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Review Steves clearly knows his stuff – the archaeological sites he does remarkably well – and his guide has a ringing actuality about it….It’s full of informative and very readable maps, including a driving chart that not only gives the distances between places, but the time it takes to get there – the two...
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Buon giorno! From ordering calamari in Venice to making new friends in Tuscan hill towns, it helps to speak some of the native tongue. Rick Steves, bestselling author of travel guides to Europe, offers well-tested phrases and key words to cover every situation a traveler is likely to encounter. This handy guide provides key...
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From train and rail-pass skills to strategies for visiting museums, who else but Rick Steves can teach travelers the skills they really need when traveling through Europe? Learn how to deal with all of the details of planning a trip to Europe with Rick Steves’ Europe Through the Back Door 2008. America’s number one...
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If any book can make your first trip to Europe a success, this is it (more…)
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1990 VHS Video – Tour of Europe 80 Min. Travel Guide (more…)
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Review Steves preaches a low-cost, low-to-the-ground style that not only saves money, but gets you closer to the real Europe, the way Europeans experience it. –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Check out works by Rembrandt and Van Gogh and bike along canals fringed with Dutch...
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Amazon.com Review If you’re planning your Continental tour, or just heading Europewards and letting the winds of fate waft you this way and that, you’ll want some language assistance, preferably in a form that doesn’t require an extra set of luggage. Rick Steves, noted Europe expert and writer of candid, accurate, and entertaining guide...
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Amazon.com Review “The more money you spend, the bigger the wall you build between yourself and the culture you traveled so far to visit. Stay in the small inns, eat in family-style restaurants, visit out-of-the-way places, rub elbows with the locals. You’ll spend less money and have a great time in the process.” This...
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Admire the architecture of Prague’s historic Old Town Square, check out Berlin’s hip art galleries, or find solitude on the remote beaches of the Italian Riviera—Rick Steves’ Best of Europe 2009 allows any traveler to experience all that Europe has to offer—economically and hassle-free. Rick offers honest and up-to-date advice on the top destinations...
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You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling through Europe, including how to:Plan your itinerary and maximize your timePack light—and rightFind good-value hotels and restaurants Travel smoothly by train, bus, car, and planeAvoid crowds and tourist scamsHurdle the language barrier Understand cultural differences and connect...
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