The BEST episodes written by Rick Steves
#1 - Germany's Dresden and Leipzig
Rick Steves' Europe - Season 9 - Episode 2
Saxony, part of the former East Germany, remains a secret to most travelers. We'll visit the two great cities of the region: the capital city of Dresden, with the opulent palaces and art treasures of the Wettin dynasty, and Leipzig, with its Bach heritage, a massive monument to the day Europe beat Napoleon, and museums remembering its communist heritage.
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#2 - Germany’s Frankfurt and Nürnberg
Rick Steves' Europe - Season 9 - Episode 3
Skyscraper-studded Frankfurt — with so much commerce it's nicknamed "Bankfurt" — has a delightful-to-explore old center. We'll also visit Nürnberg, a capital for both the First Reich (the Holy Roman Empire) and the Third. From its towering castle and playful fountains to its Nazi Documentation Center and maze of underground bomb shelters, Nürnberg is a fascinating study in contrasts.
#3 - England's Cornwall
Rick Steves' Europe - Season 9 - Episode 10
The far southwest of England is a world unto itself, with a persistent Cornish culture. We'll explore a world of flowers springing from towering hedges, a tin-mining heritage going back to biblical times, salty pirates' towns and fishing villages, and the Land's End of England. Then, side-tripping deep into the vast and mysterious Dartmoor National Park, we'll hike to forgotten stone circles and chase wild ponies.
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#4 - Germany's Hamburg and the Luther Trail
Rick Steves' Europe - Season 9 - Episode 1
Join host Rick Steves as he explores Hamburg, the largest port in Germany both historically and today. Then he travels south through central Germany, exploring the history and culture of the region that created Martin Luther and changed the world.
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#5 - West England
Rick Steves' Europe - Season 9 - Episode 8
The quintessence of charming England is the "West Country": quaint Cotswold villages with their fine churches, manor homes, and gastropubs; Wells, England's smallest cathedral town; and the New Age capital of Glastonbury, with its legends of the Holy Grail and King Arthur. We'll finish by pondering the dramatic prehistoric stone circles of Stonehenge and Avebury.
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#6 - Southeast England
Rick Steves' Europe - Season 9 - Episode 9
Arcing along the southeast coast of England, we'll travel from Canterbury (with its famous cathedral) to Dover (stoutly fortified from Roman times to the Battle of Britain). Then we'll hike the trails that top the towering chalk cliffs of the South Downs, wander into the beachy resort of Brighton (England's Coney Island), and push on to Portsmouth, whose naval heritage has left it with the best collection of historic sailing ships anywhere.
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