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Rick Steves' Europe
Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the Early Middle Ages
Season 12
Episode 1205
After Rome’s fall, Europe’s Christians kept culture alive with art rooted in their deep faith. We visit sturdy Romanesque churches filled with art that reinforced the ruling order. Meanwhile, Europe was invigorated from the fringes: Byzantines to the East, with their dazzling mosaics; Spanish Muslims with their lush palaces; and fierce Vikings of the North—all part of Europe’s rich cultural stew.
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Exploring the Nile Valley from north to south, we see the highlights of Egypt.
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Traveling across Germany, we trace the roots of Nazism in the aftermath of World War I.
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Starting in Glasgow, we travel to Stirling Castle, and watch a sheepdog demo.
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We'll wander across the Isles of Iona and Skye, then set sail for Orkney’s Scapa Flow.
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Let's visit Scotland’s Glencoe, Inverness, the Culloden battlefield and Loch Ness.
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Let's enjoy Sicily's Palermo, Monreale, Agrigento, Villa Casale, Taormina, and Mt. Etna
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Celebrate with the locals in Sevilla, Paris, Pamplona, Munich, Nürnberg and the snowy Alps