Rick Steves' Europe

Sevilla is the flamboyant city of Carmen and Don Juan, where bullfighting is still politically correct and little girls dream of growing up to become flamenco dancers. Sevilla has soul-and we feel it in its lacy Moorish palace, massive cathedral, lavish royal tombs, labyrinthine Jewish quarter, and its people-filled streets.

Experiencing the best of Portugal, we start in Lisbon, a ramshackle mix of glorious old and fun--loving new. Then we head for the south coast of your travel dreams--the Algarve.

In this program, we soak in elegance at the thermal Széchenyi Baths, stomp and slap with traditional dancers at a folk concert, visit the Communist All-Stars in Statue Park, remember Hungary's secret police at the House of Terror, sample some paprika in the Great Indoor Market Hall, and cruise under floodlit monuments on the Danube.

In this program,we visit Krakow, with its bubbly Baroque and cobbled charm, which is emerging as the exciting "next Prague. " Nearby, a visit to Auschwitz teaches us a timeless, soul-searching lesson. Systematically destroyed during World War II, Warsaw is a lively, thriving capital once again.

A longtime favorite escape of Europe's elite, the Riviera coastline still sparkles with yachts.

In this program, we climb Roman ruins in Nimes, explore a papal palace in Avignon, and savor vivid views immortalized by van Gogh in Arles. Crossing acres of lavender and wispy vineyards, we explore the Côtes du Rhône and more wonders of the South of France.

In this program, we start in Bruges to check into a medieval hospital, savor the exquisite art of Memling, and climb a bell tower, getting up close and fortissimo at a carillon concert. Then we ride the train to Brussels, where passionate chefs - creators of French fries and Europe's finest chocolate - give us a taste of their art.

In this program, we visit the Eiffel Tower, Trocadero Square, Notre-Dame Cathedral, Montmartre, Sacré Cœur church, the Latin Quarter, Place de la Concorde, Champs-Elysées, Orsay Museum, Carnavalet Museum, Catacombs of Paris, and the Jacquemart-André Museum.

In this program, we go to London to check out the new - the Millennium Bridge and the British Museum's Great Court, and admire the old - well-wrapped mummies and a rare Leonardo. After bantering with Beefeaters at the Tower of London, we do some riverside beach-combing. Strolling the trendy South Bank of the Thames takes us from the Tate Modern to the dizzying London Eye.

In this program Rick tours bustling Belfast's City Hall and Ulster Museum, then heads out to North Ireland's favorite resort: Portrush along the Antrim Coast, where he taste-tests Irish whiskey, scrambles over some six-sided geology in the Giant's Causeway, drops in on a world class golf course and stomps his feet to some traditional music.

With its thought-provoking sights and memorials, delicious cuisine, and idyllic nature, it's no wonder Normandy is such a popular get-away for nearby Parisians.

In this program Rick explores the region of Castile, starting in Toledo-so well-preserved and packed with cultural wonder that the entire city has been declared a national monument, on to Segovia for a festive day out with the locals, then Avila for a dose of medieval architecture, and finishing with a traditional stroll in Salamanca's Plaza Mayor.

In this program Rick wanders the Plaza Mayor, does a little high stakes gambling at one of Europe's biggest flea markets, ogles the lavish Royal Palace, ponders perplexing art at the Prado Museum, stares down a flamenco dancer in Sevilla, looks deep into Picasso's greatest work-Guernica-at the Centro Reina Sofia, and munches on pigs ears in a "tapa tango."