
Rick Steves' Europe
The palace of Maria Theresa; Hapsburg crown jewels; a picnic on the Danube.

The palace of Maria Theresa; Hapsburg crown jewels; a picnic on the Danube.

Eiffel Tower; Orsay Gallery; French cuisine; Parisian history.

Italy's classic hill towns include San Gimignano, Cortona, Orvieto and Civita di Bagnoregio.

From the Alps, travel through Lombardy, along the coast to Portofino, then inland.

London; Millennium Bridge; mummies; riverside beachcombing; the Thames.

Hunting for truffles; artichoke festival; farmhouse feast; a ride through cypress groves.

Belfast, Northern Ireland; Irish whiskey; rock columns; golf course; Irish music.

Fashion in Milan, Italy; cruising Lake Como; lakeside village of Varenna.

An aerial view of southern Italy from Rome, up the rugged coastline to Reggio Calabria.

Normandy, France; lily ponds; artisans; composer Erik Satie; cuisine; pilgrims.

The Amalfi Coast: Positano resort; Sorrento; ancient Greek temples at Paestum; the Blue Grotto.

In Castile, we stop in Roman Segovia, walled Ávila, lively Salamanca and holy Toledo!

Back-street fish markets; pizza; climbing Mount Vesuvius; the ruins of Pompeii.

Madrid, Spain; museums; Picasso masterpiece; flamenco dancers.

Edinburgh Castle; the new Scottish Parliament Building; Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia.

The longest skating trail in the U.S.; chef Stacy Cogswell cooks a classic New England meal.

Jerusalem; harvesting olives near Ramallah; pilgrimage to Bethlehem; Abraham's tomb in Hebron.

Jerusalem; harvesting olives near Ramallah; pilgrimage to Bethlehem; Abraham's tomb in Hebron.

Mount Snowdon; medieval castles; Victorian promenades; slate mine; sheep-herding dog.

Religious tradition in Jerusalem; Tel Aviv; Masada; biblical sites around the Sea of Galilee.