From north to south, Italy is a nonstop highlight reel. In this new whirlwind look back episode of Rick Steves' Europe, we sample la dolce vita in seductive Venice and Renaissance titan Florence, then soak up the Italian Riviera and the hill towns of Tuscany and Umbria. We touch down in the historical epicenter of Rome, embrace intense Naples and the Amalfi Coast, and finish amid the beautiful chaos of Sicily. Check your local public television station for airdates and times, stream with PBS Pas

In this new episode of Rick Steves' Europe we explore Warsaw, the heartbeat of contemporary Poland and home to hard-fought 20th-century history, Chopin concerts, and a grand palace. After a stop at the gingerbread bakeries in red-brick Toruń, we ogle the massive Teutonic Knight fortress of Malbork. Finishing in maritime Gdańsk, we experience handsome Hanseatic townhouses, amber jewelry, and stirring Solidarity history. Check your local public television station for airdates and times, stream wit

The “Oldest” Rick Steves Tour Guide (Please do not share!) We caught the oldest tour guide — with a scraggly beard that reaches nearly to his moneybelt — napping and blindsided him with an interview. Dave Hoerlein was the first Rick Steves tour guide. He’s a circa 1980-time warp from our “Europe through the Gutter” days — back when tourists weren’t so soft, and hotels proudly advertised “hot and cold running water.” Showers were down the hall…and coin-operated. Air-con on the bus? What’s that?!

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