From Rick Steves’ Europe. Get a 30-second glimpse of Rick Steves’ newest episode — premiering fall 2025 across the US on public television, and streaming (free!) at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/tv-show From north to south, Italy is a nonstop highlight reel. On this whirlwind look back through our travels, we sample "la dolce vita" in seductive Venice and…

From Rick Steves’ Europe. Get a 30-second glimpse of Rick Steves’ newest episode — premiering fall 2025 across the US on public television, and streaming (free!) at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/tv-show Warsaw, the heartbeat of contemporary Poland, is gilded with a grand palace, home to a hard-fought 20th-century history, and busy with Chopin concerts. After a stop at…

From Rick Steves’ Europe. Get a 30-second glimpse of Rick Steves’ newest episode — premiering fall 2025 across the US on public television, and streaming (free!) at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/tv-show In Kraków — Poland’s most rewarding destination — we linger on one of Europe’s best squares, learn about St. John Paul II in neighborhood churches, and tour…

From Rick Steves’ Europe. Rick learns how to make traditional Polish pierogi with local tour guide Tomasz, starting with a visit to the market for fresh ingredients. Learn more about Polish food and culture in our new special, "Rick Steves Poland" https://youtu.be/70GXfWe3CyA Visit http://www.ricksteves.com for more information about this destination and other destinations in Europe.…

From Rick Steves’ Europe. Wódka (vodka) is a Polish staple — the word means, roughly, “precious little water.” Poles take vodka seriously and control its production assiduously. Its ingredients are domestically grown, and pure vodka contains some combination of just six ingredients: potatoes, rye, wheat, barley, oats, and the wheat-rye hybrid triticale. Żubrówka, the most…