Insanely extravagant, these palaces were primarily built by kings or bankers and financiers from the courts of the kings.

Most of Rick Steves' brand is dedicated to Western and Central Europe -- he has dozens of tours that go through Italy, Germany, and France alone, and the bulk of his TV episodes detail sites to ...

Vaux-le-Vicomte was the home of Nicolas Fouquet, France’s finance minister during the reign ... This article is used with the ...

Our goal: to learn from the hard lessons of 20th-century Europe, and to recognize that ideology in the 21st century. Rick Steves Special: The Story of Fascism in Europe 1/60 released on September ...

Rick Steves' Europe is public television's most-watched, longest-running travel series. Written and hosted by best-selling guidebook author Rick Steves, each half-hour show takes viewers to Europe ...

Is it just hedonism, or something more powerful? After a lifetime of exploring Europe, Rick Steves shares his reasons why. This special is a sonnet to travel — an introspective love story ...

Salzburg and Surroundings - Rick Steves Europe In Salzburg, be sure to explore its delightful old town filled with Mozart history and relaxing beer gardens; then settle into a farmhouse B&B ...

On a recent trip to Scotland, I came to a sobering conclusion: This is a land of booze geeks. Some of my favorite discoveries ...

Steves got his diagnosis while filming the 13 th season of his series Rick Steves' Europe. Like travel, he wanted to look at everything as an opportunity and not a setback. "I look at things ...

Steves, known for his long-standing public television show “Rick Steves' Europe,” initially touted the “stability” a Harris presidency would bring in a September post — saying he longs ...