Travels in Europe with Rick Steves - Season 4

Travels in Europe with Rick Steves - Season 4

Season 4

Network
Episodes14
DatesNov. 1, 1997 - Dez. 1, 1998
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Episodes

Israel
Season 4Episode 130 min

Israel

The new and the old Israel become a thrillingly different start to Rick's fourth seasopn. He talks extensively of Israel's religious sites. The Wailing Wall in Jerusalem and the Dome of the Rock and Christians at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre are tops. But Rick also steps into Tel Aviv and the present-day Mediterranean beach.
Nov. 1, 1997
Egypt
Season 4Episode 230 min

Egypt

Rick transports down Egypt's less-traveled roads. Inevitably he rides the camel, stops at a bazaar, and cruises down the Nile.
Nov. 8, 1997
Denmark
Season 4Episode 330 min

Denmark

Delightful Copenhagen is first on Rick's journey through Denmark, and the locals are a friendly bunch. After visiting the carnival at Tivoli Gardens Amusement Park, Rick treks to Aero Island for visions of the Old World ways.
Nov. 15, 1997
Stockholm & Helsinki
Season 4Episode 430 min

Stockholm & Helsinki

In Stockholm, Rick combs through centuries of Swedish life, both fortunate and unfrotunate events. An overnight cruise leads to through the Baltic Archipelago to Helsinki, Finland.
Nov. 22, 1997
Norway
Season 4Episode 530 min

Norway

Rick finds that boat across the Oslo harbor for ocean adventure. Historically, this city has ties to the Vikings, Thor Heyerdahl, and Nazi Resistance. ""Norway in a Nutshell"" leads Rick to Bergen.
Nov. 29, 1997
North England
Season 4Episode 630 min

North England

Rick brings his family along as he shares tips on traveling with children. On their itinerary: Ironbridge Gorge, Blackpool, the Cumbrian Lake District, and the Norman cathedral at Durham.
Dez. 6, 1997
London and Beyond
Season 4Episode 730 min

London and Beyond

Rick pays his respects to Winston Churchill in London's Cabinet War Room. Along with stops at the Globe Theatre, Rick and family attend Stratford, Warwick Castle, Cambridge, and York. The new tunnel under the English Channel awaits.
Dez. 13, 1997
Paris and Beyond
Season 4Episode 830 min

Paris and Beyond

Rick presentst his avorites: a familiar restaurant and a neighborhood market. The old familiar sights in Paris get a once-over before Rick jaunts to the palace of Versailles. He also salutes the Impressionists' artistic revolution.
Dez. 20, 1997
France's Alsace
Season 4Episode 930 min

France's Alsace

Rick rents a car for his sight-seeing tour of Alsace's route du vin, full of vineyards, villages, and fortresses. Alsatian village-hopping precedes a trek into Verdun and Reims Cathedral. Epernay, birthplace of champagne, comes at the end.
Dez. 27, 1997
French and Swiss Alps
Season 4Episode 1030 min

French and Swiss Alps

Back to the Alps for Rick, who visits Chamonix, the original French Alpine resort. He takes a balloon ride over Mount Blanc before his train trek to Appenzell, Switzerland. This gives Rick the chance for more rail travel tips.
Jan. 3, 1998
Austrian and Italian Alps
Season 4Episode 1130 min

Austrian and Italian Alps

Rick begins at the border of Germany and Austria and shoots down to Innsbruck. A lesson on Austrian cuisine preceds a trek into Italy's Reifenstein Castle and the Italian Dolomites.
Jan. 10, 1998
Barcelona and Segovia
Season 4Episode 1230 min

Barcelona and Segovia

Barcelona is a Catalonian cornucopia, as Rick spots the art of Gaudi and Picasso. In the heart of Spain, Rick contrasts the 15th-Century palace of El Escorial with rhe 20th-Century Valley of the Fallen. Finally, there's Segovia.
Jan. 17, 1998
Costa del Sol
Season 4Episode 1330 min

Costa del Sol

Southern Spain offers the greatest Moorish feel. Rick finally shows off the fabulous Costa del Sol beach. After Gibraltar, Rick floats across the Mediterranean to Tangier, Morocco.
Jan. 24, 1998
Best of the Mediterranean with Rick Steves
Season 4Episode 1430 min

Best of the Mediterranean with Rick Steves

Selected scenes from Seasons 3 and 4 are highlighted as Rick revisits the Mediterranean countries in this 80-minute pledge special.
Dez. 1, 1998

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