Throughout Scandinavia, a highlight of the season is December 13th, the feast day of Santa Lucia. She was a fourth-century Sicilian woman who (according to the lore) wore a head wreath adorned with candles to light the way as she helped persecuted Christians hiding in tunnels. The Scandinavian version of the legend is that a young woman born of rich and noble parents — dressed in a white gown with a red sash and wearing a crown of lingonberry twigs and blazing candles — traveled from one farm to
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Throughout Scandinavia, a highlight of the season is December 13th, the feast day of Santa Lucia. She was a fourth-century Sicilian woman who (according to the lore) wore a head wreath adorned with candles to light the way as she helped persecuted Christians hiding in tunnels. The Scandinavian version of the legend is that a young woman born of rich and noble parents — dressed in a white gown with a red sash and wearing a crown of lingonberry twigs and blazing candles — traveled from one farm to
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Santa Lucia Day in Norway #ricksteveseurope #christmas
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Season 13 of Rick Steves’ Europe has begun! Watch the first episode, “Iceland’s Reykjavik and the Golden Circle,” on your local public television station, streaming with @PBS Passport, or on our website (link in bio). New episodes available every Wednesday. #ricksteveseurope #ricksteves #pbs | Rick Steves' Europe
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Season 13 of Rick Steves’ Europe has begun! Watch the first episode, “Iceland’s Reykjavik and the Golden Circle,” on your local public television station, streaming with @PBS Passport, or on our website (link in bio). New episodes available every Wednesday. #ricksteveseurope #ricksteves #pbs | Rick Steves' Europe
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This week on the Travel with Rick Steves radio show: Get an inside look at the (mostly) friendly rivalries of Scandinavia as a pair of tour guides from Sweden and Norway sit down for a chat. Then hear from a London Blue Badge guide about what to know — and love — about London's famous underground metro system. And listen in as we explore the grand castles of the Czech Republic. Find your local station, subscribe to the podcast, or listen online at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/aud
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This week on the Travel with Rick Steves radio show: Get an inside look at the (mostly) friendly rivalries of Scandinavia as a pair of tour guides from Sweden and Norway sit down for a chat. Then hear from a London Blue Badge guide about what to know — and love — about London's famous underground metro system. And listen in as we explore the grand castles of the Czech Republic. Find your local station, subscribe to the podcast, or listen online at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/aud
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Exploring Mistletoe's Sacred History in Scandinavia
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The Julenisse in Norway #ricksteveseurope #christmas
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Europe's ultimate road trip is the 800-mile loop around Iceland on Highway 1 — the Ring Road. In this new episode of Rick Steves' Europe, we visit the geothermal hot zone of Lake Mývatn, the rugged Eastfjords, the glacier lagoons of the Southeast, the waterfalls and beaches of the South Coast, and side trip to the Westman Islands to see puffins. We also break for insightful folk museums, sod-roofed settlements, and a little whale watching. Check your local public television station for airdates
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Europe's ultimate road trip is the 800-mile loop around Iceland on Highway 1 — the Ring Road. In this new episode of Rick Steves' Europe, we visit the geothermal hot zone of Lake Mývatn, the rugged Eastfjords, the glacier lagoons of the Southeast, the waterfalls and beaches of the South Coast, and side trip to the Westman Islands to see puffins. We also break for insightful folk museums, sod-roofed settlements, and a little whale watching. Check your local public television station for airdates
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The most exciting day of the travel year is here: Our 2026 tours have arrived! We’ve just opened up seats on nearly a thousand 2026 departures for 40 itineraries all over Europe…from Portugal to Poland, from Sicily to Sweden, and from Ireland to Istanbul. Explore 2026 tours: https://www.ricksteves.com/tours/2026-tours On our 2026 tours — as always — you'll see the tried-and-true sights and enjoy those gotta-do-'em activities. But we’re also re-committing ourselves to creating authentic, engaging
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Hostels, Bed & Breakfasts, and Airbnb in Europe
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Iceland's Blue Lagoon #ricksteves #ricksteveseurope #iceland #bluelagoon #icelandtravel
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Iceland's South Coast #ricksteves #ricksteveseurope #iceland #seljalandsfosswaterfall
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Bring Iceland’s cinematic scenery and fascinating landscapes to life by diving into our Iceland guidebook! Filled with in-depth coverage from Rick and a cohort of researchers, our guidebooks help you get the most out of your trip — with practical information, thoughtful recommendations, self-guided tours, itinerary suggestions, cultural insights, historical context, and more. Get your copy here: https://store.ricksteves.com/shop/p/iceland-guidebook #iceland #icelandtravel #ricksteves #ricksteves
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Norway's medieval villages are unreal
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Creating Cinque Terre memories is one of the great joys of European travel — and my girlfriend Shelley and I did just that on our recent vacation there. In this four-minute clip, you can join us as we: find ourselves immersed for a moment in the reality of frightening peak-season crowds at a Cinque Terre train station…scenically traverse on a “trenino” (the farmers’ tiny monorail service train) through thousand-year-old Vernazza vineyards loving tended by a local vintner with an inspiring passio
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Christmas Season in Europe #ricksteveseurope #christmas
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When winter’s gloom descended on ancient pre-Christians, they looked around and saw a few things that didn’t die: evergreens. This seemed to promise that the warmth and fertility of summer would return. After they decorated their huts with holly, ivy, or laurel, they likely took a deep whiff… and dreamed of spring. The mysterious Druids, the priests of the ancient Celts, adorned their temples with evergreens as a symbol of everlasting life. The Vikings of Scandinavia considered evergreens the fa
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Santa Claus History #ricksteveseurope #christmas
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Five Tips for Traveling to Iceland from Rick Steves 🇮🇸
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Season 13 of Rick Steves' Europe kicks off in Reykjavík, a world capital with a small-town feel. In this new episode, we tour the city's endearing sights, get to know the uniquely Icelandic way of life, and take a dip in a thermal pool. Then we side-trip into majestic Icelandic nature: its famous Blue Lagoon; the classic Golden Circle, bubbling geysers, thundering waterfalls, and otherworldly scenery; and Snæfellsnes Peninsula, an "Iceland-in-miniature" loop. Check your local public television s
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Rick has just returned from two weeks in Italy, and is ready to share practical tips, personal anecdotes, and gorgeous photos from hiking in the Dolomites to soaking in the ethereal beauty of Venice, the Cinque Terre, and Lake Como. Purely a vacation, this was a trip of experiences: hiking with friends for six days high in Italy’s Alps, exploring the Venetian Lagoon, pounding pesto, sipping wine on Italy’s Riviera, and capping it all off on Lake Como, where he was named “Ambassador to the World”
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Appenzell, Switzerland's Historic Heartland
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Drinking Polish Vodka in Poland #ricksteveseurope #poland #krakow
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Gardens of Versailles #ricksteveseurope
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Palace of Versailles #ricksteveseurope
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This week on the Travel with Rick Steves radio show: Christmas is a little different across the pond — where Santas dwell on farms or in the woods, festively decorated boats stand in for sleighs, and fermented trout is a must-try treat. Learn about holiday traditions observed in France, Norway, Greece, London, the Spanish Basque Country, and small-town Italy, as a slate of Rick's guides share their customs and memories of this festive season. Find your local station, subscribe to the podcast, or
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In this new episode of Rick Steves' Europe, we set a course on a tranquil cruise of the rivers and canals of France's Burgundy region. Aboard a century-old barge-turned-hotel, we're treated to a relaxing pace and natural beauty — plus plenty of gourmet meals and fine wine. Stops for a hike or bike ride help us work up our next appetite, and a château lord welcomes us to taste the vintages of the famed Côte d'Or. Check your local public television station for airdates and times, stream with PBS P
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