Rick Steves
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Rick Steves' Europe volume 1
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English
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We marvel at Stone Age cave paintings, mighty megaliths, and mysterious goddesses.
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Rick Steves' Europe volume 10
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English
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Roaming Europe, we admire stately Neoclassical buildings and dramatic Romantic paintings.
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Rick Steves' Europe volume 4
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English
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The grand cities of ancient Rome's vast empire and majestic Christian churches of its fall.
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Rick Steves' Europe volume 2
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English
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Greece's timeless art: Golden Age temples, alluring Venuses, and exuberant Winged Victory.
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Rick Steves' Europe volume 9
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English
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We marvel at Baroque's over-the-top churches, palaces, bubbly fountains, and theatric art.
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Rick Steves' Europe volume 5
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English
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Early Europeans produce diverse art: from Christians to Muslims and Byzantines to Vikings.
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Rick Steves' Europe volume 12
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English
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The turbulent century and its rule-breaking art-Picasso, Surrealism, and edgy architecture.
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Rick Steves' Europe volume 11
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English
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Shimmering Impressionist canvases by Monet and Renoir, plus Van Gogh, Gauguin and more.
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Rick Steves' Europe volume 3
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English
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Rome's rise, as seen in its supersized monuments, colorful mosaics, and marble Caesars.
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Rick Steves' Europe volume 8
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English
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From Portugal to Germany, booming economies and new technologies produce exquisite art.
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Rick Steves' Europe volume 7
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English
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Florence's bold "rebirth" is powered by the genius of Leonardo, Rafael, and Michelangelo.
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Rick Steves' Europe volume 6
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English
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Soaring Gothic cathedrals of radiant stained glass, plus art celebrating worldly pleasure.
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Rick Steves' Europe volume 3
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English
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In France's Loire Valley, we'll visit four unique castles - elegant Chenonceau, massive Chambord, stately Cheverny, and fragrant Villandry - with fun stops along the way.
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Rick Steves' Europe volume 10
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English
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Zipping from Haarlem to Rotterdam, and from Delft to the former Zuiderzee, we'll enjoy fragrant cheese markets, soggy polderland, charming towns, and windmills both new and old.
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Rick Steves' Europe volume 6
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English
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In Paris, we'll cruise the Seine River, pay a visit to Napoleon's tomb, and take in the majestic Louvre. Then we'll shop in a village-like neighborhood, attend church in a pipe organ loft, and celebrate Bastille Day.
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Rick Steves' Europe volume 9
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English
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Hiking through the Cumbrian Lake District, we'll admire idyllic lakes, discover misty waterfalls, tour a slate mine, and climb up to a stony summit. Then we'll play some cricket, hike Hadrian's Wall, and be dazzled by Durham's cathedral.
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Rick Steves' Europe volume 11
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English
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We'll visit beautifully preserved Prague to experience its massive castle, evocative Jewish Quarter, thrilling history, infectious music...and perhaps the best beer in Europe.
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Rick Steves' Europe volume 9
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English
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Uniquely entertaining Amsterdam shows off its Rembrandts and Van Goghs, rivers of bikes, and pot-filled coffeeshops - all under gabled facades leaning out over placid canals.
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Rick Steves' Europe volume 5
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English
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We enjoy Renaissance art in Florence, the city that propelled Europe out of the Middle Ages. Then we visit two cultural capitals in their own right: Pisa, where we'll marvel at a tipsy tower; and Lucca, where we'll celebrate Puccini.
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Rick Steves' Europe volume 2
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English
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As we ramble through the heart of Rome, we'll admire breathtaking Bernini statues and ponder sunbeams inside St. Peter's Basilica. After dinner, we'll take a nighttime stroll, lacing together the city's piazzas and fountains.