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Assisi and Italian Country Charm

Premiered On: 01/14/2017

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.

• Wednesday December 7, 2022 10:30 am ET on KET2
• Wednesday December 7, 2022 9:30 am CT on KET2
• Wednesday December 7, 2022 3:00 pm ET on KET2
• Wednesday December 7, 2022 2:00 pm CT on KET2
• Friday December 16, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Friday December 16, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

Prague

Premiered On: 01/03/2015

Prague's massive castle, statue-lined bridge, evocative Jewish Quarter and more are explored.

• Wednesday December 7, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Wednesday December 7, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

Berlin

Premiered On: 01/10/2015

Rick explores Berlin's trendy east side, people-friendly riverfront, and its vibrant social scene.

• Thursday December 8, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Thursday December 8, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

Germany's Hamburg and the Luther Trail

Premiered On: 12/10/2016

Rick visits Hamburg, Germany's mighty port city, and the great historic sights of Martin Luther.

• Friday December 9, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Friday December 9, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

Lisbon

Premiered On: 12/15/2018

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.

• Saturday December 10, 2022 1:00 pm ET on KET
• Saturday December 10, 2022 12:00 pm CT on KET
• Monday December 26, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Monday December 26, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

Siena and Tuscany's Wine Country

Premiered On: 01/21/2017

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.

• Sunday December 11, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET2
• Sunday December 11, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET2
• Wednesday December 14, 2022 10:30 am ET on KET2
• Wednesday December 14, 2022 9:30 am CT on KET2
• Wednesday December 14, 2022 3:00 pm ET on KET2
• Wednesday December 14, 2022 2:00 pm CT on KET2
• Monday December 19, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Monday December 19, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

Germany's Dresden and Leipzig

Premiered On: 12/17/2016

Opulent palaces and art treasures in Dresden and the Bach heritage of Leipzig are explored.

• Monday December 12, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Monday December 12, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

Germany's Frankfurt and Nurnberg

Premiered On: 12/24/2016

Skyscraper-studded Frankfurt and the maze of underground bomb shelters in Nurnberg are explored.

• Tuesday December 13, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Tuesday December 13, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

Bulgaria

Premiered On: 12/31/2016

Bulgaria, so mysterious to most Americans, has a vivid identity as a crossroads of the Balkans.

• Wednesday December 14, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Wednesday December 14, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

Romania

Premiered On: 01/07/2017

Romania's vibrant capital, Bucharest, and its "Little Paris of the East" architecture is explored.

• Thursday December 15, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Thursday December 15, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

Portugal's Heartland

Premiered On: 12/22/2018

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.

• Saturday December 17, 2022 1:00 pm ET on KET
• Saturday December 17, 2022 12:00 pm CT on KET
• Tuesday December 27, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Tuesday December 27, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

West England

Premiered On: 01/28/2017

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.

• Sunday December 18, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET2
• Sunday December 18, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET2
• Tuesday December 20, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Tuesday December 20, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET
• Wednesday December 21, 2022 10:30 am ET on KET2
• Wednesday December 21, 2022 9:30 am CT on KET2
• Wednesday December 21, 2022 3:00 pm ET on KET2
• Wednesday December 21, 2022 2:00 pm CT on KET2

The Heart of England

Premiered On: 12/08/2018

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.

• Friday December 23, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Friday December 23, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

Travel Skills: Cruising

Premiered On: 12/29/2018

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.

• Saturday December 24, 2022 1:00 pm ET on KET
• Saturday December 24, 2022 12:00 pm CT on KET
• Wednesday December 28, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Wednesday December 28, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

Southeast England

Premiered On: 02/04/2017

Rick travels from Canterbury to Dover and visits the beachy resort of Brighton (England's Coney Island).

• Wednesday December 21, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Wednesday December 21, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET
• Sunday December 25, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET2
• Sunday December 25, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET2
• Wednesday December 28, 2022 10:30 am ET on KET2
• Wednesday December 28, 2022 9:30 am CT on KET2
• Wednesday December 28, 2022 3:00 pm ET on KET2
• Wednesday December 28, 2022 2:00 pm CT on KET2

Greek Islands: Santorini, Mykonos, and Rhodes

Premiered On: 01/05/2019

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.

• Thursday December 29, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Thursday December 29, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET
• Saturday December 31, 2022 1:00 pm ET on KET
• Saturday December 31, 2022 12:00 pm CT on KET

European Festivals I

Premiered On: 01/12/2019

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.

• Friday December 30, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Friday December 30, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET
• Saturday January 7, 2023 1:00 pm ET on KET
• Saturday January 7, 2023 12:00 pm CT on KET

England's Cornwall

Premiered On: 02/11/2017

Rick explores a world of flowers springing from towering hedges and visits Dartmoor National Park.

• Thursday December 22, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Thursday December 22, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET
• Sunday January 1, 2023 11:00 am ET on KET2
• Sunday January 1, 2023 10:00 am CT on KET2
• Wednesday January 4, 2023 10:30 am ET on KET2
• Wednesday January 4, 2023 9:30 am CT on KET2
• Wednesday January 4, 2023 3:00 pm ET on KET2
• Wednesday January 4, 2023 2:00 pm CT on KET2

European Festivals II

Premiered On: 01/19/2019

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.

• Monday January 2, 2023 11:00 am ET on KET
• Monday January 2, 2023 10:00 am CT on KET

The Best of Sicily

Premiered On: 01/26/2019

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.

• Tuesday January 3, 2023 11:00 am ET on KET
• Tuesday January 3, 2023 10:00 am CT on KET

Sicilian Delights

Premiered On: 02/02/2019

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.

• Wednesday January 4, 2023 11:00 am ET on KET
• Wednesday January 4, 2023 10:00 am CT on KET

Scotland's Highlands

Premiered On: 02/09/2019

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.

• Thursday January 5, 2023 11:00 am ET on KET
• Thursday January 5, 2023 10:00 am CT on KET

Scotland's Islands

Premiered On: 02/16/2019

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.

• Friday January 6, 2023 11:00 am ET on KET
• Friday January 6, 2023 10:00 am CT on KET

Recent

The Netherlands Beyond Amsterdam - S8 E10

• Tuesday December 6, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Tuesday December 6, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

Amsterdam - S8 E9

• Monday December 5, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Monday December 5, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

Italy's Veneto: Verona, Padua, and Ravenna - S8 E8

• Friday December 2, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Friday December 2, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

Italy's Riviera: Cinque Terre - S8 E7

• Thursday December 1, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Thursday December 1, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

Palestine - S8 E6

• Wednesday November 30, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Wednesday November 30, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

The Best of Israel - S8 E5

• Tuesday November 29, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Tuesday November 29, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

Paris Side-Trips - S8 E4

• Monday November 28, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Monday November 28, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

France's Loire: Chateau Country - S8 E3

• Friday November 25, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Friday November 25, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

Central Turkey - S8 E2

• Thursday November 24, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Thursday November 24, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

Western Turkey - S8 E1

• Wednesday November 23, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Wednesday November 23, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

European Travel Skills, Part III - S7 E14

• Wednesday November 23, 2022 4:30 am ET on KET
• Wednesday November 23, 2022 3:30 am CT on KET
• Tuesday November 22, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Tuesday November 22, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

European Travel Skills, Part II - S7 E13

• Monday November 21, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Monday November 21, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

Romania - S9 E5

• Wednesday November 23, 2022 3:00 pm ET on KET2
• Wednesday November 23, 2022 2:00 pm CT on KET2
• Wednesday November 23, 2022 10:30 am ET on KET2
• Wednesday November 23, 2022 9:30 am CT on KET2
• Sunday November 20, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET2
• Sunday November 20, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET2

The Heart of England - S10 E1

• Saturday November 19, 2022 1:00 pm ET on KET
• Saturday November 19, 2022 12:00 pm CT on KET

European Travel Skills, Part I - S7 E12

• Friday November 18, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Friday November 18, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

Venice and Its Lagoon - S7 E11

• Thursday November 17, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Thursday November 17, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

Venice: City of Dreams - S7 E10

• Wednesday November 16, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Wednesday November 16, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

North England's Lake District and Durham - S7 E9

• Tuesday November 15, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Tuesday November 15, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

London: Historic and Dynamic - S7 E8

• Monday November 14, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Monday November 14, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

Bulgaria - S9 E4

• Wednesday November 16, 2022 3:00 pm ET on KET2
• Wednesday November 16, 2022 2:00 pm CT on KET2
• Wednesday November 16, 2022 10:30 am ET on KET2
• Wednesday November 16, 2022 9:30 am CT on KET2
• Sunday November 13, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET2
• Sunday November 13, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET2

England's Cornwall - S9 E10

• Saturday November 12, 2022 1:00 pm ET on KET
• Saturday November 12, 2022 12:00 pm CT on KET

Paris: Embracing Life and Art - S7 E7

• Friday November 11, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Friday November 11, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

Paris: Regal and Intimate - S7 E6

• Thursday November 10, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Thursday November 10, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

Florentine Delights and Tuscan Side Trips - S7 E5

• Wednesday November 9, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Wednesday November 9, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

Florence: Heart of the Renaissance - S7 E4

• Wednesday November 9, 2022 4:30 am ET on KET
• Wednesday November 9, 2022 3:30 am CT on KET
• Tuesday November 8, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Tuesday November 8, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

Rome: Back-Street Riches - S7 E3

• Monday November 7, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET
• Monday November 7, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET

Germany's Frankfurt and Nurnberg - S9 E3

• Wednesday November 9, 2022 3:00 pm ET on KET2
• Wednesday November 9, 2022 2:00 pm CT on KET2
• Wednesday November 9, 2022 10:30 am ET on KET2
• Wednesday November 9, 2022 9:30 am CT on KET2
• Sunday November 6, 2022 11:00 am ET on KET2
• Sunday November 6, 2022 10:00 am CT on KET2

Southeast England - S9 E9

• Saturday November 5, 2022 1:00 pm ET on KET
• Saturday November 5, 2022 12:00 pm CT on KET