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Rick Steves' Europe
About Rick Steves' Europe
Rick Steves, America's leading authority on European travel, returns to transport viewers to the continent's bustling cities, quaint villages and picturesque countryside.
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Egypt's Nile, Alexandria, and Luxor
Explore Ramesses II's magnificent temple at Abu Simbel, the fabled city of Alexandria, and other highlights of Egypt.
- Sunday January 17, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET2
- Sunday January 17, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET2
- Wednesday January 20, 2021 10:30 am ET on KET2
- Wednesday January 20, 2021 9:30 am CT on KET2
- Wednesday January 20, 2021 3:00 pm ET on KET2
- Wednesday January 20, 2021 2:00 pm CT on KET2
- Saturday January 30, 2021 1:00 pm ET on KET
- Saturday January 30, 2021 12:00 pm CT on KET
- Wednesday February 17, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Wednesday February 17, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
Assisi and Italian Country Charm - S9 E6
In the Italian countryside, Rick connects with rustic, traditional culture: enjoying an agriturismo (farmhouse inn), seeing how prosciutto and pecorino cheese are made, and hiking down into deep and ancient wine cellars. He ends in Assisi - the hometown of St. Francis.
- Monday January 18, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Monday January 18, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
Siena and Tuscany's Wine Country - S9 E7
Siena, once a proud and independent city-state, retains its confidence and unique traditions. Rick enjoys a front-row seat at its wild horse race - the venerable Palio - and marvel at cultural treasures from the days when Siena rivaled Florence for leadership of Tuscany.
- Tuesday January 19, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Tuesday January 19, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
West England - S9 E8
Quaint Cotswold villages; the New Age capital of Glastonbury, with its legends of the Holy Grail and King Arthur; and the dramatic prehistoric stone circles of Stonehenge and Avebury are explored.
- Wednesday January 20, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Wednesday January 20, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
Southeast England - S9 E9
Rick travels from Canterbury to Dover and visits the beachy resort of Brighton (England's Coney Island).
- Thursday January 21, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Thursday January 21, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
England's Cornwall - S9 E10
Rick explores a world of flowers springing from towering hedges and visits Dartmoor National Park.
- Friday January 22, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Friday January 22, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
Egypt's Cairo
Teeming Cairo, the capital of Egypt and one of the leading cities of the Muslim world, is explored.
- Saturday January 23, 2021 1:00 pm ET on KET
- Saturday January 23, 2021 12:00 pm CT on KET
- Tuesday February 16, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Tuesday February 16, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
Ethiopia: A Development Story
Rick Steves uses Ethiopia as a classroom for understanding global hunger and extreme poverty.
- Sunday January 24, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET2
- Sunday January 24, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET2
- Wednesday January 27, 2021 10:30 am ET on KET2
- Wednesday January 27, 2021 9:30 am CT on KET2
- Wednesday January 27, 2021 3:00 pm ET on KET2
- Wednesday January 27, 2021 2:00 pm CT on KET2
- Saturday February 6, 2021 1:00 pm ET on KET
- Saturday February 6, 2021 12:00 pm CT on KET
The Heart of England - S10 E1
Rick Steves visits Winston Churchill's birthplace at Blenheim Palace. At Ironbridge Gorge, he fires up memories of the Industrial Revolution. Rick drives on the left and polishes his pub etiquette.
- Monday January 25, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Monday January 25, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
Lisbon - S10 E2
Rick explores Lisbon, Portugal and strolls the city's back lanes and the reinvigorated waterfront. He takes a side trip to Sintra to explore the fanciful castles of Portuguese royalty and climbs hilltop ramparts with grand views.
- Tuesday January 26, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Tuesday January 26, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
Portugal's Heartland - S10 E3
Rick Steves dances on the beach at Nazare, marvels at a medieval abbey in Batalha, visits a royal library and revels with university students in Coimbra.
- Wednesday January 27, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Wednesday January 27, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
Travel Skills: Cruising - S10 E4
Setting sail on the Mediterranean, Rick explores the ins and outs and pros and cons of cruising. Along with the joys and efficiencies of cruising, Rick considers the downsides, including the inevitable congestion and commercialism that comes with mass tourism.
- Thursday January 28, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Thursday January 28, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
Greek Islands: Santorini, Mykonos, and Rhodes - S10 E5
Rick island-hops through the Aegean, sampling the Greek getaways of Santorini, Mykonos, and Rhodes. He tours ancient ruins, traces the vestiges of the Crusaders, samples rustic cuisine, savors classic Greek-island views, and compares beaches.
- Friday January 29, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Friday January 29, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
Why We Travel
Set in Europe, Rick Steves shares his views on the rewards of exploring our world and the joy of travel.
- Sunday January 31, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET2
- Sunday January 31, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET2
- Wednesday February 3, 2021 10:30 am ET on KET2
- Wednesday February 3, 2021 9:30 am CT on KET2
- Wednesday February 3, 2021 3:00 pm ET on KET2
- Wednesday February 3, 2021 2:00 pm CT on KET2
- Saturday February 13, 2021 1:00 pm ET on KET
- Saturday February 13, 2021 12:00 pm CT on KET
European Festivals I - S10 E6
Rick cheers with the masses at Siena's crazy Palio horse race, tosses a caber at a Scottish Highland Games, dons a mask for Carnevale in Venice, and celebrates Easter in Greece.
- Monday February 1, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Monday February 1, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
European Festivals II - S10 E7
Rick dances with Spaniards at Sevilla's April Fair, celebrates Bastille Day in Paris, runs with the bulls at Pamplona, and hoists a frothy stein at Munich's Oktoberfest. And he celebrates a traditional family Christmas, browsing the holiday market in Nurnberg, and sledding down alpine slopes by torchlight in Switzerland.
- Tuesday February 2, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Tuesday February 2, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
The Best of Sicily - S10 E8
This tour of Sicilian highlights starts in Palermo, where Rick sings with the merchants in the markets. He sips wine on the slopes of Mount Etna, munches cannoli, ponders Greek temples at Agrigento, admires Roman mosaics at the Villa of Casale, and marvels at the view from the Greek theater in Taormina.
- Wednesday February 3, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Wednesday February 3, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
Sicilian Delights - S10 E9
Rick dines on fresh seafood at the fisherman's harbor in Cefalu, ponders ancient Greek greatness in Siracusa, communes with monks in a Capuchin crypt, sleeps in an olive orchard at an agriturismo, and eats his way through a classic Sicilian banquet with a famous chef.
- Thursday February 4, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Thursday February 4, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
Scotland's Highlands - S10 E10
Rick visits the "Weeping Glen" of Glencoe, bustling Inverness, and the battlefield at Culloden. Then he makes a pilgrimage to the spiritual capital of a major clan and goes prehistoric at Stone Age burial grounds and Iron Age island forts. Venturing along the Caledonian Canal and watching for Nessie at Loch Ness, Rick watches a sheepdog demonstration and enjoys traditional folk music.
- Friday February 5, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Friday February 5, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
Western Turkey - S8 E1
From the port of Kusadasi, Rick wanders the streets of ancient Ephesus, soaks in a natural spa at Pamukkale, learns why the dervishes whirl at Konya, and more.
- Sunday February 7, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET2
- Sunday February 7, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET2
- Wednesday February 10, 2021 10:30 am ET on KET2
- Wednesday February 10, 2021 9:30 am CT on KET2
- Wednesday February 10, 2021 3:00 pm ET on KET2
- Wednesday February 10, 2021 2:00 pm CT on KET2
Scotland's Islands - S10 E11
Rick begins on the tranquil Isle of Iona, where Christianity first reached the shores of Scotland, and nearby Staffa, with a lovable puffin colony. Then he visits another of the Inner Hebrides, road-tripping across the Isle of Skye.
- Monday February 8, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Monday February 8, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
Glasgow and Scottish Passions - S10 E12
Glasgow, once an industrial powerhouse, offers a fun look at Scotland's vibrantly gritty urban side. Leaving town, Rick taps into Scottish passions as he tours historic Stirling Castle, enjoys a bagpiping lesson, and more.
- Tuesday February 9, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Tuesday February 9, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
Austrian and Italian Alps
After conquering the Zugspitze, Rick tours Innsbruck and visits a remote farm in Austria. As he crosses the Alps into Italy, Rick tours a well-preserved medieval castle before joyriding into the Dolomite Mountains.
- Wednesday February 10, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Wednesday February 10, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
Swiss Alps
From the Matterhorn to the Jungfrau to Appenzell, Rick savors Switzerland's alpine beauty and the rich and resilient culture of its people.
- Thursday February 11, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Thursday February 11, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
French Alps and Lyon
Rick explores the cuisine of Lyon and goes to Chamonix, in the shadow of Europe's tallest peak: Mont Blanc.
- Friday February 12, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Friday February 12, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
Central Turkey - S8 E2
Rick experiences the landscape of Cappadocia from a hot air balloon, explores troglodyte ghost towns, shops for sheep, and chats with an imam. He visits Turkey's capital, Ankara.
- Sunday February 14, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET2
- Sunday February 14, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET2
- Wednesday February 17, 2021 10:30 am ET on KET2
- Wednesday February 17, 2021 9:30 am CT on KET2
- Wednesday February 17, 2021 3:00 pm ET on KET2
- Wednesday February 17, 2021 2:00 pm CT on KET2
Germany's Fascist Story
Traveling across Germany, discover how fascism rose and then fell and trace the roots of Nazism.
- Monday February 15, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Monday February 15, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
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Romania - S9 E5
- Friday January 15, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Friday January 15, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
Bulgaria - S9 E4
- Thursday January 14, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Thursday January 14, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
Germany's Frankfurt and Nurnberg - S9 E3
- Wednesday January 13, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Wednesday January 13, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
Germany's Dresden and Leipzig - S9 E2
- Tuesday January 12, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Tuesday January 12, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
Germany's Hamburg and the Luther Trail - S9 E1
- Monday January 11, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Monday January 11, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
Egypt's Cairo
- Sunday January 10, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET2
- Sunday January 10, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET2
Berlin - S8 E12
- Friday January 8, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Friday January 8, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
Prague - S8 E11
- Thursday January 7, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Thursday January 7, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
The Netherlands Beyond Amsterdam - S8 E10
- Wednesday January 6, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Wednesday January 6, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
Amsterdam - S8 E9
- Tuesday January 5, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Tuesday January 5, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
Italy's Veneto: Verona, Padua, and Ravenna - S8 E8
- Monday January 4, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Monday January 4, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
Germany's Fascist Story
- Saturday January 16, 2021 1:00 pm ET on KET
- Saturday January 16, 2021 12:00 pm CT on KET
- Wednesday January 6, 2021 3:00 pm ET on KET2
- Wednesday January 6, 2021 2:00 pm CT on KET2
- Wednesday January 6, 2021 10:30 am ET on KET2
- Wednesday January 6, 2021 9:30 am CT on KET2
- Sunday January 3, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET2
- Sunday January 3, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET2
Italy's Riviera: Cinque Terre - S8 E7
- Friday January 1, 2021 11:00 am ET on KET
- Friday January 1, 2021 10:00 am CT on KET
Palestine - S8 E6
- Thursday December 31, 2020 11:00 am ET on KET
- Thursday December 31, 2020 10:00 am CT on KET
The Best of Israel - S8 E5
- Wednesday December 30, 2020 11:00 am ET on KET
- Wednesday December 30, 2020 10:00 am CT on KET
Paris Side-Trips - S8 E4
- Tuesday December 29, 2020 11:00 am ET on KET
- Tuesday December 29, 2020 10:00 am CT on KET
France's Loire: Chateau Country - S8 E3
- Monday December 28, 2020 11:00 am ET on KET
- Monday December 28, 2020 10:00 am CT on KET
French Alps and Lyon
- Saturday January 9, 2021 1:00 pm ET on KET
- Saturday January 9, 2021 12:00 pm CT on KET
- Wednesday December 30, 2020 3:00 pm ET on KET2
- Wednesday December 30, 2020 2:00 pm CT on KET2
- Wednesday December 30, 2020 10:30 am ET on KET2
- Wednesday December 30, 2020 9:30 am CT on KET2
- Sunday December 27, 2020 11:00 am ET on KET2
- Sunday December 27, 2020 10:00 am CT on KET2
Central Turkey - S8 E2
- Friday December 25, 2020 11:00 am ET on KET
- Friday December 25, 2020 10:00 am CT on KET
Western Turkey - S8 E1
- Thursday December 24, 2020 11:00 am ET on KET
- Thursday December 24, 2020 10:00 am CT on KET
European Travel Skills, Part III - S7 E14
- Wednesday December 23, 2020 11:00 am ET on KET
- Wednesday December 23, 2020 10:00 am CT on KET
European Travel Skills, Part II - S7 E13
- Tuesday December 22, 2020 11:00 am ET on KET
- Tuesday December 22, 2020 10:00 am CT on KET
European Travel Skills, Part I - S7 E12
- Monday December 21, 2020 11:00 am ET on KET
- Monday December 21, 2020 10:00 am CT on KET
Swiss Alps
- Saturday January 2, 2021 1:00 pm ET on KET
- Saturday January 2, 2021 12:00 pm CT on KET
- Wednesday December 23, 2020 3:00 pm ET on KET2
- Wednesday December 23, 2020 2:00 pm CT on KET2
- Wednesday December 23, 2020 10:30 am ET on KET2
- Wednesday December 23, 2020 9:30 am CT on KET2
- Sunday December 20, 2020 11:00 am ET on KET2
- Sunday December 20, 2020 10:00 am CT on KET2
Why We Travel
- Saturday December 19, 2020 1:00 pm ET on KET
- Saturday December 19, 2020 12:00 pm CT on KET
Venice and Its Lagoon - S7 E11
- Friday December 18, 2020 11:00 am ET on KET
- Friday December 18, 2020 10:00 am CT on KET
Venice: City of Dreams - S7 E10
- Thursday December 17, 2020 11:00 am ET on KET
- Thursday December 17, 2020 10:00 am CT on KET
North England's Lake District and Durham - S7 E9
- Wednesday December 16, 2020 11:00 am ET on KET
- Wednesday December 16, 2020 10:00 am CT on KET
Austrian and Italian Alps
- Saturday December 26, 2020 1:00 pm ET on KET
- Saturday December 26, 2020 12:00 pm CT on KET
- Wednesday December 16, 2020 3:00 pm ET on KET2
- Wednesday December 16, 2020 2:00 pm CT on KET2
- Wednesday December 16, 2020 10:30 am ET on KET2
- Wednesday December 16, 2020 9:30 am CT on KET2
