Rick Steves

Speicherstadt, Hamburg’s old red-brick warehouse district on the Elbe River, now houses museums and other attractions, part of the captivating culture in Hamburg. CREDIT: Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli, Rick Steves’ Europe.
Rick Steves

Captivating Culture in Hamburg

Germany’s alluring second city

By Rick Steves | August 12, 2025
Your Rainbow Panorama atop the Aarhus art museum is experiential art at its best. (Cameron Hewitt, Rick Steves' Europe) The Danish city of Aarhus, easy to like and easy to handle, is promoted as the “World’s Smallest Big City.”
Rick Steves

What Makes Aarhus Easy to Like?

Denmark’s biggest little town

By Rick Steves | August 5, 2025
An abacería – part grocery store, part tapas bar – is the ideal place to rub elbows with locals in Sevilla in Andalucía, Spain. CREDIT: Rick Steves, Rick Steves’ Europe
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Sevilla in Andalucía, Spain

Hold on to your castanets!

By Rick Steves | July 29, 2025
Seine Promenade, Pont Alexandre III, a perfect spot for taking in Paris in summer.
Rick Steves

Paris in the Summer

A great season for capturing the French joie de vivre

By Rick Steves | July 22, 2025
Rick Steves meets an Istanbul tour group in the good hands of Turkish tour guide, Mert. CREDIT:Rick Steves, Rick Steves’ Europe. On the value of travel
Rick Steves

The Value of Travel

‘Uplifting encounters from my latest trip’

By Rick Steves | July 15, 2025
Celebration of Europe Day on May 9, 2025, at the Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium. Credit: Annie Tobey
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European Union 103

How the EU impacts travelers in Europe

By Rick Steves | July 8, 2025
The European Union functions as one big market, much to the delight of small businesses like this gelateria in Lucca, Italy. Rick Steves, Rick Steves’ Europe. Presented with his article on how the EU works.
History

European Union 102

How the EU works and why it matters

By Rick Steves | July 1, 2025
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

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