Some of my favorites, in France and Slovenia, showcase 17-foot-long bulls drawn ... and human fish that hide beneath Europe's modern surface. (Rick Steves (www.ricksteves.com) writes European ...

A reader once asked me if I were to bring a spry, 73-year-old grandmother to Europe, where would I go? My response: France’s Dordogne River Valley. I’d take her for a lazy canoe ride down the river, ...

Getting close to one of the big icons of Western civilization – the Acropolis, the Palace of Versailles, the Colosseum – can ...

There is a lot to consider when renting a car in France. You have to find the best rental car company, pick a place that has automatic cars (manual transmission is more common and cheaper) if you need ...

Rick Steves is the preeminent voice offering tips for traveling to a European country. His rules for dining in Europe, paired with his top mistake to avoid (eating breakfast at your hotel), are a ...

Imagine that happy day around 1700 when the monk Dom Pérignon, after much fiddling with the double fermentation of his grape juice, stumbled onto a bubbly delight. Having tasted the very first glass ...

Imagine you and your favorite travel partner dangling in your own private little gondola, gliding silently for 40 minutes as you cross the Mer de Glace ("sea of ice"). You just left the last stop in ...

SEATTLE — Esteemed television and radio travel host Rick Steves provided a social media update over a month after announcing his prostate cancer diagnosis. In the Facebook update, Steves mentioned ...

SEATTLE — Esteemed television and radio travel host Rick Steves announced on social media Wednesday that he's been diagnosed with prostate cancer. "I’d like to take a moment to share some important ...

Europe is rich in history, but its splendid castles, antique churches, and age-old ruins tell only part of the story. To dig ...

A reader once asked me if I were to bring a spry, 73-year-old grandmother to Europe, where would I go? My response: France’s Dordogne River Valley. A reader once asked me if I were to bring a spry, 73 ...

Ride a cable car to the 12,602-foot-high tip of a rock needle. Then tale a gondola for Europe’s most breathtaking border crossing. Imagine you and your favorite travel partner dangling in your own ...