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Rick Steves France (Beyond Paris) 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 around France. Whether you're heading off on your own or taking a guided tour, Rick Steves France (Beyond Paris) will help you enjoy the richest and most meaningful travel experience possible. You'll also find a wide array of related travel information on France at http://www.ricksteves.com.

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United States

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Rick Steves France (Beyond Paris) 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 around France. Whether you're heading off on your own or taking a guided tour, Rick Steves France (Beyond Paris) will help you enjoy the richest and most meaningful travel experience possible. You'll also find a wide array of related travel information on France at http://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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Alsace: German-Flavored France

8/22/2018
French tour guides join Rick to discuss France's Alsace region, which incorporates the best of both French and German culture.

Duration:00:18:48

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Intro from Rick Steves

5/25/2018
Rick provides a brief introduction to his France playlist, a collection of audio files designed to help you plan and enjoy your best possible trip.

Duration:00:01:05

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Exploring Normandy's Countryside

5/25/2018
Tour guides from France offer tips for exploring the Norman countryside, with its natural beauty and poignant vestiges of the D-Day battles fought there.

Duration:00:19:03

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Provençal Market Meander

3/23/2018
Author Marjorie R. Williams takes us on a virtual stroll past the colorful, fragrant stalls of a Provençal farmers market.

Duration:00:18:44

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French Conversation Culture

9/8/2017
Montreal-based authors Jean-Benoît Nadeau and Julie Barlow discuss the unwritten rules of conversation in France, and the communication hurdles visitors face — even those who speak perfect French. Their book is called "The Bonjour Effect.”

Duration:00:28:50

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Provence Markets

9/8/2017
Author Marjorie R. Williams shares tips for finding exceptional seasonal produce — and great souvenirs — in the south of France. She’s collected her recommendations and personal favorites in her guide “Markets of Provence.”

Duration:00:18:12

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Bastille Day in France

7/11/2017
Rick and two France-based tour guides celebrate Bastille Day, the big French national holiday that commemorates France's revolution to establish a government by, for, and of the people.

Duration:00:11:58

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Monet's Garden

4/8/2016
Rick talks with artist and gardener Elizabeth Murray about the famous Giverny gardens French painter Claude Monet created at his house outside Paris, and hears her story of helping to restore them.

Duration:00:11:23

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The French House

4/8/2016
Author Don Wallace tells the tale of renovating a house on a remote island off the coast of Brittany.

Duration:00:18:28

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French Riviera Highlights

12/4/2014
French tour guides Patrick Vidal and Virginie Moré offer tips on the best way to explore France's elegant Mediterranean coast.

Duration:00:12:45

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Discovery of France

12/4/2014
Author Graham Robb explains what his bicycle adventure across the French countryside taught him about the provincial character of France.

Duration:00:17:27

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Monaco

7/31/2014
Rick learns about the highlights of Monaco, the tiny sovereign city-state on the French Riviera.

Duration:00:12:21

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Exploring Provence

7/31/2014
French tour guides Virginie More and Patrick Vidal offer tips on exploring the landscapes and villages of Provence.

Duration:00:18:59

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Marrying into France

3/6/2014
Authors Sarah Turnbull and Nina Sovich both fell in love with Frenchmen. They tell Rick what French culture looks like from inside of a marriage.

Duration:00:18:47

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French Fromage II

3/6/2014
Kathe Lison, author of "The Whole Fromage," explains why cheese is so central to the culture of France.

Duration:00:11:41

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French Fromage I

3/6/2014
Kathe Lison, author of "The Whole Fromage," gives Rick a lesson in enjoying the many varieties of French cheese.

Duration:00:18:40

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Exploring Brittany

3/6/2014
Virginie Moré and Mark Seymour, two tour guides based in Brittany, explore the Celtic roots and rugged beauty of France's northwest corner.

Duration:00:17:57

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Chateau Country, Part Deux

3/6/2014
Danielle Farineau shares more secrets for enjoying a trip to the Loire Valley chateaux country.

Duration:00:11:34

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Regions of France

9/26/2013
French tour guide Virginie Moré gives an introduction to France's diverse regional flavors, from sun-soaked Provence to Germanic Alsace to the traditional villages of Bordeaux.

Duration:00:11:33