You can be a spectator, sipping a drink at a sidewalk table, but it’s more fun to stroll along with everyone else. Throughout Italy, early evening is time to stroll. As I walk through the streets of ...

Rick Steves has earned his reputation as one of the world's foremost experts on European travel. His gentle, easy-going attitude combines with staggeringly in-depth knowledge of cities and countries ...

Rick Steves, a popular expert on European travel, joins Fred Plotkin, a specialist in Italian cuisine and culture, for a deep dive into many of Italy’s secret culinary pleasures Thursday, Feb. 2, at 6 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rick Steves smiling on his tour - Barry King/Getty Images Rick Steves can point you in the direction of affordable food all ...

Ravenna is on Italy’s tourist map for one reason: its 1,500-year-old churches decorated with best-in-the-West Byzantine mosaics. While locals go about their business, busloads of tourists slip in and ...

The rise and fall of Rome through its architecture and art (statues, mosaics, frescoes). The Romans gave Europe its first taste of a common culture, and awe-inspiring art. From its groundbreaking ...

Imagine you and your favorite travel partner dangling in your own private little gondola, gliding silently for 40 minutes as you cross the Mer de Glace (“sea of ice”). You just left the last stop in ...

One of the best ways to observe Italians communicating — and to communicate with them — is to participate in the passeggiata. I am terrible at foreign languages. Despite traveling around Europe four ...

Throughout Italy, early evening is time to stroll. As I walk through the streets of the Eternal City with my Roman friends, they explain the ritual of this promenade: While elsewhere in Italy it’s ...