Rick Steves

As everyone knows, Pisa has the famous tilted tower you can climb, but lesser-known Lucca is encircled by an unspoiled Renaissance wall you can bike. These two Tuscan towns, near...

With just two million people, tiny Slovenia is one of Europe's most overlooked yet unexpectedly delightful destinations. Located where the Germanic, Mediterranean, and Slavic worlds come together, Slovenia has an...

When traveling in a country as old as Greece, ancient ruins can quickly go from magnificent to mind-numbing. Great – yet another nameless hill with more stony remnants of people...

A reader once asked me if I were to bring a spry, 73-year-old grandmother to Europe, where would I go? My response: France's Dordogne River Valley. I'd take her for...

If San Francisco had a sister, it would be Lisbon. Both cities have awe-inspiring suspension bridges and famously foggy weather. Both are situated on the best natural harbors on the...

While I've enjoyed a lot of adventurous travel, nothing in my journals would rival the adventure my grandparents had as they sailed away from their Norwegian homeland – poor and...

Music lovers find special delights in Austria. In Salzburg at my favorite hotel, I lie in bed a hundred meters from Mozart's dad. He's just outside my window in the...

Life in the Italian town of Castelrotto goes on almost entirely in German; in fact, fewer than 5 percent of Castelrotto's residents are native Italian speakers. Its German-speaking residents call...

From its colorful Old Town square to its sumptuous Art Nouveau facades, Prague offers plenty to see and do. But if you're willing to leave the city and explore the...

Squinting at the jeweled snuff box of Frederick the Great in London's Victoria and Albert Museum, it occurs to me that you could make a theme tour called "Exquisite London."...