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Rick Steves' Europe
Siena and Assisi: Italy's Grand Hill Towns
Season 2
Episode 4
In red-bricked Siena, we tour its innovative medieval hospital, lavish cathedral, and a bakery that makes panforte (like fruitcake, only better). Exploring the Chianti region, we taste Brunello di Montalcino--with its makers. Spending the night at a farmhouse, we meet the family and the sheep, learn of the Slow Food Movement, and enjoy a homegrown dinner. In Assisi, we follow the footsteps of St.
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Celebrate with the locals in Sevilla, Paris, Pamplona, Munich, Nürnberg and the snowy Alps
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Let's join the locals at Siena's Palio, Scotland’s Highland Games, Carnevale in Venice
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Traveling to Santorini, Mykonos and Rhodes, we’ll see how cruising can help you island-hop
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We'll learn how to get the most out of a cruise, and look at the joys and the downsides.
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We'll visit Portugal's cities of Nazare, Coimbra and Porto, and savor tasty port wine.
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In England we'll wander through Oxford, Cambridge, Blenheim Palace and Ironbridge Gorge.
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Rick enjoys a front-row seat at Siena's wild horse race - the venerable Palio
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In the Italian countryside, Rick enjoys an agriturismo, sees prosciutto and pecorino made