Season 11 of Rick Steves’ Europe: “Austrian and Italian Alps” — Premiering now on public television! Featuring eight all-new episodes, Season 11 starts off on a high — high in the Alps! Join me for Episode 1101, “Austrian and Italian Alps,” where we celebrate both nature and culture. After conquering the Zugspitze (in neighboring Germany), we tour Austria — exploring Innsbruck, visiting a remote Austrian farm, and joining in a Tirolean village festival. Then, for more rugged fun, we cross the Al

Rick Steves 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