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‘Girl with a Magnifying Glass mural by Smug (Sam Bates) in Scotland's second city. Glasgow is both a workaday Scottish city and a cosmopolitan destination.
Rick Steves

Art, Architecture, and Nightlife in Scotland’s Second City

‘Glasgow is both a workaday Scottish city and a cosmopolitan destination’

By Rick Steves | August 26, 2025
On Friday mornings between April and August in Alkmaar, Netherlands, cheesemakers neatly line up their cheeses for prospective buyers to examine, a highlight of Europe for cheese lovers. CREDIT: Cameron Hewitt, Rick Steves’ Europe
Food Finds

Europe for Cheese Lovers

Highlights of regions and cheeses for ‘turophiles’

By Rick Steves | August 19, 2025
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
1. Entrance to Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve - Nick Thomas
Nick Thomas

Take a Hike! To Great Sand Dunes National Park

A stunning Colorado landscape sculpted over the ages

By Nick Thomas | August 6, 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
Rick Steves

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
Rick Steves

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

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