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Rick Steves' Europe

France's Loire: Château Country

Season 8 Episode 803

Along the Loire River Valley, the beautiful French countryside is studded with evocative châteaux. Home-basing in Amboise, we visit four unique castles: elegant Chenonceau, massive Chambord, stately Cheverny, and fragrant Villandry. Along the way, we tour Leonardo's home, feed hunting dogs, enjoy the local cuisine, and savor a princely garden.

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Romania
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Rick tours Romania's vibrant capital, Bucharest, the "Little Paris of the East"
Bulgaria
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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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A tumultuous 20th century left reunited Berlin entertaining more visitors than ever.
Prague
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We experience the best-preserved Baroque city in Central Europe, Prague.
The Netherlands: Beyond Amsterdam
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By train, bike, and boat, we visit the top Dutch sights outside of Amsterdam
Amsterdam
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Europe's best-preserved 17th-century city, Amsterdam is traditional and modern.
Italy's Verona, Padova and Ravenna
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In the shadow of Venice, we visit three great cities: Padova, Verona and Ravenna.
Italy's Riviera: Cinque Terre
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We visit Italy's most remote, romantic stretch of the Riviera, from Vernazza to Monterosso
Palestine
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We harvest olives near Ramallah, follow pilgrims to Bethlehem and bob in the Dead Sea.
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