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Switzerland's Great Cities

Season 5 Episode 505
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Rick Steves' Europe

Little Europe: Five Micro-Countries

Season 5 Episode 504

Don’t blink as we blitz through Europe’s tiniest countries: Vatican City, the world's smallest country, comes with the planet's biggest church. The fairytale princedom of Monaco lures visitors with its fancy casino and glamorous views. Italy’s last independent hill town of San Marino still looks formidable, as does the castle-guarded principality of Liechtenstein.

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Assisi and Italian Country Charm
25:00
In the Italian countryside, Rick enjoys an agriturismo, sees prosciutto and pecorino made
Romania
25:00
Rick tours Romania's vibrant capital, Bucharest, the "Little Paris of the East"
Bulgaria
25:00
Bulgaria, mysterious to most Americans, has a vivid identity as crossroads of the Balkans
Germany's Frankfurt and Nuremberg
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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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
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