Rick Steves
Sun Sentinel
Edmonds, WA, United States
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Rick Steves’ Europe: Barcelona, the spirit of Catalunya
Spain’s second-biggest city is one of the hottest tourist destinations in Europe, with more than 7 million visitors a year, so its popular pedestrian boulevards can become human traffic jams.Despite its notorious crowds, there's plenty to enjoy. → Read More
Rick Steves’ Europe: Savoring the good life on the French Riviera
Pondering my lavish meal along with the day’s sightseeing, I’m reminded of the heritage of hedonism unique to this stretch of Mediterranean beach. → Read More
Rick Steves’ Europe: Madrid: Two bulls is plenty
It’s like going to a baseball game, but rather than peanuts and Cracker Jack, it’s pistachios and corn nuts. → Read More
Rick Steves’ Europe: Lago di Como: Where Italians honeymoon
Stretched over two chairs atop the skinny passenger deck of a 10-car ferry as it shuttles across Lago di Como, I look south into the haze of Italy. → Read More
Rick Steves’ Europe: Living history enlivens your travels
Here are some thoughts about how and why one of the most rewarding aspects of my travels is connecting with people — old friends and guides who actually lived through the local history and make it real for me. → Read More
Rick Steves’ Europe: Esperanza in Évora
Alentejo is a vast and arid land — the bleak interior of Portugal, where cork seems to be the dominant industry. → Read More
Rick Steves’ Europe: Exploring Ireland’s Dingle Peninsula where the next parish over is Boston
The Dingle Peninsula gives the traveler Ireland in the extreme. It feels so traditionally Irish because it’s part of a Gaeltacht, a region where the government subsidizes the survival of the Irish language and culture. While English is everywhere, the signs, songs, and chitchat are in Gaelic. → Read More
Rick Steves’ Europe: Rothenburg’s night watchman
The walled town of Rothenburg, midway between Frankfurt and Munich, offers the best look possible at medieval Germany. → Read More
Rick Steves’ Europe: Venice’s cicchetti crawl
Cicchetti are the local appetizers that line the counters of little pubs all over Venice at the end of each workday. → Read More
Rick Steves’ Europe: Alsace and Colmar are where France and Germany mix it up
The French province of Alsace is a region of Hansel-and-Gretel villages, ambitious vineyards, and vibrant cities. It stands like a flower-child referee between France and Germany, bound by the Rhine River on the east and the well-worn Vosges Mountains on the west. → Read More
Rick Steves’ Europe: A romantic breeze in Rome
One of Rick Steves favorite European memories from Rome is a reminder of the enchanting Italian ambiance that awaits us at the other end of this COVID-19 crisis. → Read More
Rick Steves’ Europe: Artisan Europe
Craftsmen lament that the next generation, drawn to the energy of big cities and lured by the opportunities of big corporations, won’t be there to carry on the traditions. → Read More
Rick Steves’ Europe: Helsinki: ‘Relax . . . I wash you twice’
There’s virtually no indication of what century we’re in. But looking at their faces, it’s clear to me: This is Finland. → Read More
Rick Steves’ Europe: Deja vu in Istanbul
I am back in Turkey, and it is “very beautiful” indeed. → Read More
Appreciating Italy’s most underrated city, Milan
Once a central city of the Roman empire, then a reeding ground for powerful families, Milan continues to hold its own as a powerful city in Italy. → Read More
Rick Steves: The back road to Mostar: Off the beaten path in Bosnia-Herzegovina
With a spirit of adventure, I take the back road instead: inland first, then looping north through the Serbian part of Herzegovina. → Read More
Rick Steves’ Europe: After hours at a German Stammtisch
Even in the most touristy town in Germany, you can still make a genuine, cross-cultural connection. → Read More
Rick Steves Europe: Westminster Abbey: The soul of England
Westminster Abbey is more than the religious heart of England -- it’s the national soul as well. → Read More
Rick Steves’ Europe: Fine living and perfect picnics at Rue Cler
As we’ve had to postpone our travels because of the pandemic, I believe a weekly dose of travel dreaming can be good medicine. Here’s one of my favorite European memories from the streets of Paris — a reminder of the fun that awaits us at the other end of this crisis. → Read More
Rick Steves’ Europe: Fine living at a Paris market
As we’ve had to postpone our travels because of the pandemic, I believe a weekly dose of travel dreaming can be good medicine. Here’s one of my favorite European memories from the streets of Paris — a reminder of the fun that awaits us at the other end of this crisis. → Read More