Rick Steves

In Salema, Portugal, octopi are fished out of the sea as they have been for years and where family restaurants serve up seafood and service.
Rick Steves

Salema in the Algarve: Water Is Still Life

A peaceful pocket on Portugal’s lively south coast

By Rick Steves | September 27, 2022
Baden-Baden's casino has the elegance of a royal palace, but anyone who pays the fee and meets the dress code can come to gamble or people-watch. Travel writer Rick Steves transports us to Germany’s Black Forest and to Baden-Baden, through a wealth of natural beauty, rich traditions, a historic casino, and pleasurable mineral spas.
Rick Steves

Germany’s Black Forest and Baden-Baden

Natural beauty, rich traditions, ostentatious casino, and a relaxing bath

By Rick Steves | September 20, 2022
Rick Steves takes us to Vernazza, along the Italian Riviera in Cinque Terre, recalling a kind-hearted Vernazzan man and a peaceful view.
Rick Steves

Vernazza: Lorenzo’s view

‘Rest here. The view is nice’

By Rick Steves | September 13, 2022
Writing on Belfast's Peace Wall. In Rick Steves’ Europe, the travel writer examines the context of several significant European walls: built in times of mistrust and danger, torn down to be displaced by interdependence and empathy. In Rick Steves’ Europe, the travel writer examines the context of several significant European walls: built in times of mistrust and danger, torn down to be displaced by interdependence and empathy. Image by Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli.
Rick Steves

The Meaning of European Walls

Europe tears down walls – and builds bridges

By Rick Steves | September 6, 2022
Inside the dome of the Reichstag, Germany's parliament building. Travel writer Rick Steves recalls his visit to Berlin’s Reichstag – the German parliament building – and digs beneath the entertainment value of travel to examine its value in understanding history, broadening our perspectives, and understanding current events more fully.
History

Berlin’s Reichstag as a History Lesson

Teary-eyed Germans and a big glass dome

By Rick Steves | August 30, 2022
Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy, where Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper” graces the wall for visitors' viewing.
Rick Steves

Milan’s Masterpieces Include ‘The Last Supper’

Skillful, beautiful, moving, historic

By Rick Steves | August 16, 2022
Blackpool is a carnival-esque tipsy-toupee, ears-pierced-while-you-wait place, where I can experience working-class England at play. Showing its beach and tower.
Rick Steves

Blackpool, Coney Island in England

Kitsch, greasy spoons, shows, and fun

By Rick Steves | August 9, 2022
horses racing at the Palio di Siena. Photo by M. Rohana, Dreamstime. Travel writer Rick Steves takes us to Italy’s world-famous horse race, the Palio di Siena, a proud 500-years-old tradition.
Rick Steves

The Palio di Siena Horse Race

90 Seconds of sheer medieval madness

By Rick Steves | August 2, 2022
A cobbled street in Arcos serves as an alfresco dining spot. In Spain’s Andalucía region, stroll the streets of Arcos de la Frontera, sample market foods, and watch bull-fighting on TV at a bar.
Rick Steves

Cultural Treats in the Small Towns of Andalucia

A stroll through the Spanish region with travel writer Rick Steves

By Rick Steves | July 26, 2022
Hagia Sophia, in Istanbul, for centuries the grandest place of worship in all of Europe.. Travel writer Rick Steves takes us strolling through Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city and packed with history, tradition, and culture.
Rick Steves

Strolling Through Istanbul

The resilient charm of a traditional culture

By Rick Steves | July 20, 2022

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