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Arts & Culture Podcasts
Rick Steves Greece and East Mediterranean 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 Greece and East Mediterranean. Whether you're heading off on your own or taking a guided tour, Rick Steves Greece and East Mediterranean 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 also find a wide array of related travel information at http://www.ricksteves.com.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Description:
Rick Steves Greece and East Mediterranean 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 Greece and East Mediterranean. Whether you're heading off on your own or taking a guided tour, Rick Steves Greece and East Mediterranean 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 also find a wide array of related travel information at http://www.ricksteves.com.
Language:
English
Episodes
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...
Duración:00:00:24
Intro from Rick Steves
11/17/2017
Rick provides a brief introduction to his Greece and East Mediterranean playlist, a collection of audio files designed to help you plan and enjoy your best possible trip. For more info on traveling in Greece, see http://www.ricksteves.com.
Duración:00:00:55
Athens City Walk Audio Tour
11/17/2017
Get oriented to the sprawling city by walking from Syntagma Square through the pedestrian-friendly Plaka. See candelit churches, ancient ruins, and Acropolis views, while hobnobbing with Athenians today. Allow at least two hours for this walk. Don't forget to download the PDF companion map at http://www.ricksteves.com/audiotours.
Duración:01:10:52
The Acropolis Audio Tour
11/17/2017
Athens' show-stopper is this dramatic hill topped with the ancient world's greatest temple, the Parthenon. Stroll among ruins and statues, enjoy expansive views, and appreciate those Golden Age people who started Western Civilization. Allow at least two hours for this walk. Don't forget to download the PDF companion map at http://www.ricksteves.com/audiotours.
Duración:00:54:49
Ancient Agora Audio Tour
11/17/2017
The heart of ancient Athens still has remnants of former shopping malls, theaters, bars, and government buildings. Discover the fascinating people who once worked, shopped, and played here. Allow an hour for this walk. Don't forget to download the PDF companion map at http://www.ricksteves.com/audiotours.
Duración:00:47:22
National Archaeological Museum Audio Tour
11/17/2017
Trace the evolution of Greek statues, vases and paintings, from their roots to the flowering of the Golden Age and beyond. Starring: Prehistoric Barbie dolls, the golden Mask of Agamemnon, and the perfectly posed Artemision Bronze. Allow two hours for this walk. Don't forget to download the PDF companion map at http://www.ricksteves.com/audiotours.
Duración:01:02:27
Greek Culture Connections
11/17/2017
Anastasia Gaitanou, a tour guide from Thessaloniki, tells us how to enjoy an authentic taste of local culture while out for an evening on the town in Greece.
Duración:00:11:46
Macedonia — Ancient Beauty
11/17/2017
Macedonia's location in the crosshairs of competing ancient civilizations means the country has many stories to tell. Hear what makes this Balkan nation one of tour guide David Willett's favorite destinations anywhere.
Duración:00:12:08
Authentic Greek Food
9/8/2017
Travelers to Greece often rave about how good and healthy the local food is. Greek tour guides help Rick unlock the magic of authentic Greek cuisine.
Duración:00:11:58
Greek Easter
7/11/2017
Greek tour guide Anastasia Gaitanou describes some of the customs that Greeks observe in the days leading up to Orthodox Easter, and how they differ from Western Easter traditions.
Duración:00:11:38
Greek Mythology
7/24/2016
Greek guide Anastasia Gaitanou helps us understand the ancient stories and myths that inspired the art you'll encounter all over in Greece.
Duración:00:17:19
Joanna Lumley’s Greece
4/7/2016
Actor Joanna Lumley fell in love with Greece decades ago when she was just a teenager on her first visit. She chats with Rick about her latest Greek travels and her enduring passion for the resilient Greek people and their culture.
Duración:00:27:02
Greek Islands
12/4/2014
Rick chats with two experienced guides about enjoying the best of the wide variety of Greek islands.
Duración:00:21:13
Antiquities and Archaeology II
7/31/2014
Guides to the ancient world, Colin Clement from Egypt and Anastasia Gaitanou from Greece, share more tips for sightseeing the historical highlights of the eastern Mediterranean.
Duración:00:12:19
Sightseeing in the Ancient World
4/11/2013
Two expert guides help Rick make sense of ancient stones and rubble left behind by the great cultures of the Mediterranean.
Duración:00:16:58
Athens
2/20/2012
Greek tour guide Anastasia Gaitanou tells Rick how Athens has grown into a visitor-friendly destination complete with a new Acropolis museum.
Duración:00:16:00
Antiquities and Archaeology
3/25/2010
We make sense out of the rubble of antiquity with the help of guides from Greece and Egypt.
Duración:00:18:30
Greece Meets Turkey
3/25/2010
Two female tour guides — one from Greece and one from Turkey — discuss what's behind the tensions between their two countries.
Duración:00:18:33
Greece Travel Tips I
3/25/2010
Greek travel expert Penny Kolomvatsou discusses the spruced-up capital of Athens, the villages of the mainland and the islands, and how travelers can best experience Greece's rich history in the ruins of its ancient past.
Duración:00:28:16
Greece Travel Tips II
3/25/2010
David Willett, an Australian tour guide who spends much of the year showing off the sites of Greece, gives advice on how to find the real Greece beyond the blockbuster sights of Athens.
Duración:00:12:37