Explore Europe with Rick Steves, best-selling travel author and host of public television’s “Rick Steves’ Europe” and public radio’s “Travel with Rick Steves.”
From Rick Steves’ Europe. Ruins tell the story of the splendor and sophistication of a region whose cities were thriving centers of commerce, culture, engineering, and design. More Italy travel info https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/italy #ricksteveseurope #ricksteves #ancientrome Visit http://www.ricksteves.com for more information about this destination and other destinations in Europe. Check out more Rick Steves’ Europe travel…
From Rick Steves’ Europe. Rick tours the castles of England, with stops at the Tower of London, Dover, Tintagel, and Warwick. More England travel info https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/england #ricksteveseurope #ricksteves #castles Visit http://www.ricksteves.com for more information about this destination and other destinations in Europe. Check out more Rick Steves’ Europe travel resources: • “Rick Steves’ Europe” public…
From Rick Steves’ Europe. All around Europe are chances to observe artisans at work, practicing traditional crafts with passion and expertise passed down over many generations. #ricksteves #ricksteveseurope #europetravel Visit http://www.ricksteves.com for more information about this destination and other destinations in Europe. Check out more Rick Steves’ Europe travel resources: • “Rick Steves’ Europe” public…
From Rick Steves’ Europe. Rick enjoys smørrebrød in Copenhagen, meze in Turkey, pesto and anchovies in the Cinque Terre, artichokes in Tuscany, and a farmer’s feast in Romania. Visit http://www.ricksteves.com for more information about these destinations and other destinations in Europe. #ricksteveseurope #ricksteves #europetravel Check out more Rick Steves’ Europe travel resources: • “Rick Steves’…
From Rick Steves’ Europe. Four churches dotted around France — in Burgundy, the Loire, Lyon, and atop an island off the Norman coast — offer a sense of peace and inspiration. More France travel info https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/france #ricksteveseurope #france #burgundy Visit http://www.ricksteves.com for more information about this destination and other destinations in Europe. Check out more…
From Rick Steves’ Europe. Rick Steves’ Europe © 2023 | In the 1800s, the Industrial Revolution spawned new artistic styles: idealized Romanticism, light-chasing Impressionism, sensuous Art Nouveau. Then Europe’s tumultuous 20th century inspired rule-breaking art as exciting as the times: from Expressionism and Cubism to Surrealism to Abstract. The genius of artists like Van Gogh,…
From Rick Steves’ Europe. Rick Steves’ Europe © 2023 | In the 1600s and 1700s, the art of "divine" kings and popes—and of revolutionaries and Reformers—tells the story of a Europe in transition. In the Catholic south, Baroque bubbled over with fanciful decoration and exuberant emotion. In the Protestant north, art was more sober and…
From Rick Steves’ Europe. Rick Steves’ Europe © 2023 | Around 1400, Europe rediscovered the aesthetics of ancient Greece and Rome. This rebirth of classical culture showed itself in the statues, paintings, and architecture of Florence, then spread to Spain, Holland, Germany, and beyond. The Renaissance—from art-loving popes to Leonardo’s Mona Lisa and Michelangelo’s David—celebrated…
From Rick Steves’ Europe. Rick Steves’ Europe © 2023 | After Rome fell, Europe spent a thousand years in its Middle Ages. Its art shows how the light of civilization flickered in monasteries and on Europe’s fringes: Christian Byzantium, Moorish Spain, and pagan Vikings. Then, around A.D. 1000, Europe rebounded. The High Middle Ages brought…
From Rick Steves’ Europe. Rick Steves’ Europe © 2023 | The Romans gave Europe its first taste of a common culture—and awe-inspiring art. From its groundbreaking architecture to its statues, mosaics, and frescos, Rome engineered bigger and better than anyone before. At its peak, the Roman Empire was a society of unprecedented luxury, with colossal arenas for entertaining…
From Rick Steves’ Europe. Rick Steves’ Europe © 2023 | As the Ice Age glaciers melted, European civilization was born — and with it, so was art. From the Stone Age came prehistoric art: mysterious tombs, mighty megaliths, and vivid cave paintings. Then the Egyptians and the Greeks laid the foundations of Western art —…
From Rick Steves’ Europe. Some of Scandinavia’s best museums feature top-notch art collections and up-close encounters with history — especially its days of maritime greatness. More Scandinavia travel info https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/ #ricksteveseurope #scandinavia #museums Visit http://www.ricksteves.com for more information about this destination and other destinations in Europe. Check out more Rick Steves’ Europe travel resources: •…
From Rick Steves’ Europe. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/y9zJtNWyZEA Syracuse’s 18th-century cathedral and piazza were inspired by the Baroque style of Rome, but amped up with a Sicilian architectural razzle-dazzle. More Sicily travel info https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/italy/sicily #ricksteves #ricksteveseurope #syracuse Visit http://www.ricksteves.com for more information about this destination and other destinations in Europe. Check out more Rick…
From Rick Steves’ Europe. Enjoy the Rick Steves’ Europe live Monday Night Travel party with this video recorded on November 8, 2021. Register at https://www.ricksteves.com/mnt Join Rick on a tour of some of Europe’s many poignant postmortem sights. Paris’ famous Père Lachaise Cemetery is the final resting place of many VIPs. In Palermo’s Capuchin Crypt,…
From Rick Steves’ Europe. Munich, Würzburg, and Vienna are home to a wealth of opulent royal residences featuring lavish architecture, expansive gardens, and grandeur fit for the gods. More Bavaria travel info https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/germany/bavaria #ricksteveseurope #bavaria #austria Visit http://www.ricksteves.com for more information about these destinations and other destinations in Europe. Check out more Rick Steves’ Europe…
From Rick Steves’ Europe. In southern Italy — once the western edge of Classical Greece — visit Paestum, and Sicily’s Agrigento and Siracusa, to thrill at their Greek temples. More Italy travel info https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/italy #ricksteves #ricksteveseurope #italy Visit http://www.ricksteves.com for more information about these destinations and other destinations in Europe. Check out more Rick Steves’…
From Rick Steves’ Europe. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/8PtXOw7mnjQ The Falkirk Wheel speeds up the locks along Scotland’s spine while the nearby Kelpies recall Celtic lore and the horses that once towed canal barges. More Scotland travel info https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/scotland #ricksteves #ricksteveseurope #scotland Visit http://www.ricksteves.com for more information about this destination and other destinations in Europe.…