Rick Steves' Europe Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• Amsterdam and Dutch Side Trips

  Amsterdam, Netherlands; Rembrandt; Holocaust memorials; hiking dikes; windmills; flower market.

• Athens and Side Trips

  The Parthenon, Agora and National Archaeological Museum in Athens; the ruins of the oracle at Delphi; traffic-free Isle of Hydra.

• Barcelona and Catalunya

  The festivity of Barcelona; Montserrat; pilgrimage along the Costa Brava; Salvador Dali's home and mausoleum/museum.

• Belfast and the Best of Northern Ireland

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

• Belgium: Bruges and Brussels

  Headquarters of the European Union; medieval hospital; carillon concert; lace; art; Belgian chocolate.

• Berlin: Resilient, Reunited, and Reborn

  Berlin; glass dome; cabaret; Potsdamer Platz.

• The Best of Sicily

  Sicily; fishing; skeletons.

  Next on: Thursday 10th December 12:00pm EST - WMPTDT2 (WMPT-DT2) (PBS)
• The Best of West Ireland: Dingle, Galway and the Aran Islands

  Ireland; Aran Islands; Gaelic; medieval folk banquet; Dingle Peninsula.

• Budapest: The Best of Hungary

  Straddling the Danube River is the Hungarian city of Budapest, with its bridges, mineral baths, old coffeehouses, parks and thriving capitalism.

• Burgundy: Profoundly French

  Fine living in Burgundy, France; canal barge; medieval hospice; modern monastery.

  Next on: Saturday 19th December 6:00pm EST - WTTW (PBS)
• Caesar's Rome

  Rome; Forum; Colosseum; Pantheon; catacombs; cat hospice; ice cream.

  Next on: Thursday 10th December 9:00am EST - WETADT2 (WETA-DT) (PBS)
• Cinque Terre: Italy's Hidden Riviera

  Fishing for anchovies; picking grapes; cliff divers; Vernazza, Italy.

• Copenhagen

  Copenhagen's Viking history; Europe's first pedestrian boulevard; palace treasury; bike ride through a hippie squatter community; Tivoli Gardens.

• The Czech Republic Beyond Prague

  Art Nouveau; peat bathing in Olomouc, Moravský Krumlov, Trebon and Konopiste; Holocaust memorial in Terezen.

• Denmark Beyond Copenhagen

  The open-air museum in Aarhus; royal burial church and Viking ship museum in Roskilde.

  Next on: Saturday 12th December 5:00pm EST - WNET (PBS)
• Dublin and Mystical Side Trips

  Dublin, Ireland; castle; jail; Trinity College; the Book of Kells; Temple Bar; Celtic music; monastery; Wicklow Mountains.

• Eastern Turkey

  Turkey; sunrise; dam; grease wrestlers; Mount Nemrut; dancing.

  Next on: Wednesday 16th December 9:00am EST - WETADT2 (WETA-DT) (PBS)
• Edinburgh

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

• England's Bath and York

  Roman hot springs; cruising canals; Gothic church; Viking history.

  Next on: Saturday 19th December 9:30am EST - HDNet
• Florence: City of Art

  Florence, Italy; Michelangelo's 'David'; Botticelli's 'Venus'; Uffizi art gallery; perfumery; Vespa; converted monastery.

  Next on: Friday 18th December 12:00pm EST - WMPTDT2 (WMPT-DT2) (PBS)
• France's Dordogne

  A canoe ride through the Dordogne River Valley; goose farm; lamp-lit castle; country market; Albi, home of Toulouse Lautrec; Carcassonne.

• French Riviera: Uniquely Chic

  The Riviera's yachts; Monaco harbor; Nice's promenade; artists' hangouts.

  Next on: Saturday 12th December 6:50pm EST - WTTW (PBS)
• Germany's Black Forest and Cologne

  Germany; mineral spa; casino; chocolate-cherry cake; forest.

  Next on: Friday 11th December 9:00am EST - WETADT2 (WETA-DT) (PBS)
• Germany's Romantic Rhine and Rothenburg

  Germany; the Rhine River; castles; wine; walled town of Rothenburg; wood carving.

• Great Swiss Cities

  Luzern, Bern, Zurich and Lausanne; art created by inmates of an asylum; Swiss innovations such as drug policies and underground arsenals.

  Next on: Friday 18th December 7:00pm EST - GPTV (PBS)
• Greece's Peloponnese

  Old port town of Nafplio; the ruins of Olympia; preserved theater at Epidauros; ancient capital of Mycenae; Mani Peninsula.

• Heart of England and South Wales

  South Wales; England; apple cider; lord; abbey.

  Next on: Tomorrow at 9:00am EST - WETADT2 (WETA-DT) (PBS)
• Highlights of Castile: Toledo and Salamanca

  Castile; pickles; medieval walls; bachelorette party; troubadours.

  Next on: Saturday 19th December 7:30pm EST - KRMA (PBS)
• Highlights of Paris: Eiffel and Monet to Crème Brulée

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

• Iran: Tehran and Side Trips

  Historical sites in Tehran, Shiraz and Persepolis, and a sense of Iran's 21st-century culture.

• Iran's Historic Capitals

  Three historic capitals of Iran are Persepolis, Shiraz and Esfahan.

• Istanbul

  The Grand Bazaar and spice market in Istanbul; the fall of the ancient capital of Byzantium; Hagia Sophia; Blue Mosque; Topkapi Palace.

  Next on: Saturday 19th December 5:00pm EST - WNET (PBS)
• Italy's Amalfi Coast

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

  Next on: Saturday 12th December 6:10pm EST - WTTW (PBS)
• Italy's Great Hill Towns

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

• Lisbon and the Algarve

  The best of Portugal features Lisbon's Fado singers and ornate architecture, and the Algarve's windy Cape Sagres and pristine beaches.

  Next on: Saturday 12th December 9:30am EST - HDNet
• Little Europe: Five Micro-Countries

  Vatican City, the world's smallest country; Monaco; San Marino, Italy; Liechtenstein; Andorra.

  Next on: Thursday 10th December 12:30pm EST - WHUT (PBS)
• London: Mod and Trad

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

• London: Royal and Rambunctious

  London; cathedral; library; drums; Kew Gardens.

  Next on: Today at 4:30pm EST - WMPTDT2 (WMPT-DT2) (PBS)
• The Majesty of Madrid

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

• Milan and Lake Como

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

• Munich and the Foothills of the Alps

  Munich, Germany; Baroque palace; Isar River; the Alps; Tyrol.

• Naples and Pompeii

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

• Normandy: War-Torn Yet Full of Life

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

• North Wales: Feisty and Poetic

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

  Next on: Sunday 20th December 9:30am EST - HDNet
• Paris: Grand & Intimate

  Paris; Louvre; Champs-Elysees; neighborhood; pipe organist; butcher shop; perfume; cruise.

• Poland Rediscovered: Krakow, Auschwitz and Warsaw

  Cobbled and Baroque Krakow; tragedy at Auschwitz; lively Warsaw.

• Portugal's Heartland

  Portugal; barnacles; fishing town; pilgrims; university; Golden Age.

• Prague and the Czech Republic

  Prague; beer; castles; pedestrian bridge; town of Kutna Hora; silver mine; chapel decorated with bones.

• Provence: Legendary Light, Wind and Wine

  Roman ruins in Nimes; Avignon's papal palace; Van Gogh's Arles; the Rhone.

• Rick Steves' Europe: The Making Of

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

  Next on: Saturday 12th December 5:30pm EST - WTTW (PBS)
• Rome: Baroque, After Dark

  Rome; pilgrimage; Renaissance paintings; false dome; gallery; sculptures; stroll.

  Next on: Tuesday 15th December 9:00am EST - WETADT2 (WETA-DT) (PBS)
• Salzburg and Surroundings

  Alpine adventures include summer bobsledding, hiking around Hitler's Eagles Nest hideout and a boat ride on Lake Hallstatt.

  Next on: Thursday 17th December 5:30am EST - WTTW (PBS)
• Scotland's Islands and Highlands

  Scotland; pipers; castles; caber; clan gathering; Highland massacres; Loch Ness monster; whiskey distillery; ferry.

  Next on: Sunday 13th December 9:00am EST - WETADT2 (WETA-DT) (PBS)
• Sevilla and Andalusia

  Bullfighting and flamenco in Sevilla; Moorish palace, cathedral and labyrinthine Jewish quarter in Andalusia.

  Next on: Sunday 13th December 9:30am EST - HDNet
• Siena and Assisi: Italy's Grand Hill Towns

  Siena, Italy; medieval hospital; cathedral; bakery; Chianti region; Slow Food Movement; Assisi, Italy; St. Francis' tomb.

• Slovenia and Croatia

  Slovenia; Croatia; Julian Alps; stallions.

  Next on: Tomorrow at 12:00pm EST - WMPTDT2 (WMPT-DT2) (PBS)
• South England: Dover to Lands' End

  Southern England; Roman/Nazi invasions; wild horses; ancient stone circle; cream tea.

  Next on: Today at 3:00pm EST - WETADT2 (WETA-DT) (PBS)
• South Ireland: Waterford to the Ring of Kerry

  Ireland; Waterford crystal factory; famine ship; fortresses; the Blarney Stone.

• Surprising Bulgaria

  Bulgaria; donkey cars; monastery; sculptors; traditional dinner.

  Next on: Monday 14th December 9:00am EST - WETADT2 (WETA-DT) (PBS)
• Switzerland's Jungfrau Region: Best of the Alps

  Switzerland; the alps; glacier sledding.

• Travel Skills

  Travel deals; planning a trip; language barriers; accommodations; safety.

  Next on: Friday 11th December 12:00pm EST - WMPTDT2 (WMPT-DT2) (PBS)
• Travel Skills

  Travel deals; planning a trip; language barriers; accommodations; safety.

  Next on: Monday 14th December 12:00pm EST - WMPTDT2 (WMPT-DT2) (PBS)
• Travel Skills

  Travel deals; planning a trip; language barriers; accommodations; safety.

  Next on: Tuesday 15th December 12:00pm EST - WMPTDT2 (WMPT-DT2) (PBS)
• Tuscany's Dolce Vita

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

• Venice: Serene, Decadent, and Still Kicking

  Venice, Italy; cruising the Grand Canal; artwork; St. Mark's Square; calamari; gondola.

  Next on: Wednesday 16th December 12:00pm EST - WMPTDT2 (WMPT-DT2) (PBS)
• Venice Side Trips

  Venice, Italy; lagoon speedboat tour; anatomy theater; restoring Giotto frescoes in Scrovegni Chapel; Colosseum; mosaics.

  Next on: Thursday 17th December 12:00pm EST - WMPTDT2 (WMPT-DT2) (PBS)
• Vienna

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

• Vienna and the Danube

  Vienna's gardens, art and fine music; a trip along the Danube River; hiking through the Baroque Melk Abbey.