Rick Steves' favorite town in Cinque Terre is also home to a charming ancient castle, one that stood guard against pirates in ...

Eating out in Italy is typically a long and leisurely affair, but that doesn't mean you don't have quick and cheap options. You just have to know where to look.

European travel doyen Rick Steves has great tips for your next trip abroad, including affordable ways to dine as a tourist, and which type of street food vendor you should always hit up. And he has a ...

Rick Steves favorite town in Cinque Terre, Italy happens to be Vernazza, but he says that a different village actually boasts ...

Stream with KPBS+ / Watch Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 + Sunday, Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m. on KPBS TV From north to south, Italy is a nonstop highlight reel. On this whirlwind look back ...

Edmonds-based travel writer and TV host Rick Steves understands why some Americans may hesitate to travel these days. But according to Steves, it's more important than ever.

Hiring a knowledgeable guide to explain what you’re looking at is well worth the cost. To mentally reconstruct a ruined ancient site like Italy’s Ostia Antica, it pays to do some homework in advance.

Rick Steves can point you in the direction of affordable food all throughout Europe, but he has said that the best meal he's had in his life was in Italy. So it's not surprising that the travel ...