Rick Steves' Europe Video

A preview of Rick Steves Art of Europe: Stone Age to Ancient Greece. Watch the full episode at https://www.ricksteves.com/art, or check your local public television listings.

Orkney's many islands form one of the world's largest natural harbors — since WWI filled with ships intentionally sunk to protect the Royal Navy. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.

A day’s hike on the scenic Tour du Mont Blanc is punctuated by encounters with alpine culture, with enough commerce to meet hikers’ needs. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.

Old Cairo is a celebration of today's Egypt, with bazaars full of charismatic merchants, bustling back lanes, and appetizingly aromatic street food. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.

Amid the rolling green hills of Appenzell, in Switzerland's northeast corner, local traditions are maintained with a stubborn pride. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.

Rick boats his way through Copenhagen's canals, Norway's majestic fjords, and Stockholm’s sprawling archipelago. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.

The epicenter of Roman Catholicism is also the world's smallest country—yet boasts perhaps its grandest church and richest collection of Western art. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.

France's most enchanting châteaux — among them Vaux-le-Vicomte, Chenonceau, Chambord, and Fontainebleau — lie within easy reach of Paris. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.

Innsbruck, a rare city in the Alps and once a key outpost of the Habsburg Empire, retains its imperial grandeur — and offers an engaging folk museum. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.

Some of Europe's least-expensive foods are also its tastiest: pizza in Naples, Venetian cicchetti, barnacles in Portugal, Vienna's open-faced sandwiches, Turkish pide, and tapas in Spain. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.

London offers visitors some of the world's most fascinating museums, including the British Museum, Churchill War Rooms, Tate Modern, and British Library. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.

Glencoe's valley offers some of the Scottish Highlands' best scenery and hikes, and a good dose of history. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.

Italy is home to iconic churches in Monreale and Siena, St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, and the grandest church on earth — St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.

Tour du Mont Blanc circumnavigates Europe's highest peak. The accommodating trail is flexible — enjoyed by hikers with a wide range of abilities. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.

Rick tours the grand palaces of Spain including Alcázar, The Alhambra, El Escorial, and Madrid's Royal Palace. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.

Rick visits some of Europe's great open-air folk museums in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, plus England's Blists Hill Victorian Town. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.

In Greece, Rick visits Delos, Epidavros, the Sanctuary of Olympia, and Athens' Acropolis and Ancient Agora. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.

Rick explores Rheinfels Castle, Burg Eltz, Hohensalzburg Fortress, "Mad" King Ludwig II's Hohenshwangau and Neuschwanstein Castles, and the ruins of Ehrenburg and Schlosskopf Castles. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.

Rick tastes a variety of Europe's street food, including a gyro in Athens, pickled herring in Haarlem, a salted lemon drink in Sicily, and fresh frites in Bruges. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.

Rick visits England's churches and cathedrals, from the folksy Church of St. Michael in the Cotswolds to London's royal Westminster Abbey. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.

Rick tours the medieval Cluny Museum, covers the classics at the Louvre and Orsay, and ponders Impressionism at the Rodin Museum and Orangerie. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.

Rick tastes paprika and pickles in Budapest, eats like a local in Frankfurt, chats with the salesmen at Sicily's noisy Ballarò Market, and shops with a friend along the Rue Cler in Paris. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.

The village of Oia is the quintessence of Greek Island charm: an idyllic ensemble of whitewashed houses and blue domes, all with striking viewpoints. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.

The Brenner Pass zips drivers across the Alps in about 30 minutes to Reifenstein Castle, which offers an intimate look at medieval castle life. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.

Glasgow's busy Buchanan Street is the middle of a Z-shaped pedestrian boulevard nicknamed the "Golden Zed." With the top shops in town and a variety of street musicians, Buchanan Street has a lively vibe. For European travel information, visit https://www.ricksteves.com.