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Rick Steves' Europe

Lisbon and the Algarve

Season 3 Episode 312

Experiencing the best of Portugal, we start in Lisbon, a ramshackle mix of glorious old and fun-loving new. Salty sailors' quarters and wistful Fado singers mix with ornate architecture to recall the glory days when Vasco da Gama and Magellan made Portugal a world power. Then we head for the south coast of your travel dreams—the Algarve. We explore the Land's End of Europe.

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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
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Rick visits skyscraper-studded Frankfurt and Nürnberg, capital of the Third Reich.
Germany's Dresden and Leipzig
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Rick visits the two great cities of Saxony: the capital city of Dresden and Leipzig
Germany's Hamburg and the Luther Trail
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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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