Watch Rick Steves Travel Talks

Here you'll find a virtual university of travel wisdom containing more than 90 information-packed, entertaining video lectures, all filmed before a live audience. Rick Steves' Europe TV shows are fun armchair travel, but these classes are where the rubber hits the road. Your trip matters, and these travel talks are designed to answer your questions as you plan for the European trip of a lifetime.

Travel Skills & Inspiration
Destinations
European Art & History
Cruising

Travel Skills & Inspiration

Rick Steves' Travel Skills Talks

New TV Special! Experiencing Europe (1 hour)
European Travel Skills (2¾ hours)
Chapters:
- Trip Planning (50 minutes)
- Packing (20 minutes)
- Money & Safety (15 minutes)
- Communicating (15 minutes)
- Transportation (35 minutes)
- Eating (20 minutes)
- Sleeping (15 minutes)
Packing Light & Right (45 minutes)

Rick Steves' Inspirational Talks

Travel as a Political Act (1¼ hours)
Travel as a Spiritual Act (1 hour)
Ethical Travel in a Warming World (Rick Steves & Craig Davidson, 1 hour)
Europe: The Joy of Travel (50 minutes)
An Irreverent History of Rick Steves Tours (1½ hours)
TEDx Talk: The Value of Travel (20 minutes)
Commencement Address for Evergreen State College (25 minutes)

More Travel-Skills Talks

Traveling with a Mobile Device (Kevin Williams, 1¼ hours)
European Travel Skills (Cameron Hewitt, 2 hours)
European Rail Skills (Gretchen Strauch, 1 hour)
Packing Travel Skills (Lisa Friend, 1 hour)
Europe for Foodies (Cameron Hewitt, 1¼ hours)
Chapters:
- Europe for Foodies 101 (25 minutes)
- Restaurant-Finding Tips (15 minutes)
- Eating Tips and Tricks (10 minutes)
- Cheap Eats (10 minutes)
- Drinks and Sweets (15 minutes)
- Foodie Experiences (7 minutes)

Languages

Beginning Italian for Travelers (Trish Feaster, 1 hour)
Beginning French for Travelers (Trish Feaster, 1 hour)
Beginning Spanish for Travelers (Trish Feaster, 1 hour)
Beginning German for Travelers (Gretchen Strauch, 50 minutes)

Travel Festivals

The 2025 Travel Festival

Destinations

Central and Eastern Europe

Czech Republic, Poland & Hungary (Cameron Hewitt, 1¼ hours)
Croatia & Slovenia (Cameron Hewitt, 1¼ hours)
Poland (Cameron Hewitt & Tomasz Klimek, 1 hour)
Prague (Jana Hronková, 1 hour)
Romania (Cameron Hewitt, 1 hour)

France

France (Steve Smith, 2 hours)
Chapters:
- Travel Skills for France (25 minutes)
- Paris (30 minutes)
- Normandy & the Loire (20 minutes)
- Dordogne & the Languedoc (15 minutes)
- Burgundy & the French Alps (15 minutes)
- Provence & the French Riviera (15 minutes)

Alsace (Steve Smith, 1 hour)
Cruising Burgundy and Hiking the Alps (Rick Steves, 1 hour)
Loire Valley (Veronique Savoye, 1 hour)

Germany, Austria & Switzerland

Germany & Austria (Rick Steves, 1¼ hours)
Switzerland (Rick Steves, 25 minutes)
Munich (Daniela Wedel, 1 hour)

Millennium Bridge and the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Great Britain & Ireland

England & Wales (Rick Steves, 1¼ hours)
North England (Robert Halkett, 1 hour)
Scotland (Rick Steves, 30 minutes)
Scotland (Julia Reams-Giersch, 1 hour)
Chapters:
- Travel Skills for Scotland (20 minutes)
- Edinburgh & Glasgow (15 minutes)
- Day Trips from Edinburgh & Glasgow (10 minutes)
- Inverness & the Scottish Highlands (10 minutes)
- Scottish Isles (10 minutes)
Ireland (Pat O'Connor, 1½ hours)
Walking in Britain and Ireland (Cassandra Overby, 1 hour)

Merchant in Sultanahmet neighborhood, Istanbul, Turkey

Greece & Turkey

Athens & the Greek Islands (Niki Vlachou, 1 hour)
Greece (Reid Coen, 1 hour)
Turkey (Rick Steves, 1 hour)

Italy

Italy (Rick Steves, 2½ hours)
Chapters:
- Travel Skills for Italy (45 minutes)
- Northern Italy (20 minutes)
- Venice & the Veneto (30 minutes)
- Florence (15 minutes)
- Hill Towns of Tuscany & Umbria (20 minutes)
- Rome (25 minutes)
- Southern Italy (10 minutes)
Italian Lakes and the Dolomites (Patricia Fannon, 1 hour)
Italy for Food Lovers (Rick Steves & Fred Plotkin, 1 hour)
Naples and the Amalfi Coast (Ann Long, 1 Hour)
Sicily (Alfio Di Mauro, 1 hour)
Siena (Anna Piperato, 1 hour)

Scandinavia & Iceland

Scandinavia (Rick Steves, 1 hour)
Iceland (Cameron Hewitt, 1¼ hours)
Chapters:
- Travel Skills for Iceland (30 minutes)
- Reykjavík (10 minutes)
- Day Trips from Reykjavík (20 minutes)
- The Ring Road (13 minutes)
Reykjavík Highlights (Kevin Williams, 50 minutes)

Spain, Portugal, Morocco

Spain (Rick Steves, 1¼ hours)
Basque Country (Francisco Glaria, 1 hour)
Camino de Santiago (Cassandra Overby, 1 hour)
Portugal (Rick Steves, 25 minutes)
Portugal (Rich Earl, 45 minutes)
Chapters:
- Travel Skills for Portugal (20 minutes)
- Lisbon (10 minutes)
- Portugal Beyond Lisbon (15 minutes)
Lisbon and the Algarve (Cristina Duarte, 1 hour)
Morocco (Lucas Peters, 1hour)

Rick Steves' Europe Tours

Festival of Europe 2023 (20 videos covering the destinations we visit in our 40+ small-group tours)
Festival of Europe 2024 (Eight videos covering our small-groupp tours)

Beyond Europe

Guide to Cuba (Rick Steves, 45 minutes)
The Holy Land: Israel and Palestine Today (Rick Steves, 2¼ hours)
Iran: Personal Impressions (Rick Steves, 1 hour)
Understanding Islam with George Gorayeb (1¼ hours)

European Art & History

Art for Travelers

Art of Europe (Rick Steves, 1 hour)
Art I: Medieval (Rick Steves, 1 hour)
Art II: Renaissance and Baroque (Rick Steves, 1¼ hours)
Art III: Modern (Rick Steves, 1 hour)
Michelangelo's Italy (Gene Openshaw, 1 hour)

Cruising

European Cruising 101 (Cameron Hewitt, 1 hour)
Mediterranean Cruise Ports (Cameron Hewitt, 54 minutes)
Northern European Cruise Ports (Cameron Hewitt, 50 minutes)