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Rick Steves' Europe
Rick Steves European Christmas
Rick visits friends and families in England, France, Norway, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy to reveal their customs and practices of the holiday season. This special is a colorful, musical celebration of Christmas across Europe, where viewers learn about customs from "the old countries" and discover holiday family traditions.
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Rick visits skyscraper-studded Frankfurt and Nürnberg, capital of the Third Reich.
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Rick visits the two great cities of Saxony: the capital city of Dresden and Leipzig
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Hamburg, Germany’s mighty port city has risen from the ashes of World War II
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A tumultuous 20th century left reunited Berlin entertaining more visitors than ever.
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We experience the best-preserved Baroque city in Central Europe, Prague.
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By train, bike, and boat, we visit the top Dutch sights outside of Amsterdam
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Europe's best-preserved 17th-century city, Amsterdam is traditional and modern.
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In the shadow of Venice, we visit three great cities: Padova, Verona and Ravenna.
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We visit Italy's most remote, romantic stretch of the Riviera, from Vernazza to Monterosso
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We harvest olives near Ramallah, follow pilgrims to Bethlehem and bob in the Dead Sea.