
Rick Steves' Europe
Bernini statues; St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican; Roman dinner; romantic nightspots.

Bernini statues; St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican; Roman dinner; romantic nightspots.

In Ancient Cities, religious and cultural centers have shaped the ways in which we view the world.

Rome's Colosseum and Pantheon; bike riding along the Appian Way; Roman engineering.

The wild, colorful, surreal and fun art of the 20th century; the work of Pablo Picasso.

Impressionist works by Monet, Renoir, Degas and Rodin; Van Gogh; Spain's buildings.

Rome's St. Peter's, Bernini statues and fountains; canvases of Rubens in Belgium; Versailles.

Gothic cathedrals with colorful altarpieces, lacy stonework and radiant stained glass.

Diverse art produced by early Europeans, from Christians to Muslims and Byzantines to Vikings.

Tracing the rise of Greek culture; the Acropolis, Parthenon and Golden Age temples.

Symbols of human ingenuity, bridges connect people and also the past.

Stone Age cave paintings, megaliths and mysterious goddesses.

Rick Steves talks about the value of travel.

These buildings prove there is no recipe for greatness.

Romania's capital, Bucharest; Transylvania's fortified churches, cobbled merchant towns and castles.

The complex history of Bulgaria, from ancient Thracian tombs to Soviet monuments.

Understanding global hunger and poverty and how to beat it; globalization and climate change.

Exploring the Nile Valley, including the fabled city of Alexandria; pharaohs' tombs and temples.

Many of manmade wonders characterize powerful forces, or commemorate power lost.

Sevilla; Andalusia.

Exploring the back streets of Cairo on a tuk-tuk; baking pita bread; chiseling a tombstone.