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Iran
January 22, 2019
In his latest travelogue, Rick Steves journeys to Iran in the hopes of getting to know this ancient country -- a leader in its corner of the world for 2,500 years -- and to better understand the 70 million people living there. Shot in Tehran, Shiraz, Esfahan, Persepolis and villages in between, RICK STEVES' IRAN details the country's rich artistic and cultural heritage.
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Iceland
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Iceland's capital, Reykjavík; the Golden Circle's geysers and waterfalls; the Ring Road.
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Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the Renaissance Beyond Florence
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From Portugal to Germany, booming economies and new technologies produce exquisite art.
Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the 20th Century
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The turbulent century and its rule-breaking art—Picasso, Surrealism and edgy architecture....
Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the Impressionists and Beyond
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Shimmering Impressionist canvases by Monet and Renoir, plus Van Gogh, Gauguin and more.
Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the Neoclassical Age
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Roaming Europe, we admire stately Neoclassical buildings and dramatic Romantic paintings.
Rick Steves’ Europe: Baroque Art
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We marvel at Baroque’s over-the-top churches, palaces, bubbly fountains, and theatric art....
Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the Florentine Renaissance
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Florence’s bold “rebirth” is powered by the genius of Leonardo, Rafael, and Michelangelo....
Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the High Middle Ages
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Soaring Gothic cathedrals of radiant stained glass, plus art celebrating worldly pleasure....
Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the Early Middle Ages
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Early Europeans produce diverse art: from Christians to Muslims and Byzantines to Vikings....
Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the Roman Empire
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The grand cities of ancient Rome’s vast empire and majestic churches of its fall.
Rick Steves' Europe: Ancient Roman Art
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Rome’s rise, as seen in its supersized monuments, colorful mosaics, and marble Caesars.
Rick Steves' Europe: Art of Ancient Greece
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Greece’s timeless art: Golden Age temples, alluring Venuses, and exuberant Winged Victory....
Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of Prehistoric Europe
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We marvel at Stone Age cave paintings, mighty megaliths, and mysterious goddesses.
Art, Prehistoric and Ancient
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Prehistoric cave paintings; Egyptian pyramids and temples; classical Greek statues.
Art of the Baroque Age
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Bubbly Baroque art and austere Neoclassicism; divine kings, Revolution, and Napoleon.
Art of the Middle Ages
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Art of Europe’s “Age of Faith”: Romanesque, Gothic, Byzantine, Moorish, and even Viking....
Art of the Modern Age
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Romanticism, Impressionism, Art Nouveau; Cubism (Picasso) and Surrealism (Dalí).
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