When travel dreams take people to Europe, Italy is often their first stop. There’s something seductively charming about this country, its people, and la dolce vita. I always feel at home in Italy, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If there's one thing travel expert Rick Steves knows it's Europe. His popular Rick Steves' Europe public television program's 13th ...

Europe plays host to the some of the world's most beloved and beautiful cities, and here are the top five that regularly draw ...

Beloved travel erudite Rick Steves is now best known for his detailed guidebooks and engaging TV shows. Yet his passion for exploration kickstarted when he left for his first independent European trip ...

Traveling during the holidays in Europe, you’ll find the season marked not by the number of shopping days left until Christmas, but by a long series of winter festivals – both pagan and Christian – ...

The Four Rivers Fountain in the Piazza Novana's center is the most famous by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the 17th-century sculptor who remade Rome in the Baroque style. Bernini enlivens the fountain with ...

Europe is rich in history, but its splendid castles, antique churches, and age-old ruins tell only part of the story. To dig even deeper in time – much deeper – visit a cave. Some of my favorites, in ...