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Rick Steves' Europe
Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the Impressionists and Beyond
Season 12
Episode 1211
The late-1800s saw old notions of beauty challenged by revolutionary artists. We enjoy pioneering Impressionist works—Monet’s lilies, Renoir’s ladies, Degas’ snapshots and Rodin’s statues—that capture the joie de vivre of the age. We trace the tempestuous travels of Van Gogh through his incomparable art. And we finish in Spain, with wild and crazy buildings that herald the dawn of a new century.
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Rick visits skyscraper-studded Frankfurt and Nürnberg, capital of the Third Reich.

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Rick visits the two great cities of Saxony: the capital city of Dresden and Leipzig

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Hamburg, Germany’s mighty port city has risen from the ashes of World War II

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A tumultuous 20th century left reunited Berlin entertaining more visitors than ever.

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We experience the best-preserved Baroque city in Central Europe, Prague.

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By train, bike, and boat, we visit the top Dutch sights outside of Amsterdam

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Europe's best-preserved 17th-century city, Amsterdam is traditional and modern.

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In the shadow of Venice, we visit three great cities: Padova, Verona and Ravenna.

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We visit Italy's most remote, romantic stretch of the Riviera, from Vernazza to Monterosso

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We harvest olives near Ramallah, follow pilgrims to Bethlehem and bob in the Dead Sea.