Getting close to one of the big icons of Western civilization – the Acropolis, the Palace of Versailles, the Colosseum – can ...

Getting close to one of the big icons of Western civilization — the Acropolis, the palace of Versailles, the Colosseum — can be the spine-tingling high point of a European trip. But don’t paper over ...

The only city in the United Kingdom to be named a UNESCO City of Design, this walkable coastal Scottish city is just a little over an hour away from Edinburgh.

This affordable Yorkshire port city deserves a stop on your next trip to the north, with outstanding food, art, cultural, and ...

Once one of Belgium’s medieval powerhouses, Ghent today is home to one of Belgium’s biggest universities and a vibrant ...

Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. Istanbul's rich heritage spans the centuries ...

Discover this helpful travel center, located less than an hour from Seattle, where you can get knowledge directly from Rick ...

Maybe you don't get a T-shirt and your photo on the wall if you eat it, but Rick Steves says Europeans are obsessed with this ...

With its 52 towers, witch-hat turrets, and nearly two miles of ramparts, Carcassonne is France’s ultimate walled city. (Cameron Hewitt, Rick Steves’ Europe) Rick Steves Sunny, out-of-the-way ...

Two centuries ago, there were dozens of independent states in the part of Europe that was German-speaking. Today, there are only four: Germany, Austria, Switzerland ... and Liechtenstein. I like the ...

Warsaw's heavy history and lively bustle; red-brick Toruń; Malbork Castle; maritime Gdańsk. Warsaw, the heartbeat of contemporary Poland, is gilded with a grand palace, home to a hard-fought ...

Seductive Venice; cultured Florence; charming hill towns; eternal Rome; Naples; Sicily. From north to south, Italy is a nonstop highlight reel. On this whirlwind look back through our travels, we ...