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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.

Schedule

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    Rick Steves' Europe

    Austrian and Italian Alps

    Thursday
    Jan 15

    30 Minutes

    Zugspitze; touring Innsbruck, Austria; a Tyrolean village festival; crossing the Alps into Italy to tour a medieval castle and explore the rugged Dolomite Mountains.
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    Rick Steves' Europe

    Thursday
    Jan 15

    30 Minutes

    Rick Steves' guidebooks, public-radio program and numerous television series have made him an essential resource for travelers wishing to explore Europe. This program finds the knowledgeable host offering globetrotters a fresh perspective on lodgings, transportation and places to visit on their journeys. One thing that hasn't changed, however, is Steves' belief that travelers should become "temporary locals," exploring not only major cities and the usual sites, but out-of-the-way locales that often produce the most authentic, and enjoyable, experiences of a trip.
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    Poland's Warsaw and Gdansk

    Thursday
    Jan 15

    30 Minutes

    Warsaw, Poland; gingerbread bakeries in red-brick Torun; the Teutonic knight fortress of Malbork; Hanseatic townhouses in Gdansk.
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    Rick Steves' Europe

    Thursday
    Jan 15

    30 Minutes

    Rick Steves' guidebooks, public-radio program and numerous television series have made him an essential resource for travelers wishing to explore Europe. This program finds the knowledgeable host offering globetrotters a fresh perspective on lodgings, transportation and places to visit on their journeys. One thing that hasn't changed, however, is Steves' belief that travelers should become "temporary locals," exploring not only major cities and the usual sites, but out-of-the-way locales that often produce the most authentic, and enjoyable, experiences of a trip.
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    Rick Steves' Europe: Swiss Alps: TVSS: Iconic

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    Swiss Alps

    Friday
    Jan 16

    30 Minutes

    Switzerland's mountains and culture; scenic train rides; exploring glaciers; making cheese the old fashioned way.
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    Rick Steves' Europe

    Friday
    Jan 16

    30 Minutes

    Rick Steves' guidebooks, public-radio program and numerous television series have made him an essential resource for travelers wishing to explore Europe. This program finds the knowledgeable host offering globetrotters a fresh perspective on lodgings, transportation and places to visit on their journeys. One thing that hasn't changed, however, is Steves' belief that travelers should become "temporary locals," exploring not only major cities and the usual sites, but out-of-the-way locales that often produce the most authentic, and enjoyable, experiences of a trip.
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    Rick Steves' Europe: TVSS: Iconic

    Rick Steves' Europe

    Friday
    Jan 16

    30 Minutes

    Rick Steves' guidebooks, public-radio program and numerous television series have made him an essential resource for travelers wishing to explore Europe. This program finds the knowledgeable host offering globetrotters a fresh perspective on lodgings, transportation and places to visit on their journeys. One thing that hasn't changed, however, is Steves' belief that travelers should become "temporary locals," exploring not only major cities and the usual sites, but out-of-the-way locales that often produce the most authentic, and enjoyable, experiences of a trip.
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    Rick Steves' Europe: Scotland's Islands: TVSS: Iconic

    Rick Steves' Europe

    Scotland's Islands

    Saturday
    Jan 17

    30 Minutes

    The tranquil isle of Iona; Staffa's puffin colony; Isle of Skye's Iron Age forts, thatched crofter huts and Trotternish Peninsula; sailing to Orkney; Scapa Flow.
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    Rick Steves' Europe

    Saturday
    Jan 17

    30 Minutes

    Rick Steves' guidebooks, public-radio program and numerous television series have made him an essential resource for travelers wishing to explore Europe. This program finds the knowledgeable host offering globetrotters a fresh perspective on lodgings, transportation and places to visit on their journeys. One thing that hasn't changed, however, is Steves' belief that travelers should become "temporary locals," exploring not only major cities and the usual sites, but out-of-the-way locales that often produce the most authentic, and enjoyable, experiences of a trip.
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    Rick Steves' Europe: Istanbul: Turkish Delights: TVSS: Iconic

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    Istanbul: Turkish Delights

    Sunday
    Jan 18

    30 Minutes

    The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul; strolling along the Golden Horn; zipping by tram from the Old Town to Taksim Square; hopping a ferry to Asia.
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    Rick Steves' Europe

    Monday
    Jan 19

    30 Minutes

    Rick Steves' guidebooks, public-radio program and numerous television series have made him an essential resource for travelers wishing to explore Europe. This program finds the knowledgeable host offering globetrotters a fresh perspective on lodgings, transportation and places to visit on their journeys. One thing that hasn't changed, however, is Steves' belief that travelers should become "temporary locals," exploring not only major cities and the usual sites, but out-of-the-way locales that often produce the most authentic, and enjoyable, experiences of a trip.
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    Rick Steves' Europe

    Germany's Fascist Story

    Tuesday
    Jan 20

    30 Minutes

    The rise and fall of fascism in Germany; tracing the roots of Nazism after World War I, from Munich to Nuremberg to Berlin; exploring the totalitarian society built by Adolf Hitler.
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    Rick Steves' Europe

    Tuesday
    Jan 20

    30 Minutes

    Rick Steves' guidebooks, public-radio program and numerous television series have made him an essential resource for travelers wishing to explore Europe. This program finds the knowledgeable host offering globetrotters a fresh perspective on lodgings, transportation and places to visit on their journeys. One thing that hasn't changed, however, is Steves' belief that travelers should become "temporary locals," exploring not only major cities and the usual sites, but out-of-the-way locales that often produce the most authentic, and enjoyable, experiences of a trip.
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    Rick Steves' Europe: TVSS: Iconic

    Rick Steves' Europe

    Tuesday
    Jan 20

    30 Minutes

    Rick Steves' guidebooks, public-radio program and numerous television series have made him an essential resource for travelers wishing to explore Europe. This program finds the knowledgeable host offering globetrotters a fresh perspective on lodgings, transportation and places to visit on their journeys. One thing that hasn't changed, however, is Steves' belief that travelers should become "temporary locals," exploring not only major cities and the usual sites, but out-of-the-way locales that often produce the most authentic, and enjoyable, experiences of a trip.
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    Rick Steves' Europe: Egypt's Cairo: TVSS: Iconic

    Rick Steves' Europe

    Egypt's Cairo

    Wednesday
    Jan 21

    30 Minutes

    Exploring the back streets of Cairo on a tuk-tuk; baking pita bread; chiseling a tombstone; King Tut's gold; the ancient Sphinx; climbing to the center of a pyramid.
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    Rick Steves' Europe

    Wednesday
    Jan 21

    30 Minutes

    Rick Steves' guidebooks, public-radio program and numerous television series have made him an essential resource for travelers wishing to explore Europe. This program finds the knowledgeable host offering globetrotters a fresh perspective on lodgings, transportation and places to visit on their journeys. One thing that hasn't changed, however, is Steves' belief that travelers should become "temporary locals," exploring not only major cities and the usual sites, but out-of-the-way locales that often produce the most authentic, and enjoyable, experiences of a trip.
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    Rick Steves' Europe: TVSS: Iconic

    Rick Steves' Europe

    Wednesday
    Jan 21

    30 Minutes

    Rick Steves' guidebooks, public-radio program and numerous television series have made him an essential resource for travelers wishing to explore Europe. This program finds the knowledgeable host offering globetrotters a fresh perspective on lodgings, transportation and places to visit on their journeys. One thing that hasn't changed, however, is Steves' belief that travelers should become "temporary locals," exploring not only major cities and the usual sites, but out-of-the-way locales that often produce the most authentic, and enjoyable, experiences of a trip.
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    Rick Steves' Europe

    Egypt's Nile, Alexandria, and Luxor

    Thursday
    Jan 22

    30 Minutes

    Exploring the Nile Valley from north to south, including the fabled city of Alexandria; pharaohs' tombs and temples in Luxor, Egypt; a riverboat cruise; Ramesses II's temple at Abu Simbel.
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    Rick Steves' Europe

    Thursday
    Jan 22

    30 Minutes

    Rick Steves' guidebooks, public-radio program and numerous television series have made him an essential resource for travelers wishing to explore Europe. This program finds the knowledgeable host offering globetrotters a fresh perspective on lodgings, transportation and places to visit on their journeys. One thing that hasn't changed, however, is Steves' belief that travelers should become "temporary locals," exploring not only major cities and the usual sites, but out-of-the-way locales that often produce the most authentic, and enjoyable, experiences of a trip.
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    Rick Steves' Europe

    Italy's Highlights

    Thursday
    Jan 22

    30 Minutes

    Travels through Italy include Venice and Florence; the Italian Riviera and the hill towns of Tuscany and Umbria; the historical epicenter of Rome; Naples; the Amalfi Coast; Sicily.

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