Episodes
This marks the end of Rick's Audio Europe podcast. But the good news is there are two easy ways you can keep getting this content. The first way is to subscribe to the free, weekly “Travel with Rick Steves” radio show podcast on iTunes. It brings you all the great interviews you’ve come to love, in a longer format. Or, you can download the free “Rick Steves Audio Europe” app, which includes all of Rick's radio interviews — plus dozens of walking tours through Europe’s most interesting...
Published 11/01/18
Rick provides a brief introduction to his Germany and Austria playlist, a collection of audio files designed to help you plan and enjoy your best possible trip, plus audio tours of these countries' historic sites and museums. For more info on traveling in Germany and Austria, see http://www.ricksteves.com.
Published 03/23/18
Germany's historic capital — once war-torn and divided — is now reunited and vibrant. From the Reichstag, we'll enter the Brandenburg Gate and stroll down Unter den Linden boulevard to Alexanderplatz. Allow 2 to 3 hours for this 2-and-a-half-mile walk. Don't forget to download the PDF companion map at http://www.ricksteves.com/audiotours.
Published 03/23/18
Germany's most-livable city is both modern and built on a human scale. From the glockenspiel of Marienhof, we'll walk through pedestrian malls, Baroque churches, markets, beerhalls, and WWII history. Allow two or three hours for this walk. Don't forget to download the PDF companion map at http://www.ricksteves.com/audiotours.
Published 03/23/18
By train, car, or boat, explore the best 36-mile stretch of the 800-mile Rhine River. It's a fairytale world of medieval castles, vine-covered hills, half-timbered towns, and soul-stirring legends. Allow two to four hours for this tour. Don't forget to download the PDF companion map at http://www.ricksteves.com/audiotours.
Published 03/23/18
Rothenburg — nearly a thousand years old — is one of the best-preserved medieval towns anywhere. It’s a world of cobbled lanes, half-timbered homes, and stone towers — all surrounded by a town wall. Allow one hour for this walk. Don't forget to download the PDF companion map at http://www.ricksteves.com/audiotours.
Published 03/23/18
The hills are alive with the sound of Rick's voice, as we visit the gracious city of Mozart, castles, baroque towers, pleasant cafes, and — everywhere you go — the Sound of Music. Allow about an hour for this walk. Don't forget to download the PDF companion map at http://www.ricksteves.com/audiotours.
Published 03/23/18
Vienna is rich in history, the cradle of classical music, and one of Europe's most livable cities. From the Opera House to the Cathedral and Hofburg Palace, we'll explore the city's shops, cafes, chocolate, and Sacher torte. Allow about 90 minutes for this walk. Don't forget to download the PDF companion map at http://www.ricksteves.com/audiotours.
Published 03/23/18
With its 450-foot steeple, this is the Gothic needle around which Vienna spins. Enjoy its soaring nave, a remarkable carved pulpit, and the chapel where Mozart was married. Allow 45 minutes for this tour. Don't forget to download the PDF companion map at http://www.ricksteves.com/audiotours.
Published 03/23/18
Vienna's ring road around the city center is lined with classy buildings and leafy parks. A tram ride here is a pleasant introduction to Vienna's sights and history, while you rub elbows with the Viennese of today. Allow an hour for this tour. Don't forget to download the PDF companion map at http://www.ricksteves.com/audiotours.
Published 03/23/18
Germany-based tour guide Maisie Hitchcock explains how Germany's pop music continues to reflect the intense cultural changes experienced by the last two generations.
Published 03/23/18
Author Dave Seminara describes what it's like to celebrate National Day in Liechtenstein, one of the world's smallest — and wealthiest — countries. His book is "Bed, Breakfast and Drunken Threats: Dispatches from the Margins of Europe."
Published 03/23/18
Rick is joined by three German tour guides to get a German perspective on Deutschland's recent emergence as the leading nation of the European Union. Then they take calls to help listeners plan memorable German getaways.
Published 11/17/17
Germany’s outdoor Christmas markets are a traditional way people young and old enjoy preparing for the holidays. Tour guides describe the markets that are in full swing in German cities and towns each December.
Published 09/08/17
Tour guides from Berlin discuss their favorite sausages from Germany’s 1,500 varieties and explain why Germans love a good wurst no matter the time of year.
Published 09/08/17
German tour guides look at some of the most impressive memorials and monuments a traveler can visit to remember the lessons from Berlin's past.
Published 07/11/17
Author Diccon Bewes explains how tourism as we know it was invented by middle-class, Victorian-era English travelers seeking a pleasure trip in the Swiss Alps. His new book is titled "Slow Train to Switzerland."
Published 07/11/17
What Americans call Mardi Gras is also a big party in many pockets of Germany. German historian Fabian Rüger explains how Karneval is celebrated in the Rhineland.
Published 04/07/16
Austrian guide Andrea Wolf walks us through the elegant streets of the former Habsburg capital, where living well is a way of life.
Published 12/04/14
Two tour guides to Switzerland explain how that country pulls different cultures and languages together to forge a unique national identity.
Published 12/04/14
Rick chats with two German friends, historian Fabian Rueger and journalist Holger Zimmer, about contemporary issues in Germany.
Published 07/31/14
Peter Wortsman, author of "Ghost Dance in Berlin," explains the ever-changing nature of his favorite European city.
Published 03/06/14
Playwright Peter Wortsman tells Rick how his Jewish heritage has drawn him to make Berlin his second home.
Published 09/26/13
Thomas Gundlach, a tour guide from Bacharach, Germany, explains what average Germans think of their nation's role in the economic bail-out of other countries in the European Union.
Published 09/26/13
When most Americans think of travel in Germany, they think of the clichés of the south, the Black Forest and lederhosen. Rick explores a very different part of Germany: the lesser-known — and less crowded — north.
Published 04/11/13