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Padova, Italy: The Scrovegni Chapel

Padova’s Scrovegni Chapel, with its precious 14th-century Giotto frescoes, is one of Italy’s most beloved art treasures.
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Clip Season 8 Episode 808 Length 03:32 Premiere: 05/26/15

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London: A Royal Tour - S13 E10

A royal tour of London begins at Buckingham Palace; Houses of Parliament at Westminster; Churchill's underground war rooms; cruising the River Thames to the Tower of London.

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Edinburgh - S4 E3

Premiered On: 11/15/2006

Rick explores Edinburgh Castle, peeks at the new Scottish Parliament, dabbles in the local literature, sips a little Scotch, gets wrapped up in a kilt, and "stows away" on Her Majesty's yacht "Britannia."

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London: Yesterday and Today - S13 E11

Jogging in Hyde Park; British Museum; Victoria and Albert Museum; East End food tour; celebrating London's regeneration.

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Naples and Pompeii - S4 E4

Premiered On: 11/22/2006

Back-street fish markets, fast-moving Vespas, pizza made and served in the town where it was invented, a climb up Mount Vesuvius, and the amazing ruins of Pompeii.

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England's Bath and York - S4 E1

Premiered On: 11/01/2006

Rick explores Roman hot springs, cruises quiet canals, marvels at England's finest Gothic church, and gets a surprising dose of Viking history while enjoying some urban delights.

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Italy's Amalfi Coast - S4 E5

Premiered On: 11/29/2006

The trendy resort of Positano, the limoncello charms of Sorrento, ancient Greek temples at Paestum, and the iridescent Blue Grotto hidden beneath the enchanting isle of Capri.

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Dublin and Mystical Side Trips - S2 E8

Premiered On: 02/12/2003

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

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South Ireland: Waterford to the Ring of Kerry - S2 E9

Premiered On: 02/19/2003

Along the fascinating south coast, Rick visits some Irish icons: Waterford's much-loved crystal factory, the Kennedy family homestead, the Dunbrody famine ship, and Kinsale's star-shaped fortresses. After learning why locals don't kiss the Blarney Stone, he savors the scenic charms of the Emerald Isle by driving the Ring of Kerry.

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The Best of West Ireland: Dingle, Galway, and the Aran Islands - S2 E10

Premiered On: 02/26/2003

Deepest Ireland is best experienced on its west coast in Gaeltachts?where the people speak Gaelic and the remote villages have changed little over the generations. After exploring the rugged Aran Islands, Rick settles into Galway, dances in a castle at a medieval folk banquet, and delves into Ireland in the extreme on Dingle Peninsula.

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Germany's Romantic Rhine and Rothenburg - S2 E12

Premiered On: 03/12/2003

Cruising the Rhine River, Rick dodges riverboat traffic and the legendary Lorelei, climbs castles, descends into dungeons, and relaxes with Rhine wine. Stops include Burg Eltz?a lived-in castle where the noble lady still puts out fresh flowers?and the walled town of Rothenburg, which offers Germany's best wood carving, a vivid dose of medieval punishment, and a tour of the lamp-lit ramparts with the night watchman.

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North Wales: Feisty and Poetic - S4 E2

Premiered On: 11/08/2006

Rick rides a steam train up a mountain, learns some Welsh, follows a miner deep into a slate mine, herds sheep with a very clever dog, and makes a pop pilgrimage to the Beatles' Liverpool.

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Milan and Lake Como - S4 E6

Premiered On: 12/06/2006

Milan has Italy's highest fashion, fanciest delis, grandest cemetery, and greatest opera house - not to mention Leonardo's The Last Supper. Leaving the city, Rick cruises along Lake Como to the lakeside village of Varenna, where Italy meets the Alps.

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Munich and the Foothills of the Alps - S2 E13

Premiered On: 03/19/2003

Rick visits boisterous markets and "go-for-Baroque" palaces, then heads into the foothills of the German Alps. He takes a spin around a maypole, drops by Oberammergau, tours the fairy-tale mountain castles of "Mad" King Ludwig, and soars even higher in a glider over the Tyrol.

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Switzerland's Jungfrau Region: The Best of the Alps - S2 E14

Premiered On: 03/26/2003

After settling into a traditional village, Rick heads out for alpine adventures. He hikes, bikes, parasails, blasts an alphorn, gets sprayed by waterfalls raging deep inside a mountain, and munches muesli for breakfast at 10,000 feet. For a finale, he rides Europe's highest lift up the mighty Jungfrau for hot cocoa and glacier sledding.

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England's Bath and York - S4 E1

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London: Yesterday and Today - S13 E11

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Istanbul: Turkish Delights - S13 E9

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London: A Royal Tour - S13 E10

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Istanbul: Capital of Emperors and Sultans - S13 E8

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Paris of the Parisians - S13 E7

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