Rick Steves Audio Europe

A pair of documentary producers share what they learned interviewing the residents of Christiania, a communal society tucked right inside — and yet worlds away from — downtown Copenhagen.

Two art enthusiasts describe top sites in Spain where you can experience firsthand the groundbreaking contributions of that nation's greatest artists.

A Scottish tour guide describes daily life in the Hebrides — an island group off Scotland's west coast where you're more likely to overhear Gaelic than English.

Tour guides from France offer tips for exploring the Norman countryside, with its natural beauty and poignant vestiges of the D-Day battles fought there.

Germany-based tour guide Maisie Hitchcock explains how Germany's pop music continues to reflect the intense cultural changes experienced by the last two generations.

Two tour guides share insider advice for enjoying Naples — home to what has to be the liveliest street scene in Italy — without feeling put off by its in-your-face energy.

Two tour guides based in Italy share the secret to gelato's distinctive smooth texture, and give tips for picking the best gelato shop in any Italian town.

Fashion critic James Sherwood shares his picks for London's top posh spots, where even a commoner can feel like royalty.

Author Ashley Steel shares time-tested advice for traveling with children in Europe (and explains why it's worth it).

Two curators of Atlas Obscura, the fascinating online almanac of unusual places, chat with Rick about their favorite quirky spots in Europe.

Two Belgian tour guides get nostalgic as they discuss the hearty comfort foods of their homeland.

Two tour guides from Slovenia offer an insider's look at how the peace-loving Slovenians compare themselves to their many better-known neighbors.

Two tour guides describe how Mostar — after suffering intense damage in the Bosnian War — has become an attractive tourist destination on the Adriatic cruise circuit, and then update us on its ongoing efforts to bridge old conflicts.

A Welsh tour guide describes the highlights of convivial, rejuvenated Cardiff.

British tour guides explain why a hike in the wild and windy English moors can be a delightfully uncrowded way to escape into nature.

Author Marjorie R. Williams takes us on a virtual stroll past the colorful, fragrant stalls of a Provençal farmers market.

Author Dave Seminara describes what it's like to celebrate National Day in Liechtenstein, one of the world's smallest — and wealthiest — countries. His book is "Bed, Breakfast and Drunken Threats: Dispatches from the Margins of Europe."

Italy-based tour guide Anna Piperato describes this intense, twice-yearly horse race and explains why it's so important to Siena's competing neighborhoods.

Rick chats with art historian Miles J. Unger about the Michelangelo masterpieces travelers can enjoy on a visit to the artist's hometown of Florence.

Rick is joined by three German tour guides to get a German perspective on Deutschland's recent emergence as the leading nation of the European Union. Then they take calls to help listeners plan memorable German getaways.

The Palace of Versailles, near Paris, can be overwhelmed with visitors. Rick and two French guides offer expert tips for planning an enjoyable visit to Europe's most extravagant palace.

Lisbon-based tour guides offer expert advice for enjoying the intimate neighborhoods of Portugal's historic capital.

Pål Johansen, a Norwegian tour guide, describes how the summer solstice is celebrated in Scandinavia, where the official start of summer is a big party.

Tour guide Concepción Delgado from Sevilla explains how the annual April Fair animates her city and anchors a season of outdoor festivals in southern Spain.

There are hundreds of national and regional saints in Spain, and many of them have festivals that bring their communities out to celebrate. Tour guides from Spain explain the importance of local saints to their national identity.