From north to south, Italy is a nonstop highlight reel. In this new whirlwind look back episode of Rick Steves' Europe, we sample la dolce vita in seductive Venice and Renaissance titan Florence, then soak up the Italian Riviera and the hill towns of Tuscany and Umbria. We touch down in the historical epicenter of Rome, embrace intense Naples and the Amalfi Coast, and finish amid the beautiful chaos of Sicily. Check your local public television station for airdates and times, stream with PBS Pas

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This week on the Travel with Rick Steves radio show and podcast: We admire the seafaring prowess of the Polynesians and hear how a cultural faux pas led to Captain James Cook's fateful encounter with 18th-century Hawaiians. Then tour guides from Athens and Thessaloniki recommend attractions to visit in northern Greece, and The New Yorker’s "Comma Queen," Mary Norris, explains what an appreciation for Greek language and mythology can add to your own Greek odyssey. Find your local station, subscri

1.7K views · 47 reactions | Just a few hundred yards offshore in the Aegean Sea, a gigantic rock shoots improbably up from the blue-green deep. We visit Monemvasia on Day 8 of the Athens & the Heart of Greece Tour. After an orientation walk, the rest of your day is free to wander around the romantic walled town…or take a swim in the Aegean. Join us: ricksteves.com/tours/greece-turkey/greece | Rick Steves' Europe | Facebook