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Verona, Italy: Ambience and a Grappa Taste Test

About two hours from touristy Venice is Verona — a welcome sip of pure, easygoing Italy. Its main attractions are its wealth of Roman ruins and its 21st-century quiet, pedestrian-only ambience.
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Clip Season 8 Episode 808 Length 03:29 Premiere: 02/25/15

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Paris Side-Trips - S8 E4

Premiered On: 11/01/2014

Rick explores Versailles, Europe's palace of palaces; exquisite Vaux le Vicomte; and extravagant Fontainebleau, home to centuries of French rulers.

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Denmark beyond Copenhagen - S5 E10

Premiered On: 12/29/2008

Rick discovers reminders of Copenhagen's Viking history and symbols of its proudly independent ways. He strolls through Europe's first great pedestrian zone, admires crown jewels in the palace, and takes a bike ride through a famous hippie squatter community, finishing at Copenhagen's full-time carnival, Tivoli Gardens.

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Italy's Riviera: Cinque Terre - S8 E7

Premiered On: 11/22/2014

Rick visits the five tiny port towns of Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, Riomaggiore, and Monterosso.

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Italy's Verona, Padova and Ravenna - S8 E8

Premiered On: 12/13/2014

In the shadow of Venice, Rick explores the great cities of Padua, Verona, and Ravenna.

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The Czech Republic Beyond Prague - S5 E7

Premiered On: 12/03/2008

Rick gets started with a whirlwind of Art Nouveau, local pub music, stinky cheese-tasting, river-rafting, and peat-bathing in places like Olomouc, Moravsky Krumlov, Telc, Trebon and Konopiste. Also, he tours a remarkable memorial to the holocaust in Terezen, and the charming castle town of Cesky Krumlov.

  • Saturday August 1, 2026 1:00 pm ET on KET
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Denmark: Beyond Copenhagen - S5 E11

Premiered On: 01/05/2009

Using Copenhagen as a springboard, Rick visits the very best of Denmark. He goes to Aarhus, a charming open-air museum; Roskilde, with its royal burial church and the best Viking ship museum anywhere; and the delightfully quaint Isle of Aero comes with half-timbered cottages, ships in bottles, and cobbled alleyways.

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Amsterdam - S8 E9

Premiered On: 12/20/2014

Europe's best-preserved 17th-century city, Amsterdam is quaint and jarring, traditional and modern.

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The Netherlands Beyond Amsterdam - S8 E10

Premiered On: 12/27/2014

Rick visits charming Dutch sights from Haarlem to Rotterdam and from Delft to the Zuiderzee.

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Prague - S8 E11

Premiered On: 01/03/2015

Prague's massive castle, statue-lined bridge, evocative Jewish Quarter and more are explored.

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Berlin - S8 E12

Premiered On: 01/10/2015

Rick explores Berlin's trendy east side, people-friendly riverfront, and its vibrant social scene.

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Germany's Hamburg and the Luther Trail - S9 E1

Premiered On: 12/10/2016

Rick visits Hamburg, Germany's mighty port city, and the great historic sights of Martin Luther.

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Germany's Dresden and Leipzig - S9 E2

Premiered On: 12/17/2016

Opulent palaces and art treasures in Dresden and the Bach heritage of Leipzig are explored.

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Germany's Frankfurt and Nurnberg - S9 E3

Premiered On: 12/24/2016

Skyscraper-studded Frankfurt and the maze of underground bomb shelters in Nurnberg are explored.

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Bulgaria - S9 E4

Premiered On: 12/31/2016

Bulgaria, so mysterious to most Americans, has a vivid identity as a crossroads of the Balkans.

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Romania - S9 E5

Premiered On: 01/07/2017

Romania's vibrant capital, Bucharest, and its "Little Paris of the East" architecture is explored.

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Assisi and Italian Country Charm - S9 E6

Premiered On: 01/14/2017

In the Italian countryside, Rick connects with rustic, traditional culture: enjoying an agriturismo (farmhouse inn), seeing how prosciutto and pecorino cheese are made, and hiking down into deep and ancient wine cellars. He ends in Assisi - the hometown of St. Francis.

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Dubrovnik and Balkan Side-Trips - S6 E3

Premiered On: 10/20/2010

Nestled inside its mighty ramparts is Dubrovnik, the "Pearl of the Adriatic." From this remarkably preserved medieval fortress city, Rick ventures into less-touristed corners of the former Yugoslavia. In Bosnia, he visits Mostar - war-torn in the 90s, but bursting with promise today. In Montenegro, he sails the fjord-like Bay of Kotor and explores its mysterious, mountainous interior.

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Siena and Tuscany's Wine Country - S9 E7

Premiered On: 01/21/2017

Siena, once a proud and independent city-state, retains its confidence and unique traditions. Rick enjoys a front-row seat at its wild horse race - the venerable Palio - and marvel at cultural treasures from the days when Siena rivaled Florence for leadership of Tuscany.

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West England - S9 E8

Premiered On: 01/28/2017

Quaint Cotswold villages; the New Age capital of Glastonbury, with its legends of the Holy Grail and King Arthur; and the dramatic prehistoric stone circles of Stonehenge and Avebury are explored.

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Athens and Side Trips - S5 E8

Premiered On: 12/10/2008

Rick tours the must-sees of ancient Athens, including the Parthenon, Agora, and amazing National Archaeological Museum. He takes side trips to the ruins of the mystical oracle at Delphi, and a fast boat ride to the romantic, traffic-free Isle of Hydra.

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The Best of Slovenia - S6 E4

Premiered On: 10/27/2010

Little Slovenia is the least visited and most underrated of Europe's alpine countries. From its prosperous capital of Ljubljana, Rick enjoys the mountain resort of Lake Bled, ventures into the Julian Alps for natural thrills mixed with World War I history, goes spelunking in a gigantic cave, and swims with Slavs in a charming Adriatic port.

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Southeast England - S9 E9

Premiered On: 02/04/2017

Rick travels from Canterbury to Dover and visits the beachy resort of Brighton (England's Coney Island).

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England's Cornwall - S9 E10

Premiered On: 02/11/2017

Rick explores a world of flowers springing from towering hedges and visits Dartmoor National Park.

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The Heart of England - S10 E1

Premiered On: 12/08/2018

Rick Steves visits Winston Churchill's birthplace at Blenheim Palace. At Ironbridge Gorge, he fires up memories of the Industrial Revolution. Rick drives on the left and polishes his pub etiquette.

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Lisbon - S10 E2

Premiered On: 12/15/2018

Rick explores Lisbon, Portugal and strolls the city's back lanes and the reinvigorated waterfront. He takes a side trip to Sintra to explore the fanciful castles of Portuguese royalty and climbs hilltop ramparts with grand views.

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European Travel Skills Part II - S7 E13

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Greece's Peloponnese - S5 E9

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Switzerland's Great Cities - S5 E5

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Venice: City of Dreams - S7 E10

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North England's Lake District and Durham - S7 E9

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Paris: Embracing Life and Art - S7 E7

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Athens and Side Trips - S5 E8

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Little Europe: Five Micro-Countries - S5 E4

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Paris: Regal and Intimate - S7 E6

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Florentine Delights and Tuscan Side Trips - S7 E5

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Florence: Heart of the Renaissance - S7 E4

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Rome: Back-Street Riches - S7 E3

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The Czech Republic Beyond Prague - S5 E7

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Barcelona and Catalunya - S5 E3

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Rome: Baroque Brilliance - S7 E2

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Rome: Ancient Glory - S7 E1

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Basque Country - S6 E12

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Galicia and the Camino de Santiago - S6 E11

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France's Dordogne - S5 E2

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