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Iceland’s Reykjavík and the Golden Circle

Iceland’s Reykjavík and the Golden Circle

Season 13 Episode 1301
25:38
Iceland’s Ring Road

Iceland’s Ring Road

Season 13 Episode 1302
25:34
Kraków: Poland’s Historic Capital

Kraków: Poland’s Historic Capital

Season 13 Episode 1303
24:56
Poland’s Warsaw and Gdańsk

Poland’s Warsaw and Gdańsk

Season 13 Episode 1304
25:33
Italy’s Highlights

Italy’s Highlights

Season 13 Episode 1305
27:10
Burgundy: Gourmet Barge Cruise

Burgundy: Gourmet Barge Cruise

Season 13 Episode 1306
25:34
Paris of the Parisians

Paris of the Parisians

Season 13 Episode 1307
25:34
Istanbul: Capital of Emperors and Sultans

Istanbul: Capital of Emperors and Sultans

Season 13 Episode 1308
25:34
Istanbul: Turkish Delights

Istanbul: Turkish Delights

Season 13 Episode 1309
25:35
London: A Royal Tour

London: A Royal Tour

Season 13 Episode 1310
25:34
London: Yesterday and Today

London: Yesterday and Today

Season 13 Episode 1311
25:35
Episode 5: The Calling

The Calling

Season 4 Episode 5
53:05
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Rick Steves' Europe

Art Bites 179: Northern Baroque Painting: Hals, Steen, Vermeer

Baroque art in the Protestant North — without the patronage of popes and kings — reflected the practical values of the merchants who paid for it. Steen, Vermeer, and Hals painted slices of regular life and group portraits of city bigwigs.
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Romania
25:00
Season 9 Episode 905
Romania
Rick tours Romania's vibrant capital, Bucharest, the "Little Paris of the East"
Bulgaria
25:00
Season 9 Episode 904
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, mysterious to most Americans, has a vivid identity as crossroads of the Balkans
Germany's Frankfurt and Nürnberg
25:00
Season 9 Episode 903
Germany's Frankfurt and Nürnberg
Rick visits skyscraper-studded Frankfurt and Nürnberg, capital of the Third Reich.
Germany's Dresden and Leipzig
25:00
Season 9 Episode 902
Germany's Dresden and Leipzig
Rick visits the two great cities of Saxony: the capital city of Dresden and Leipzig
Germany's Hamburg and the Luther Trail
26:47
Season 9 Episode 901
Germany's Hamburg and the Luther Trail
Hamburg, Germany’s mighty port city has risen from the ashes of World War II
Berlin
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25:04
Season 8 Episode 812
Berlin
A tumultuous 20th century left reunited Berlin entertaining more visitors than ever.
Prague
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25:03
Season 8 Episode 811
Prague
We experience the best-preserved Baroque city in Central Europe, Prague.
The Netherlands: Beyond Amsterdam
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25:02
Season 8 Episode 810
The Netherlands: Beyond Amsterdam
By train, bike, and boat, we visit the top Dutch sights outside of Amsterdam
Amsterdam
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25:04
Season 8 Episode 809
Amsterdam
Europe's best-preserved 17th-century city, Amsterdam is traditional and modern.
Italy's Verona, Padova and Ravenna
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25:04
Season 8 Episode 808
Italy's Verona, Padova and Ravenna
In the shadow of Venice, we visit three great cities: Padova, Verona and Ravenna.
Italy's Riviera: Cinque Terre
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25:04
Season 8 Episode 807
Italy's Riviera: Cinque Terre
We visit Italy's most remote, romantic stretch of the Riviera, from Vernazza to Monterosso
Palestine
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26:45
Season 8 Episode 806
Palestine
We harvest olives near Ramallah, follow pilgrims to Bethlehem and bob in the Dead Sea.
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