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Egypt’s Cairo

Egypt’s Cairo

Season 11 Episode 1105
25:02
Egypt’s Nile, Alexandria, and Luxor

Egypt’s Nile, Alexandria, and Luxor

Season 11 Episode 1106
26:15
Ethiopia: A Development Story

Ethiopia: A Development Story

Season 11 Episode 1107
25:33
Why We Travel

Why We Travel

Season 11 Episode 1108
26:47
Rick Steves' Europe: Art of Ancient Greece

Rick Steves' Europe: Art of Ancient Greece

Season 12 Episode 1202
25:19
Rick Steves' Europe: Ancient Roman Art

Rick Steves' Europe: Ancient Roman Art

Season 12 Episode 1203
25:37
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Rick Steves' Europe

Germany’s Fascist Story

Season 11 Episode 1104

Traveling across Germany, we learn how fascism rose and then fell, taking millions of people with it. Visiting actual locations — from Munich to Nürnberg to Berlin — we trace the roots of Nazism in the aftermath of World War I, when masses of angry people were enchanted by Hitler. We explore the totalitarian society Hitler built, and see the consequences: genocide and total war.

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Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the 20th Century
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The turbulent century and its rule-breaking art—Picasso, Surrealism and edgy architecture.
Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the Impressionists and Beyond
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Shimmering Impressionist canvases by Monet and Renoir, plus Van Gogh, Gauguin and more.
Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the Neoclassical Age
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Roaming Europe, we admire stately Neoclassical buildings and dramatic Romantic paintings.
Rick Steves’ Europe: Baroque Art
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We marvel at Baroque’s over-the-top churches, palaces, bubbly fountains, and theatric art.
Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the Renaissance Beyond Florence
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From Portugal to Germany, booming economies and new technologies produce exquisite art.
Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the Florentine Renaissance
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Florence’s bold “rebirth” is powered by the genius of Leonardo, Rafael, and Michelangelo.
Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the High Middle Ages
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Soaring Gothic cathedrals of radiant stained glass, plus art celebrating worldly pleasure.
Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the Early Middle Ages
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Early Europeans produce diverse art: from Christians to Muslims and Byzantines to Vikings.
Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the Roman Empire
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The grand cities of ancient Rome’s vast empire and majestic churches of its fall.
Rick Steves' Europe: Ancient Roman Art
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Rome’s rise, as seen in its supersized monuments, colorful mosaics, and marble Caesars.
Rick Steves' Europe: Art of Ancient Greece
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Greece’s timeless art: Golden Age temples, alluring Venuses, and exuberant Winged Victory.
Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of Prehistoric Europe
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We marvel at Stone Age cave paintings, mighty megaliths, and mysterious goddesses.
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