Nestled on the Rhine across the border from Germany, Strasbourg offers your best chance to experience the urban side of France's Alsace region. Each time I walk its people-friendly streets, I'm struck ...

Whether you're looking to surprise your special someone with a vacation that makes them feel like royalty or you're simply looking for a getaway that's full of historic charm, Rick Steves has you ...

Now, while probably more definitively French than it’s ever been, the city exudes a bicultural gentleness: Street signs are commonly bilingual — in the Germanic Alsatian dialect as well as French — ...

Rick Steves is the preeminent voice offering tips for traveling to a European country. His rules for dining in Europe, paired with his top mistake to avoid (eating breakfast at your hotel), are a ...

Sunny, out-of-the-way Languedoc stretches from the Mediterranean to the Pyrenees in southwest France. It shares a balmy climate, winter wind, grapevines, and the sea with the better-known neighboring ...

Europe is rich in history, but its splendid castles, antique churches, and age-old ruins tell only part of the story. To dig even deeper in time – much deeper – visit a cave. Some of my favorites, in ...

LONDON — Rick Steves was not walking like a tour guide. He powered down the sidewalk, mechanical pencil in hand, script tucked under the arm. He was not paying attention to the bustling British ...