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Rick Steves' Europe Classics

About The Show:

Rick Steves’ Europe Classics been created from the extensive library of the Travels in Europe With Rick Steves series. In this technically remastered and updated 16-part series, Rick journeys from Spain to England and France to Turkey, offering the best travel advice on where to stay, what to see and how to get around in Europe. Along the way, America's most popular European guidebook author shares his extensive knowledge of European history, art and culture.

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Rick Steves advocates smart, independent travel. As host, writer and producer of the popular series Rick Steves' Europe, and best-selling author of 30 European travel books, he encourages Americans to delve deep into travel and become "temporary locals."

The Alps of France and Switzerland
#101
We base ourselves in Chamonix, France's original alpine resort town. Mont Blanc is easy to conquer with a lift ticket. The Glacier Express loops us down to Appenzell in Switzerland's yodel-happy cow country.

The Alps of Austria and Italy
#102
Tirolean Innsbruck offers a towering Olympic ski jump and a dirndl-clad world of alpine thrills. Follow the Brenner Pass to Italy's rugged Dolomites for Alps with pasta.

France's Alsace
#103
After village-hopping and wine-shopping along the Alsatian wine road, we savor the world-class cuisine and art of Colmar and visit the birthplace of Champagne.

Spain's Costa Del Sol
#104
Granada's Alhambra echoes with Moorish intrigue. After some fun in the Costa del Sol sun, we climb the Rock of Gibraltar and take a plunge into exotic Morocco.

Copenhagen and Ærø
#105
We'll tour historic Copenhagen - with its fine palaces, colorful maritime culture and fun-loving Tivoli amusement park - then wind up exploring the thatch-happy isle of Ærø.

Stockholm and Helsinki
#106
We eat up Stockholm - a smörgåsbord of lakes, islands, art and culture. After exploring the Versailles-like Drottningholm Palace and unlucky 17th-century Vasa warship, we cruise the Baltic Archipelago to dashingly modern Helsinki.

Oslo, Bergen and the Fjords
#107
Oslo surprises us with the Nazi Resistance Museum, Vigeland statues, Viking ships, Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki boat and sky-high ski jump. The most scenic train in northern Europe gives us "Norway in a Nutshell": mountains, fjords and historic Bergen.

Northwest England
#108
England's Lake District shimmers with images of Wordsworth's poetry. We'll explore Durham's heavenly Norman cathedral, Blackpool (Britain's Coney Island) and more.

Great Side Trips from London
#109
Day-tripping from London, we ponder Shakespeare's birthplace in Stratford, the ultimate medieval castle at Warwick, a walk with Newton through Cambridge, ghost stories, a pub visit-all with the Steves' children and other colorful sights.

Athens and the Peloponnese
#110
In Athens, we explore the majestic Acropolis and ancient market and kick up our heels in the Plaka. Then we head south to tour the ancient theater at Epidavros and the mystical ruins of Mycenae.

Greek Islands
#111
Island-hopping, we visit touristy and exotic Santorini, get familiar with the Aegean ferries, ride a motorbike around Sámos, pop into a remote monastery and catch some rays on the Back Door island of Lipsi.

West Turkey
#112
We visit the ancient sites of Ephesus and Aphrodisias, meander up the Meander River, eat Turkish pizza and discover a blend of ancient and modern: nomadic life, whirling dervishes and strong Muslim beliefs.