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Rick Steves Eastern Europe is a collection of "Travel with Rick Steves" radio interviews featuring travel tips and lessons from Rick and the expert teachers who guide Rick Steves' tours through Eastern Europe. Whether you're heading off on your own or taking a guided tour, Rick Steves Eastern Europe will help you enjoy the richest and most meaningful travel experience possible. Audio tour content is excerpted from Rick Steves guidebooks. All rights reserved. You'll find related travel information for these destinations at www.ricksteves.com.

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United States

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Rick Steves Eastern Europe is a collection of "Travel with Rick Steves" radio interviews featuring travel tips and lessons from Rick and the expert teachers who guide Rick Steves' tours through Eastern Europe. Whether you're heading off on your own or taking a guided tour, Rick Steves Eastern Europe will help you enjoy the richest and most meaningful travel experience possible. Audio tour content is excerpted from Rick Steves guidebooks. All rights reserved. You'll find related travel information for these destinations at www.ricksteves.com.

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English


Episodes
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Good-bye Audio Europe, hello "Travel with Rick Steves"

11/1/2018
This marks the end of Rick's Audio Europe podcast. But the good news is there are two easy ways you can keep getting this content. The first way is to subscribe to the free, weekly “Travel with Rick Steves” radio show podcast on iTunes. It brings you all the great interviews you’ve come to love, in a longer format. Or, you can download the free “Rick Steves Audio Europe” app, which includes all of Rick's radio interviews — plus dozens of walking tours through Europe’s most interesting...

Duration:00:00:24

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Intro from Rick Steves

8/22/2018
Rick provides a brief introduction to his Eastern Europe playlist, a collection of audio files designed to help you plan and enjoy your best possible trip, plus audio tours of Eastern Europe's historic sites and museums. For more info on traveling in Europe, visit www.ricksteves.com.

Duration:00:00:53

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Prague City Walk Audio Tour

8/22/2018
Few cities can match Prague for over-the-top romance and evocative Old World charm. Starting on historic Wenceslas Square, we'll stroll through the Old Town and end on the ultra-atmospheric Charles Bridge. Allow two or three hours for this walk. Don't forget to download the PDF companion map at www.ricksteves.com/audiotours.

Duration:01:16:13

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What It Means to Be Bulgarian

8/22/2018
Bulgarian tour guide Stefan Bozadzhiev shares his Bulgarian pride and describes what makes Bulgaria such a fascinating place to explore.

Duration:00:18:36

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Mostar's Bridge

3/23/2018
Two tour guides describe how Mostar — after suffering intense damage in the Bosnian War — has become an attractive tourist destination on the Adriatic cruise circuit, and then update us on its ongoing efforts to bridge old conflicts.

Duration:00:18:41

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Romania's Friendly Culture

3/23/2018
Travel writer Leif Pettersen describes what he enjoyed most about living in Romania, and why it's become one of the best bargain destinations in Europe.

Duration:00:18:34

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Slovenian Pride

3/23/2018
Two tour guides from Slovenia offer an insider's look at how the peace-loving Slovenians compare themselves to their many better-known neighbors.

Duration:00:12:51

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Slavic Firewater

3/23/2018
Two Slavic tour guides offer advice for enjoying the strong, often homemade liquors that lend zest to celebrations across central and eastern Europe.

Duration:00:11:58

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Hungary's Favorite Foods

9/8/2017
Rick and two Budapest-based tour guides take a look at Hungary’s spicy culinary traditions.

Duration:00:11:30

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Bulgaria Today

7/11/2017
Bulgarian tour guide Stefan Bozadzhiev gives Rick a quick look at what makes his country an exotic and fun destination for the curious traveler since Bulgaria joined the EU in 2007.

Duration:00:11:37

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Hungarian Hot Springs

7/11/2017
Tour guides from Hungary discuss the country's love affair with hot springs and thermal baths in Budapest and beyond.

Duration:00:11:45

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Kraków

1/30/2017
Beata McCommas, a tour guide from Poland, and Cameron Hewitt, co-author of Rick's Eastern Europe guidebook, share tips for visiting Kraków, the cultural and spiritual capital of Poland.

Duration:00:18:27

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Communist History Sights

8/4/2016
Three tour guides from former Soviet bloc countries, George Farkas, Katerina Svobodova, and Beatta McCommas, describe the sights and museums that illustrate what life was like behind the "iron curtain."

Duration:00:18:18

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Prague's Coronation Way

12/4/2014
Czech tour guides Jana Hronková and Kateřina Svobodová explain how you can view 10 centuries of architecture along the Coronation Way in Old Town Prague.

Duration:00:12:15

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Albania

12/4/2014
Tour guides Ben Curtis and David Willett tell Rick why Albania's little-visited sights are getting more attention from travelers these days.

Duration:00:12:02

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Adriatic Coast

12/4/2014
Rick chats with two guides about the sun-soaked islands, charming port towns, and Venetian-style architecture of the Adriatic Coast.

Duration:00:18:21

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WWI Sites in the Balkans

7/31/2014
Amir Telibecirovic and Ben Curtis share tips for visiting WWI sites in the Balkans, where "the war to end all wars" began.

Duration:00:18:04

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St. Petersburg

7/31/2014
Two tour guides to Eastern Europe explain why St. Petersburg is Russia's most accessible city for Western travelers.

Duration:00:19:09

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Jewish Prague

7/31/2014
Czech tour guides Jana Hronková and Kateřina Svobodová walk us through the Jewish sites of Prague, once home to Europe's largest Jewish population.

Duration:00:18:18

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Budapest

3/6/2014
Eszter Bokros and Cameron Hewitt, walk us through the highlights of Budapest, criss-crossing the Danube and soaking in the Habsburg-era elegance.

Duration:00:27:28