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The abandoned fishing village of Great Blasket Island once housed around 180 people. Now, it’s vacant – but holds authentic insight into traditional Irish life. CREDIT: Rick Steves’ Europe.
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Good Solitude on Great Blasket Island

The abandoned fishing village offers insight and beauty

By Rick Steves | August 18, 2026
Visitors to Italy continue to plan itineraries around seeing great works – like the Sistine Chapel – as part of Italian Renaissance travels. CREDIT: Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli, Rick Steves’ Europe.
Museums & Galleries

Italian Renaissance Travels

Appreciating the 15th-century explosion of arts and culture

By Rick Steves | August 4, 2026
On the Nazaré boardwalk in this old Portuguese fishing town, locals and tourists alike are enticed by vendors offering all sorts of sun-dried and salted fish. CREDIT: Rick Steves, Rick Steves' Europe
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A Portuguese Fishing Town Turned Tourist Spot

Old-school joys in Nazaré, Portugal

By Rick Steves | July 28, 2026
Helsinki Highlights: Creativity, saunas, and walkable sights. No services are held at Helsinki’s Kamppi Chapel. Instead, this spruce cylinder is open for anyone needing a reflective pause. CREDIT: Cameron Hewitt, Rick Steves’ Europe
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Helsinki Highlights

Creativity, saunas, and walkable sights

By Rick Steves | July 21, 2026
Bavaria is dotted with cute, colorful, cobbled towns, towns like Füssen. CREDIT: Cameron Hewitt, Rick Steves’ Europe.
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Charming Bavarian

Carvings, castles, and cute towns

By Rick Steves | July 14, 2026
Europe is getting hotter and hotter – meaning travelers need to find ways to stay cool on the road and beat the heat in Europe. CREDIT: Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli, Rick Steves’ Europe.
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Beat the Heat in Europe

‘Cool’ travel tips from a pro

By Rick Steves | July 7, 2026
When visiting Cardiff, you can't miss its historic port, vibrant downtown, and bits of medieval intrigue and Victorian bling scattered throughout. CREDIT: Rick Steves, Rick Steves’ Europe
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Visiting Cardiff

A taste of Wales in its spunky capital

By Rick Steves | June 30, 2026
Lake Como is lined with luxurious villas, crowned by snow-capped mountains, and busy with fleets of little ferries darting from one cute town to another, one of many sights in the Lakes District of Italy. CREDIT: Cameron Hewitt, Rick Steves’ Europe.
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Lakes District of Italy

Natural poetry, scenery, sightseeing, and relaxation

By Rick Steves | June 23, 2026
The beauty of Belgian cuisine: Belgians take their beers as seriously as the French take their wines, with hundreds of types and about 1,500 brands. (Addie Mannan, Rick Steves' Europe)
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The Beauty of Belgian Cuisine

The sweet, the savory, and the sudsy

By Rick Steves | June 9, 2026
Lyon offers romantic cobbled alleys, pastel Renaissance mansions, Paris-like shopping streets, evocative museums, and renowned cuisine, with no hint of crass tourism. (Addie Mannan, Rick Steves' Europe)
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Memorable Bites in Lyon

Without the taste of mass tourism

By Rick Steves | June 2, 2026

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