Rick Steves

I once met an elfish, black-clad old man in the little town of Ventry, on Ireland's Dingle Peninsula. When I asked if he was born here, he paused, breathed deeply,...

The walled town of Rothenburg, midway between Frankfurt and Munich, offers the best look possible at medieval Germany. And in this theme park of a town, the best ride is...

One of my favorite European memories is the joy of a pub crawl in Venice — a reminder of the fun that awaits in this popular destination. Venice entertains millions...

Biking down a newly paved but skinny one-lane service road through lush vineyards, I notice how the hills seem to be blanketed in green corduroy. My Alsatian friend hollers at...

As we've had to postpone our travels because of the pandemic, I believe a weekly dose of travel dreaming can be good medicine. Here's one of my favorite European memories...

When you've traveled in Europe, you see how traditional, local businesses are making way for cookie-cutter chains and synthetic conformity. In historic city centers, as rents go up, longtime residents,...

I'm in Helsinki, surveying the city from its fanciest rooftop restaurant. The setting sun glints off the cruise ships in the harbor as fish merchants take down their stalls in...

When I was in my 20s, I ended eight European trips in a row in Turkey. I didn't plan it that way — but it became the natural finale, the...

Walking through France's finest vineyards in the fabled Côte d'Or ("Gold Coast") of Burgundy, the proud vintner guiding me becomes evangelical. Pointing to the ground, she says, "A good grape...

My first impression of Kraków is that it feels like it must have been really important a long time ago. In fact, it was Poland's capital from the 11th through...