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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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Bulgaria
25:00
Bulgaria, mysterious to most Americans, has a vivid identity as crossroads of the Balkans
Germany's Frankfurt and Nürnberg
25:00
Rick visits skyscraper-studded Frankfurt and Nürnberg, capital of the Third Reich.
Germany's Dresden and Leipzig
25:00
Rick visits the two great cities of Saxony: the capital city of Dresden and Leipzig
Germany's Hamburg and the Luther Trail
26:47
Hamburg, Germany’s mighty port city has risen from the ashes of World War II
Berlin
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25:04
A tumultuous 20th century left reunited Berlin entertaining more visitors than ever.
Prague
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25:03
We experience the best-preserved Baroque city in Central Europe, Prague.
The Netherlands: Beyond Amsterdam
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25:02
By train, bike, and boat, we visit the top Dutch sights outside of Amsterdam
Amsterdam
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25:04
Europe's best-preserved 17th-century city, Amsterdam is traditional and modern.
Italy's Verona, Padova and Ravenna
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25:04
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
We visit Italy's most remote, romantic stretch of the Riviera, from Vernazza to Monterosso
Palestine
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26:45
We harvest olives near Ramallah, follow pilgrims to Bethlehem and bob in the Dead Sea.
The Best of Israel
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26:45
We start in Jerusalem, visit cosmopolitan Tel Aviv and savor the local cuisine.
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