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Marketplace Directory
While we love and respect our guides, their businesses are entirely their own, and we offer this directory as a free service to them and to our travelers with no guarantee or endorsement of what they offer. It's just our hunch that you'll enjoy the travel-type experiences to be found here.
Our Market Picks of the Week
Our team of guides inspire, educate, and stoke travel dreams with passion and creativity. Among the Marketplace's offerings of travel fun and inspiration, these are our picks of the week:
Sunday, January 17, 2021 (10:45 a.m. EST / 7:45 a.m. PST)
This month, join Rick Steves guide Anna as we meet the Three Wise Men, St. Anthony the Abbot, St. Thomas Aquinas, and more. Marvel as we learn which saints are celebrated by the Catholic calendar in the month of January and how to recognize them in art! This event series is an intimate guide to recognizing your saints in its 2021 form — a month-by-month glance at the Catholic calendar. ($)
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 (also available for streaming after this date)
IGT, DOC, DOCG, oh my! What does this all mean? Rick Steves guide David will take you on a journey through the vast world of Italian wines, their regions, varieties, and "terroir." Learn about appellations and styles to better understand what makes an individual bottle so special, spectacular, and more expensive than another. ($)
Rick Steves guide Pål's adventure continues as he blogs about one of the most spectacular roads in Norway: the Atlanterhavsveien (Atlantic Road). Not only does Pål introduce you to the road's history, he also invites you on a breathtaking drive as he heads north to east, viewing the islands in the archipelago and connecting causeways, viaducts, and eight bridges, which create amazing shapes as they bend into the sky. (free)
The English landscape of Exmoor has inspired poets, writers, and artists for hundreds of years — and continues to inspire people today. Rick Steves guide Roy blogs about Exmoor's stunning coastal scenery, ancient woodlands, tumbling streams, and remote countryside. A perfect place to explore. (free)
Alfredo leads Rick Steves tours in Italy and offers trip-planning services for Naples and southern Italy, as well as online cooking lessons of Italian favorites.
Cary leads Rick Steves Best of and Family Europe tours. She designs vacations across the globe for families and offers consulting for those traveling to Europe.
David leads Rick Steves tours in Italy and offers Italian culture classes, Italian language lessons, and live Zoom concerts with his acoustic guitar trio, Bartender.
James leads Rick Steves tours in Scotland and is also a photographer offering framed images of Hebridean life, including Highland cows, thatch cottages, Scottish scenery, and wildlife.
Patrick and Chris lead Rick Steves France tours and in January 2021 they're streaming a virtual pilgrimage walk from the Loire Valley to Mont St-Michel.
Rolinka leads Rick Steves tours in France and offers accommodations at her Eco guest house in southern France for individuals and private boutique retreats.
Virginie leads Rick Steves tours in France and offers accommodations at her guest house in Saint-Vérand in southern Burgundy and trip planning services.
Guides Offering Their Own Tours
Bulgaria
Stefan Bozadzhiev and Yuri Boyanin offer tours in Bulgaria, the Balkans, Romania, central Asia, and the Caucasus. lyubatours.com
Czech Republic
Kateřina (Katka) Svobodova offers trip planning services, private tours in Prague, and custom excursions around the Czech Republic, including UNESCO sites, Terezin ghetto/concentration camp memorial, and hikes in Bohemian Switzerland. www.praguewalker.com
France
Arnaud Servignat offers walking and museum tours in Paris and boat trips on the Oise and Seine rivers. parisandbeyondwitharnaud
Torben Brown and Carlos Meissner offer tours of Berlin and the surrounding area including including the Sachsenhausen concentration camp memorial, Potsdam, Dresden, and Wittenberg. www.berlinperspectives.com
Great Britain
Elizabeth Boardman offers cultural immersion tours in England and private walking tours of Bath and the surrounding area. www.ewapuk.com
Gillian Chadwick and Robert Halkett offer tours of London and throughout Britain. greatbritishtours2020
James MacLetchie offers small group adventures and private tours in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland including archaeology, nature, and remote islands. www.igot2travel.com
Jeanie Carmichael offers tours in London and the surrounding area including Windsor, Canterbury, Brighton, and Hampton Court. jeanie.car@virgin.net
Mark Seymour offers small group tours in the United Kingdom. seymourtravels.co.uk
Roy Nicholls offers planning services and small group tours for Britain and Ireland. www.travelwithroy.com
Steven Back offers half-day and full-day tours of London and the surrounding area including Windsor, Oxford, Bath, and Canterbury. stevenaback@aol.com
George Farkas and Monika Posch offer tours in Budapest and throughout Hungary, including Eger and the Etyek wine region. www.mybudapesttours.hu
Péter Pölczman offers tours in Budapest and excursions into the Hungarian countryside. budapestyourself.com
Ireland
Dara McCarthy offers walking tours and pub crawls in Dublin and day trips nearby including Powerscourt House and Gardens and Glendalough. www.daramccarthy.com/dublin-tours/
Alfredo Cafasso Vitale offers food tours, cooking parties, rural escapes, and farm visits in Naples and the Campania region, as well as independent trip planning services. cafasso@inwind.it
Anna Piperato offers half-day and full-day tours in Siena and Tuscany. sienaitalytours.com
Cristina Pernechele offers custom-designed tours of Padua and the region around Venice. cristina@pernechele.eu
David Tordi offers walking tours of Orvieto and Civita di Bagnoregio. www.davidtordi.com
Elena Zampiron offers walking, biking, and kayak tours in Venice and the surrounding area. ele.natour
Francesco Gronchi offers tours of Volterra and throughout Tuscany. www.tuscantour.com
Tommaso Pante offers half-day and full-day excursions in Sicily. www.sunway.it
Netherlands and Belgium
Ellen Janzing offers tours in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Great Britain. www.ellenjanzing.nl
Portugal
Claudia Costa offers tours around Lisbon and the surrounding area. Everywhere-in-Portugal
Cristina Duarte offers walking tours of Lisbon and tailored experiences in Portugal. www.lisbonbeyond.pt
Fátima Bugarin offers small group tours staying in her home in Tomar, Portugal, and experiencing local insights. Share-Portugal-with-Fatima
Colin Mairs offers excursions in New Zealand and Australia. mondumo.com
Molly Verlin offers small group bus tours and local private tours of the Southeastern United States from St. Augustine, FL to Charleston, SC. mollysoldsouth.com/tours
Travel Blogs
Ben Curtis (Eastern Europe) hosts a blog and podcast about travel, history, culture, and politics in Eastern Europe. www.benjamincurtis.me
Carlos Meissner and Torben Brown (Germany) co-write a blog providing insights into the many dimensions of Berlin. www.berlinperspectives.com
Colin Mairs (Scotland) blogs about Scotland, New Zealand, Australia, and more. www.mondumo.com/blog
Cristina Pernechele (Italy) posts videos of Padua and the Veneto region on Instagram. explore_veneto_with_us
Helen Houston (Scotland) writes about all things Scottish on her Facebook page. tourscotlandwithhelen
Lale Surmen Aran (Turkey) shares travel stories on her blog. www.lalearan.com
Lisa Anderson (Italy) writes about her her life as an American living in Piedmont, Italy. lisasdolceitalia.com
Liz Lister (Scotland) provides insights into the diversity of Scotland on her blog. www.stravaigingwithliz.com
Lynn and Paul Corken (Ireland) write about life in Ireland on their Facebook page.imagineirelandtours
Margaret Cassady (Best of Europe) writes travel stories, people profiles, and life lessons on her blog. margarettraveling.com
Margaret Monnier (Spain) blogs about life in Granada. mooninspain.com
Mark Seymour (Great Britain) writes a blog about various aspects of British life. seymourtravels
Molly Verlin (Italy) blogs about the American Southeast. mollysoldsouth.com
