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Rick Steves' Europe
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Side-tripping from Paris into the Ile-de-France, we indulge in the world of royal and aristocratic extravagance in the pre-Revolutionary playground of France's elite. We explore Versailles, Europe's palace of palaces; exquisite Vaux le Vicomte; and extravagant Fontainebleau, home to centuries of French rulers. We'll also marvel at the glass and statuary of Chartres cathedral and dine like kings
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Provence is as loved by Americans as it is by the sun. We climb Roman ruins in Nimes.
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Belgium is a land of contrasts.
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Packing the best of Paris into one episode, we scale the Eiffel Tower.
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London is quintessentially English yet cosmopolitan. We check out the new & admire the old
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We tour Belfast, the Antrim Coast and Portrush, and stomp our feet to Irish music in Derry
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The half-timbered charm of Rouen, Monet's lily ponds, Honfleur's harbor, Mont. St. Michel
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Castile sparkles with Roman Segovia, walled Avila, student-filled Salamanca, holy Toledo!
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Madrid's lavish Royal Palace, flamenco dancers, El Escorial and the Valley of the Fallen
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If Heidi is alive, she's in this sky-high corner of the Swiss Alps on breathtaking ridges.
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In Munich, where locals specialize in good living, we visit boisterous markets
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Cruising the Rhine River, we dodge riverboat traffic and the legendary siren, Lorelei.
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Ireland in the extreme is best experienced on its west coast in Gaeltachts