Rick Steves' Europe: Season 1
Rick Steves' first season of travel shows delivers a selection of his favorite European destinations.
Season overview
Rick Steves' first season of travel shows delivers a selection of his favorite European destinations.
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
Portugal's Heartland
Sep 3, 2000 · 25 min
Leaving Lisbon for the countryside, we eat barnacles in a salty old fishing town, march with pilgrims on the anniversary of a miracle, ponder the local Romeo and Juliet, sample uni
Paris: Grand and Intimate
Sep 10, 2000 · 25 min
After marveling at masterpieces in the Louvre and strolling the Champs-Elysees, we explore a delightful Parisian neighborhood. We meet a pipe organist, drop by a butcher shop, desi
South England: Dover to Land's End
Sep 17, 2000 · 25 min
From the white cliffs of Dover to Land's End, we ponder Roman, Norman, and Nazi invasions. After exploring Admiral Nelson's flagship, we chase wild ponies across the moors and disc
Heart of England and South Wales
Sep 24, 2000 · 25 min
After King Arthur country at Glastonbury, we go back in time to prehistoric Stonehenge. We sample hard apple cider in Wells, meet an eccentric lord in the Cotswolds, and visit an e
Caesar's Rome
Oct 1, 2000 · 25 min
Rome welcomes the new millennium spiffed up as never before. We tour Rome's ancient sights from the Forum and Colosseum to the glorious Pantheon. Then, after hiking the Appian Way
Germany's Black Forest and Cologne
Oct 8, 2000 · 25 min
Rick teams up with his wife and kids to enjoy the good life, dipping into a classy mineral spa, trying our luck at a fancy casino, devouring chocolate-cherry cake, and exploring Ge
Scotland's Islands and Highlands
Oct 15, 2000 · 25 min
In Scotland, legends of Bonnie Prince Charlie swirl with pipers and kilts around crumbling castles. After tossing a caber (log) at a Scottish clan gathering, we remember Highland m
Surprising Bulgaria
Oct 22, 2000 · 25 min
Bulgaria is a time warp of old and new — from chic shops in the city to donkey cars in the country. We hike to a mountain monastery, meet two sculptors (dad does Stalin, son does n
Rome: Baroque, After Dark
Oct 29, 2000 · 25 min
After a pilgrimage to Michelangelo's Pieta, we climb to the top of St. Peter's Basilica. We seek out tucked-away Renaissance paintings and a cleverly-painted false dome. At the Bor
Eastern Turkey
Nov 5, 2000 · 25 min
After a Mount Ararat sunrise, we visit Abraham's 4000-year-old home town, tour one of the world's biggest dams, cheer on grease wrestlers, meet the gods atop Mount Nemrut, and danc
London: Royal and Rambunctious
Nov 12, 2000 · 25 min
We whisper secrets across the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral and eat our way through Soho. Then we check out the treasures of the new British Library, roll with the drums at the Chan
Slovenia and Croatia
Nov 19, 2000 · 25 min
We discover that Dubrovnik is still the "jewel of the Adriatic" while nearby villages decorate their dreamy archipelago with small-town Venetian charm. Ljubljana is like Salzburg w
The Best of Sicily
Nov 26, 2000 · 25 min
After going fishing for anchovies off Cefalu, we land in rough-and-tumble Palermo. Marveling at the eerie skeletons in a Cappuccin crypt, airy mosaics of Monreale, enchanting ruins
Travel Skills Special (1)
Dec 3, 2000 · 25 min
Beautifully filmed on location, this 3-part, 90-minute special distills Rick's 25 years of travel experience into practical tips on: planning a trip, overcoming the language barrie
Travel Skills Special (2)
Dec 10, 2000 · 25 min
Beautifully filmed on location, this 3-part, 90-minute special distills Rick's 25 years of travel experience into practical tips on: planning a trip, overcoming the language barrie
Travel Skills Special (3)
Dec 17, 2000 · 25 min
Beautifully filmed on location, this 3-part, 90-minute special distills Rick's 25 years of travel experience into practical tips on: planning a trip, overcoming the language barrie