
Rick Steves' Europe
Italy: Venice's art treasures and lagoon; glass in Murano; lace in Burano; Torcello.

Italy: Venice's art treasures and lagoon; glass in Murano; lace in Burano; Torcello.

Monuments of Venice, Italy; cruising the Grand Canal; masterpieces of the Venetian Renaissance.

Hiking through the Cumbria Lake District; cricket; hiking Hadrian's Wall; Durham Cathedral.

Royal tombs in Westminster Abbey; British Library; Churchill's secret World War II headquarters.

Cruising the River Seine; Napoleon's tomb; Louvre; shopping in Paris; Bastille Day celebration.

Pisa y Lucca; a tipsy tower; Puccini.

Michelangelo's "David"; Botticelli's "Birth of Venus"; Ghiberti's "Gates of Paradise."

The Trastevere district's historic Jewish Ghetto; churches.

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

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

The world's most remote cities serve as gateways to some of the wildest places on Earth.

Cities of wealth, industry and innovation like London, Tokyo, Hong Kong and New York never sleep.

Port cities bridge not only countries but continents as well, and unite the global community.

The heart of any nation, capital cities are often a hive of intellectual activity.

Mega Cities such as Shanghai and Delhi provide a home to populations that reach over 10 million.

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

The challenges and surprises of travel are shaped into a finished show.

Alpine adventures include bobsledding, hiking and a boat ride.

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

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