The French province of Alsace is a region of Hansel-and-Gretel villages, ambitious vineyards, and vibrant cities. Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide | In this program, we follow in the footsteps of 19th-century aristocrats along Nice's Promenade des Anglais. On June 6, 1944 — called "D-Day" — the Allies landed on the beaches of northern France and began fighting their way to Berlin. Get inspired with Rick Steves’ recommended places to go and things to do, with tips, photos, videos, and travel information on France.

On our Loire to the South of France in 13 Days tour — among other things — you'll need to happily… Carry/roll your luggage over uneven pavement (possibly several blocks) and up stairways to reach your hotel, then up …

Can anyone tell me if the festivals will make a trip to the south of France too difficult to make it worth it? Rick Steves Travel Talks 126,549 views 1:52:19 5 Things You Will LOVE & Hate about Traveling S1 • E56 Visit Provence - 5 Things You Will Love & Hate about Provence, France - Duration: 8:34. The Loire River, gliding gently east to west, separating northern from southern France, has come to define this popular tourist region. How to choose? To help you get started, we've listed our top picks for where to go in France, and our plan for your best three-week trip. Rick Steves Classroom Europe® is a free resource allowing teachers to share the ... we visit Normandy in France. Plan your own trip or take one of Rick's value-packed European tours and vacations. Rick Steves' Europe is a long-running travel documentary television series that airs on public television. The value of this river and the valley’s prime location, in the center of the country just south of Paris, have made the Loire a strategic prize for centuries — hence all these castles. It's an essential part of the Rick Steves tour experience. So much to see, so little time. Everything you need is here. I have Rick's Spain and France books but he makes everything sound so good it is very difficult to fit everything into our limited vacation. My wife and I are planning our next big trip for April 2012; we start out in Spain for 6 days and plan on dividing them between Madrid (with day trips to Toledo and Granada/Alhambra) and Barcelona. Stretching from the Mediterranean to the Pyrenees, it shares a balmy climate, winter wind, grapevines, and the sea with Provence, its better-known neighbor. And, you know, everybody’s just out, out and about — you’ve gotta watch your step — but dominos, bars are busy, people are suckin’ on their shishas, and people have done their shopping and they've got their bags, guys are out, and everybody’s got their cell phones. During your vacation in South West France, you will also have the opportunity to discover some of the most popular destinations in the Pyrenees thanks to the range of guided tours, tourist trails and excursions offered by Paris City Vision which take you all the way to Lourdes, and through the valleys and villages of the neighboring Pyrenees. Rick's guidebooks are also available as ebooks that can be read on any Apple, Android, Kindle, Nook, or Kobo device, or on your computer.

Explore France! It stands like a flower-child referee between France and Germany, bound by the Rhine River on the east and the well-worn Vosges Mountains on the west. All of Rick's TV shows and specials in one DVD box set; A whopping 63 hours of travel thrills on 17 DVDs; Includes the newest 2019–2020 TV season I would like to visit the south of France (Provence or Arles) on July 11th to around July 15th. Hey, I’m Rick Steves. I’m in Alexandria in Egypt and this is a market street called Anfushi. I am concerned about crowds and lack of accomodations due to the music festivals. By Rick Steves and Steve Smith.

To purchase Rick's ebooks, please visit your favorite digital bookseller and search for "Rick Steves." (photo: Rick Steves) Sunny, out-of-the-way Languedoc, in southwest France, is an intoxicating part of the world. Rick Steves is America's leading authority on European travel.