Rick Steves

The flag of the European Union. 75 years ago, the European Union was founded as a peace project. It’s still succeeding as one today. CREDIT: Cameron Hewitt, Rick Steves’ Europe. For a history of the European Union
History

European Union 101

The history of the EU

By Rick Steves | June 25, 2025
Surrounded by a spectacular Swiss Alps vista, dining atop the nearly 10,000-foot Schilthorn peak is a breathtaking experience. Hiking the Swiss Alps will certainly build up the appetite. (Cameron Hewitt, Rick Steves' Europe)
Rick Steves

Hiking the Swiss Alps

A natural high with high-altitude thrills and cheese

By Rick Steves | June 17, 2025
Reims Cathedral's 260-foot-tall towers were added in the 1400s, about 200 years after the church's construction; the spires intended to top them were never installed for lack of money. (Rick Steves, Rick Steves' Europe). In intoxicating Reims, France
Rick Steves

An Intoxicating City: Reims, France

A Healthy Dose of History and Champagne

By Rick Steves | June 10, 2025
The old industrial canal district in modern Milan is trendy and thriving, says travel professional Rick Steves. He takes us there, to “Little Venice” and to other colorful sights.
Rick Steves

Modern Milan in Italy

Fashionable and fun

June 2, 2025
The Nikolai pillar illuminated at night in Leipzig. Built in view of its importance in the 1989 Peaceful Revolution. CREDIT: Holger Kleine
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Remembering the Peaceful Revolution in Leipzig

The German city that helped halt communism

By Rick Steves | May 27, 2025
In Istanbul, Turkey, where East meets West. Built by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian in the early sixth century on the grandest scale possible, the Hagia Sophia was later converted from a church into a mosque by the conquering Ottomans. CREDIT: Carrie Shepherd, Rick Steves’ Europe.
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East Meets West in Istanbul

A crossroads of civilizations in Turkey

By Rick Steves | May 21, 2025
A city street through York in England: York’s atmospheric old butchers’ quarter, The Shambles, hosts tipsy medieval buildings. Though the lane looks tidy today, the blood, guts, and waste flushed into its center channel was once truly a shambles. CREDIT: (Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli, Rick Steves’ Europe).
Rick Steves

The Historic Layers of York in England

Viking artifacts, Roman bricks, railroads, and more

By Rick Steves | May 13, 2025
Public art, such as Joan Miró’s mural on the Ramblas, fits seamlessly into the street life of creative Barcelona. CREDIT: Cameron Hewitt, Rick Steves’ Europe.
Rick Steves

Creative Barcelona in Spain

Exploring the city’s artsy pulse

May 6, 2025
The Czech town of Třeboň is an inviting medieval burg famous for its peat spas, network of man-made lakes, and fish specialties. CREDIT: Cameron Hewitt, Rick Steves’ Europe.
Rick Steves

Třeboň and Třebíč

Two gems of the Czech countryside

By Rick Steves | April 29, 2025
Jane Austen in Bath: Bath is Austen mecca. The author lived here for five tumultuous-yet-foundational years and set two of her novels here. CREDIT: Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli, Rick Steves’ Europe
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Birthday Tributes to Jane Austen in Bath

Your 2025 England trip might be impacted by a famous author

By Rick Steves | April 22, 2025

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