Europe's ultimate travel authority doesn't dole out lessons lightly. Here's what to do if you're looking for a great meal on ...

When travel pro, Rick Steves, yearns to explore Spain, his preferred destination is often Andalucía, which he describes as being "steeped in the soul of Spain." He particularly enjoys la Ruta de los ...

Perched on a high ridge, the impossibly quaint hobbit hamlet of O Cebreiro welcomes visitors to Galicia – a hilly, damp, green region in northwest Spain that feels vaguely Irish. O Cebreiro is a ...

Rick Steves has spent decades traveling and eating abroad, but there's one aspect of American cuisine that he doesn't skip ...

On my last visit to Toledo, it seemed holier than ever: Dark El Greco clouds threatened overhead, stark against bright, clear horizons. Hail pelted the masses of people clogging the streets as they ...

Rick Steves is so popular and inspirational that some of his followers on Reddit have dubbed him "the Mr. Rogers of Travel" - ...

It’s already been a busy year for Rick Steves. In March, Tacoma’s Pacific Lutheran University honored the international travel expert and Edmonds resident with its 2023 Wild Hope Award for his ...

Jostling with enthusiastic eaters at the bar, I munch on my last spider-crab open-face sandwich. A tiny plate of toothpicks is all that's left of my meal. I keep them because this allows the bartender ...

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Rick Steves’ first trip to Europe wasn’t about history or food or culture. It was about music. “My father, who was a piano tuner, decided to import pianos from Europe,” Steves told the Boston Herald. ...