If you want to get away from it all when traveling in Greece, head for the Peloponnesian Peninsula. Driving about an hour west of Athens, you cross over the Corinth Canal – a four-mile-long shipping ...

When traveling in a country as old as Greece, ancient ruins can quickly go from magnificent to mind-numbing. Great – yet another nameless hill with more stony remnants of people from centuries past.

For many Americans, traveling to Europe is a one-in-a-lifetime experience and a chance to take in some of the Old World's most famous sights. As travel expert Rick Steves shows, planning your first ...

Rick Steves’ Europe: There’s much to experience in in Athens’ neighborhoods By Rick Steves Aug. 25, 2024 COURTESY CAMERON HEWITT In Athens’ “rickety-chic” neighborhood of Psyrri, you’ll find slick ...

Climbing the Acropolis, communing with the druids at Stonehenge, or marveling at the sprawling remains of Pompeii — exploring the remnants of Europe’s distant past brings a special thrill to travelers ...

Hiring a knowledgeable guide to explain what you’re looking at is well worth the cost. To mentally reconstruct a ruined ancient site like Italy’s Ostia Antica, it pays to do some homework in advance.

In a recent talk, Rick Steves' protege, Cameron Hewitt, offered less-crowded cities as alternative options to Europe's most popular destinations.

If you want to get away from it all when traveling in Greece, head for the Peloponnesian Peninsula. Driving about an hour west of Athens, you cross over the Corinth Canal — a four-mile-long shipping ...

When traveling in a country as old as Greece, ancient ruins can quickly go from magnificent to mind-numbing. Great — yet another nameless hill with more stony remnants of people from centuries past.