episode 3x13: Rick Steves' Classic Europe (Nov 25, 2004)
- Episode 3x12: Portugal: Lisbon and the Algarve (Nov 20, 2004)
- Episode 3x11: Budapest: The Best of Hungary (Nov 13, 2004)
- Episode 3x10: Poland Rediscovered: Krakow, Auschwitz and Warsaw (Nov 6, 2004)
- Episode 3x09: French Riviera: Uniquely Chic (Oct 30, 2004)
- Episode 3x08: France's Provence: Legendary Light, Wind and Wine (Oct 23, 2004)
- Episode 3x07: Belgium: Bruges and Brussels (Oct 16, 2004)
- Episode 3x06: Highlights of Paris: Eiffel and Monet to Crème Brûlée (Oct 9, 2004)
- Episode 3x05: London: Mod and Trad (Oct 2, 2004)
- Episode 3x04: Belfast and the Best of Northern Ireland (Sep 25, 2004)
- Episode 3x03: France's Normandy: War-Torn Yet Full of Life (Sep 18, 2004)
- Episode 3x02: Spain, highlights of Castile: Toledo and Salamanca (Sep 11, 2004)
- Episode 3x01: Spain: The Majesty of Madrid (Sep 4, 2004)
- Episode 2x16: Rick Steves' Castles & Mountains (Nov 27, 2003)
- Episode 2x15: South Ireland: Waterford to the Ring of Kerry (Feb 15, 2003)
- Episode 2x14: Switzerland's Jungfrau Region: Best of the Alps (Dec 7, 2002)
- Episode 2x13: Munich and the Foothills of the Alps (Nov 30, 2002)
- Episode 2x12: Germany's Romantic Rhine and Rothenburg (Nov 23, 2002)
- Episode 2x11: Berlin: Resilient, Reunited, and Reborn (Nov 16, 2002)
- Episode 2x10: The Best of West Ireland: Dingle, Galway, and the Aran Islands (Nov 9, 2002)
- Episode 2x09: South Ireland: Waterford to the Ring of Kerry (Nov 2, 2002)
- Episode 2x08: Dublin and Mystical Sidetrips (Oct 26, 2002)
- Episode 2x07: Prague and the Czech Republic (Oct 19, 2002)
- Episode 2x06: Amsterdam and Dutch Side-Trips (Oct 12, 2002)
- Episode 2x05: Cinque Terre: Italy's Hidden Riviera (Oct 5, 2002)
- Episode 2x04: Siena and Assisi: Italy's Grand Hill Towns (Sep 28, 2002)
- Episode 2x03: Florence: City of Art (Sep 21, 2002)
- Episode 2x02: Venice Side-Trips: The Best of Veneto (Sep 14, 2002)
- Episode 2x01: Venice: Serene, Decadent, and Still Kicking (Sep 7, 2002)
- Episode 1x17: Rick Steves' Exotic Europe (Dec 2, 2001)
- Episode 1x16: Travel Skills (3) (Dec 17, 2000)
- Episode 1x15: Travel Skills (2) (Dec 10, 2000)
- Episode 1x14: Travel Skills (1) (Dec 3, 2000)
- Episode 1x13: The Best of Sicily (Nov 26, 2000)
- Episode 1x12: Slovenia and Croatia (Nov 19, 2000)
- Episode 1x11: UK London: Royal and Rambunctious (Nov 12, 2000)
- Episode 1x10: Eastern Turkey (Nov 5, 2000)
- Episode 1x09: Rome: Baroque, After Dark (Oct 29, 2000)
- Episode 1x08: Surprising Bulgaria (Oct 22, 2000)
- Episode 1x07: Scotland's Islands and Highlands (Oct 15, 2000)
- Episode 1x06: Germany's Black Forest and Cologne (Oct 8, 2000)
- Episode 1x05: Caesar's Rome (Oct 1, 2000)
- Episode 1x04: Heart of England and South Wales (Sep 24, 2000)
- Episode 1x03: South England: Dover to Land's End (Sep 17, 2000)
- Episode 1x02: Paris: Regal and Intimate (Sep 10, 2000)
- Episode 1x01: Portugal's Heartland (Sep 3, 2000)
- Episode S12 Special: Mighty Alps (Dec 6, 2023)
- Episode S11 Special: Art of Ancient Rome (Apr 1, 2023)
- Episode S11 Special: Rick Steves' Art: Prehistoric and Ancient (Apr 1, 2023)
- Episode S11 Special: Europe Awaits (Jun 7, 2021)
- Episode S11 Special: Best of the Alps (May 12, 2021)
- Episode S11 Special: Island Hopping Europe (Feb 26, 2021)
- Episode S11 Special: Egypt: Yesterday and Today (Oct 1, 2020)
- Episode S10 Special: Hunger and Hope: Lessons from Ethiopia and Guatemala (Feb 1, 2020)
- Episode S10 Special: Cruising the Mediterranean (Feb 1, 2019)
- Episode S10 Special: The Story of Fascism in Europe (Aug 30, 2018)
- Episode S09 Special: Travel Talks: European Travel Tips & Tricks (Dec 30, 2017)
- Episode S09 Special: European Festivals (Oct 1, 2017)
- Episode S09 Special: Luther and the Reformation (Aug 20, 2017)
- Episode S09 Special: Rick Steves' Tasty Europe (Jun 10, 2017)
- Episode S09 Special: Heart of Italy (Mar 5, 2017)
- Episode S09 Special: Great German Cities (Feb 19, 2017)
- Episode S09 Special: European Easter (Feb 28, 2016)
- Episode S08 Special: Remote, Sacred, Wild (Feb 24, 2015)
- Episode S08 Special: The Holy Land: Israelis and Palestinians Today (Sep 1, 2014)
- Episode S08 Special: Festive Europe (Feb 25, 2014)
- Episode S07 Special: A Symphonic Journey (Jan 24, 2013)
- Episode S07 Special: Rome: Eternally Engaging (Sep 3, 2012)
- Episode S05 Special: Iran: Yesterday and Today (Nov 1, 2009)
- Episode S05 Special: Travel as a Political Act (Jun 8, 2009)
- Episode S04 Special: Special Episode: The Making of Rick Steves' Europe (Oct 1, 2006)
- Episode S03 Special: European Christmas (Oct 21, 2005)