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Rick Steves, America's leading authority on European travel, returns to transport viewers to the continent's bustling cities, quaint villages and picturesque countryside.

With Europe as our classroom, Rick shares the essential skills for smart, smooth travel.
A quick lesson makes it easy to identify Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian architecture.
The excavated site of Pompeii gives a revealing look at a great Roman city.
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Greece’s timeless art: Golden Age temples, alluring Venuses, and exuberant Winged Victory.
We marvel at Stone Age cave paintings, mighty megaliths, and mysterious goddesses.
Early Europeans produce diverse art: from Christians to Muslims and Byzantines to Vikings.
The grand cities of ancient Rome’s vast empire and majestic churches of its fall.
Soaring Gothic cathedrals of radiant stained glass, plus art celebrating worldly pleasure.
Rome’s rise, as seen in its supersized monuments, colorful mosaics, and marble Caesars.
From Portugal to Germany, booming economies and new technologies produce exquisite art.
We marvel at Baroque’s over-the-top churches, palaces, bubbly fountains, and theatric art.
Florence’s bold “rebirth” is powered by the genius of Leonardo, Rafael, and Michelangelo.
The turbulent century and its rule-breaking art—Picasso, Surrealism and edgy architecture.
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Mighty fortified walls, awe-inspiring stone tombs, and troves of golden treasures.
Mysterious societies built necropoli and tombs in remote corners like Ireland and Orkney.
Ingeniously built stone circles of the megalithic age functioned as celestial calendars.
The painted animals in the caves of Lascaux show the artistry of people 15,000 years ago.
Artifacts from the Stone Age offer a peek into these people’s lives and deaths.
The Parthenon and Temple of Concordia trumpet the sophistication of ancient Greek society.
At the Temple of Karnak in Luxor, appreciate the sophistication of that ancient kingdom.
Egypt’s towering pyramids, lavish tombs hidden in hillsides, and glorious art treasures.
Joyful Minoan frescoes are a testament to the sophistication of that early culture.
The Pantheon gives us a feel for the magnificence of Roman engineering and aesthetics.