Rick Steves Audio Europe

Angelique Mergler, a tour guide from Delft, explains what sets Holland apart from the rest of the Netherlands.

Set in an immense and lavish papal palace decorated by the likes of Michelangelo and Raphael, the Vatican Museums are a treasure chest of the ancient world, holding some of the greatest art anywhere. This tour leads you right up to the Sistine Chapel, covered in a separate audio tour. Don't forget to download the handy PDF companion map.

American Stacy Gibboni fell in love with Venice (and with a Venetian chef), and now guides visitors around her adopted home. She gives advice for avoiding the crowds while enjoying a city like no other.

Rick takes a stroll around Dublin with his guide Joe Darcy, learning about the history of British empire’s “second city,” the role it played in the struggle for Irish independence, and the unique “Bloomsday” celebrations each June. For more info on traveling in Europe, see www.ricksteves.com.

Greek guide Anastasia Gaitanou helps us understand the ancient stories and myths that inspired the art you'll encounter all over in Greece. Related travel information at www.ricksteves.com.

English tour guides Tom Hooper, Gillian Chadwick, and Roy Nicholls explain what makes English gardens unique and tell which ones warrant a visit. Related travel information at www.ricksteves.com.

English tour guides Roy Nicholls and Gillian Chadwick share tips for visiting the lavish estates and castles of the British aristocracy. Related travel information at www.ricksteves.com.

Guides from Spain introduce us to the underrated pleasures of their favorite Spanish wines, and offer advice on how to pair these high-quality, low-priced vintages with Spanish cuisine. For more info on traveling in Europe, see www.ricksteves.com.

Mathew Prichard, the only grandson of Agatha Christie, talks about his grandmother’s legacy and explains how travelers can experience the “Queen of Crime” in their travels to England. Related travel information at www.ricksteves.com.

Tour guide and journalist Susie Millar talks about what visitors can expect to find in her hometown of Belfast, where sectarian violence is now a thing of the past. Related travel information at www.ricksteves.com.

A tour guide gives us tips on finding inexpensive edibles in her home town of Istanbul, where some of the tastiest treats are sold right on the street. For more info on traveling in Europe, see www.ricksteves.com.

Rick chats with astronaut Chris Hadfield about what he’s experienced and learned as a commander of multiple missions into outer space. Related travel information at www.ricksteves.com.

Actor Joanna Lumley fell in love with Greece decades ago, when she was just a teenager on her first visit. She chats with Rick about her latest Greek travels and her enduring passion for the resilient Greek people and their culture. Related travel information at www.ricksteves.com.

Belgian scholar Hilbren Buys describes the cultural fault line running right through Belgium, with the Germanic and the Latin part of Europe meeting in the middle of the country. For more info on traveling in Europe, see www.ricksteves.com.

Concepción Delgado, a tour guide based in Seville, gives us a glimpse into Holy Week in Andalucía in southern Spain. For more info on traveling in Europe, see www.ricksteves.com.

Author Don Wallace tells the tale of renovating a house on a remote island off the coast of Brittany. Related travel information at www.ricksteves.com.

Rick talks with artist and gardener Elizabeth Murray about the famous Giverny gardens French painter Claude Monet created at his house outside Paris, and hears her story of helping to restore them. Related travel information at www.ricksteves.com.

Rick talks with Trish Clark, author of “Good Night and God Bless,” about the unexpected delights of staying in the monasteries and convents in Italy. For more info on traveling in Europe, see www.ricksteves.com.

Three American women chat with Rick about the unexpected joys and challenges of falling in love – and getting married – in Italy. For more info on traveling in Europe, see www.ricksteves.com.

With the help of Roy Nicholls, a Blue Badge guide from England, we explore how the Roman and pre-historic worlds are often just below the surface throughout Great Britain. Related travel information at www.ricksteves.com.

Scottish musician Jim Malcolm explains the enduring appeal of his countryman, beloved 18th-century Scottish poet Robert Burns, and shares songs fit for your next Burns Night. Related travel information at www.ricksteves.com.

What Americans call Mardi Gras is also a big party in many pockets of Germany. German historian Fabian Rüger explains how Karneval is celebrated in the Rhineland. Related travel information at www.ricksteves.com.

Two Irish tour guides give Rick some advice on how to fit in like a local on your next visit to the “Emerald Isle.” For more info on traveling in Europe, see www.ricksteves.com.

Two friends from Ireland help us understand the Irish passion for poetry and for their Nobel Prize–winning poet, William Butler Yeats. For more info on traveling in Europe, see www.ricksteves.com.

Barry Moloney talks about the sinking of the Lusitania off the coast of Ireland in 1915, which stoked support for American involvement in World War I. For more info on traveling in Europe, see www.ricksteves.com.