Rick Steves' Europe

- Season 1

(2000)

Like no other European capital, Portugal's Lisbon has an old time charm -- it feels like San Francisco but older, grittier... and less expensive.

A cruise on the Seine River is the perfect introduction to Paris. We'll also pay a visit to Napoleon's tomb, and take in the majestic Louvre. Then we'll shop in a village-like neighborhood, attend church in a pipe organ loft, and celebrate Bastille Day.

This time we're kicking off a South England adventure, starting at the White Cliffs of Dover and following the coast to Land's End.

Like the Continent, Great Britain is a delight to explore. We're starting in the Cotswolds, two hours west of London. From there we circle south to Wells, Glastonbury, Stonehenge and into South Wales.

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 and exploring the catacombs, we track down the best gelato in Rome.

Europe's our playground--and Germany's in the heart of the fun. After a stop at historic Cologne we ride the train to the resort spa of Baden Baden, then hop south through the highlights of the Black Forest.

Crowning Britain in the Northwest of Europe, Scotland welcomes visitors. From the town of Oban, we cruise to the Isles of Mull and Iona, then follow the Caledonian Canal to Glencoe, Loch Ness and onto Culloden.

We'll explore Bulgaria's modern capital, its trendy second city, a mountain monastery and time-passed villages. Then we'll feast with a family and get our cultural bearings in a surprisingly romantic land.

As we ramble through the heart of Rome, we'll admire breathtaking Bernini statues and ponder sunbeams inside St. Peter's Basilica. After dinner, we'll take a nighttime stroll, lacing together the city's piazzas and fountains.

The East of Turkey is a void on most tourist maps but a visit here paints a vivid--if complicated--human face on that part of your globe.

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The island of Sicily has a complicated past making it distinct from Italy - spicier food, a more festive lifestyle, and people who are Sicilian first, Italian second.

Starting his enjoyable journey through the Netherlands, Rick Steves shows his viewers how to reach his final destination, Venice, through travel tips for train, trolley, and car along on his journey.on the autobahn while enjoying wine, beer, and other delicacies en route.

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