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

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I’ll never forget literally “jumping ship” in Mykonos: enjoying a glass of ouzo in a tiny taverna while watching my mighty ...

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Volterra and San Gimignano make a good escape from big, museum-packed Florence, offering travelers a mix of beauty, history ...

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

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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 ...