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Hit Europe's can't-miss art, sights, and bites with Rick Steves Best of Europe! * Expert advice from Rick Steves on what's worth your time and money * Itineraries for one to four days in the top destinations in England, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland * Rick's tips for beating the crowds, skipping lines, and avoiding tourist traps * The best of local culture, flavors, and haunts, including walks through the most interesting neighborhoods and museums * Trip planning strategies like how to link destinations and design your itinerary, what to pack, where to stay, and how to get around * Over 100 full-color maps and vibrant photos * Coverage of London, Paris, Provence, the French Riviera, Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, Venice, Florence, Cinque Terre, the Swiss Alps/Berner Oberland, Munich, Rothenberg and the Romantic Road, the Rhine Valley, Berlin, and Amsterdam Experience the best of Europe with Rick Steves! Read more Continue reading Read less ABOUT THE AUTHOR Since 1973, Rick Steves has spent about four months a year exploring Europe.
About the Author
Guidebook author and travel TV host Rick Steves is America's most respected authority on European travel. Rick took his first trip to Europe in 1969, visiting piano factories with his father, a piano importer. As an 18-year-old, Rick began traveling on his own, funding his trips by teaching piano lessons. In 1976, he started his business, Rick Steves' Europe, which has grown from a one-man operation to a company with a staff of 100 full-time, well-travelled employees at his headquarters in Washington state. There he produces more than 50 guidebooks on European travel, America's most popular travel series on public television, a weekly hour-long national public radio show, a weekly syndicated column, and free travel information available through his travel center and ricksteves.com. Rick Steves' Europe also runs a successful European tour program. Rick Steves lives and works in his hometown of Edmonds, Washington. His office window overlooks his old junior high school.
