Rick Steves

My favorite home bases for exploring the Bavarian Alps are Füssen and Reutte, which straddle the Austrian border.

Visit the cooler destinations during the summer months and save the hot destinations for winter months.

Most travelers planning a trip to Britain don’t realize you can hop a train in London and, in just over two hours, find yourself in Wales’ revitalized capital.

Though just an hour north of Milan, Italy’s Lake District feels a world away from the business and bustle of Italy’s second city.

Throughout Europe, you’ll find vivid and memorable animal demonstrations and experiences.

Wedged between Germany, France, and the Netherlands, Belgium often gets lost in the mix.

Lyon provides an elegant French urban scene—all with no hint of crass tourism.

For most of the globe, the World Cup is as big as it gets—and Europe is no different.

No visit to Lake Bled is complete without a trip to its steeple-capped island, which nudges the lake’s quaintness level over the top.

Europe has many excellent ‘Ellis Islands in reverse’—museums at the places where millions said goodbye to the land of their birth.