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Rick Steves' Europe
Venice and its Lagoon
Season 7
Episode 711
Venice, more than any other European city, has an endlessly seductive charm. For centuries, it was nicknamed La Serenissima, "The Most Serenely Beautiful One"—and for good reason. Along with sampling the art treasures of Venice and exploring its back-street wonders, we cruise its lagoon, stopping in Murano for glass, pastel Burano for lace, and murky Torcello for a sense of where Venica was born.
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Let's enjoy Sicily's Palermo, Monreale, Agrigento, Villa Casale, Taormina, and Mt. Etna
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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 explores salty pirates' towns and Dartmoor National Park.
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Rick travels the southeast coast of England, from Canterbury to Dover.
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Rick vists quaint Cotswold villages, Wells and Glastonbury
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Rick enjoys a front-row seat at Siena's wild horse race - the venerable Palio