Tipping outside of your home country can be stressful, but Rick Steves has some advice: Don't make the social faux pas of tipping with coins in Europe.

Granada, Córdoba, and Sevilla – or the Costa del Sol. But for something more authentic, I like exploring the region’s ...

Romania is full of surprises and wonderful people. And as you leave the capital of Bucharest, it gets even better. In the ...

And the big mountain behind the town of Bled, called Stol (“Chair”), is part of the Karavanke range that defines the Austrian ...

Steves is a realist when it comes to the cost of the average European vacation, but is the ultimate optimist about finding ways to save when you can. "Europe is expensive. Prices are high for ...

Traveling during the holidays in Europe, you’ll find the season marked not by the number of shopping days left until Christmas, but by a long series of winter festivals – both pagan and Christian – ...

Two centuries ago, there were dozens of independent states in the part of Europe that was German-speaking. Today, there are only four: Germany, Austria, Switzerland … and Liechtenstein. I like the way ...

Southern Germany is dotted with spa towns boasting spring-fed baths with purportedly therapeutic mineral water. Another one of my favorites is in the Bavarian valley town of Schwangau, where the Royal ...

Along the way, Rick visits poignant sights throughout Europe relating to fascism, and talks with Europeans whose families ...

Renowned world traveler Rick Steves spoke at the Chronicle's Aging and Longevity Summit and shared his tips for seeing the ...