Rick Steves' Europe All 80 Shows DVD Boxed Set 2000-2009

Comment: We're familiar with Rick Steves' shows and always have enjoyed them. These are just as expected. Some of the material is a bit dated but still with beautiful scenery. The DVDs about Italy still make me want to visit!

Comment: My wife and I have used Rick Steves' travel guides and watched his programs. They provide excellent ideas when we are traveling and they are very practical. When we follow his suggestions we are able to see what we really want to see. One occasion the owners of a B & B said, "Oh you are traveling with Rick, we will be happy to help you find another another B & B since we are full the second night." Our friends also love his tour books and videos. Great travel guides!

Comment: If you are a fan of Rick Steves', you are in for a treat. Instead of waiting for his travels through Europe episodes to appear on PBS , you can now watch them at home at your leisure, not to mention catch up on all the episodes you may have missed! The set is organized by country and contains many episodes of specials done by Steves' that I have never seen, including a Christmas in Europe that was beautifully done. So glad he released all of these episodes on one box set, and grateful to Amazon for a great price. So, go to Amazon.com, settle into your comfortable arm chair...and keep on traveling!

Comment: What a great value! :) This guy's a nerd but you gotta love him! He gives a great in depth cultural and historical representation of each country he reviews! He's gotten less nerdy in his newer films and finally gotten rid of those HUGE glasses so that's good. Comparing the Rick Steves' Europe Box Set to the Rudy Maxa "Europe to the Max" box set, this one definitely wins because Rudy Maxa doesn't include Greece or Spain and this one is by far more thorough. If you don't care about Greece or Spain, you may want to see those as well for a less in depth tour. Although these are great and in depth at times it gets a little long winded. You'll get all 80 Rick Steves' Europe TV shows and specials on 12 DVDs with outtakes, interviews -- and a bonus 13th DVD with Rick's most popular lectures.

# Italy Cities 7 shows, 3½ hours * Venice: Serene, Decadent and Still Kicking * Venice Side-Trips: The Best of Veneto * Milan and Lake Como (WS) * Florence: City of Art * Caesar's Rome * Rome: Baroque, After Dark * Naples and Pompeii (WS)

# Italy's Countryside 6 shows, 3 hours * Cinque Terre: Italy's Hidden Riviera * Siena and Assisi * Tuscany's Dolce Vita (WS) * Italy's Great Hill Towns (WS) * Italy's Amalfi Coast (WS) * The Best of Sicily

# France 8 shows, 4 hours * Paris: Grand and Intimate * Highlights of Paris: Eiffel and Monet to Crème Brulée (WS) * Normandy: War-Torn Yet Full of Life (WS) * Provence: Legendary Light, Wind and Wine (WS) * French Riviera: Uniquely Chic (WS) * France's Alsace * Burgundy: Profoundly French (WS) * France's Dordogne (WS)

# Austria & the Alps 7 shows, 3½ hours * Vienna (WS) * Vienna and the Danube (WS) * Salzburg and Surroundings (WS) * Alps of Austria and Italy * Alps of France and Switzerland * The Best of the Alps: Switzerland's Jungfrau Region * Great Swiss Cities (WS)

# Germany, Benelux & More 7 shows, 3½ hours * Munich and the Foothills of the Alps (WS) * Germany's Romantic Rhine and Rothenburg (WS) * Germany's Black Forest and Cologne * Berlin: Resilient, Reunited and Reborn * Belgium: Bruges and Brussels (WS) * Amsterdam and Dutch Side-Trips * Little Europe: Five Micro-Countries (WS).

# Scandinavia 4 shows, 2 hours + bonus extras * Copenhagen (WS) * Denmark beyond Copenhagen (WS) * Oslo, Bergen and the Fjords * Stockholm and Helsinki * Bonus Interview * Outtakes * The Steves Kids in Europe

# Eastern Europe, Israel & Egypt 8 shows, 4 hours * Prague and the Czech Republic * Czech Republic Beyond Prague (WS) * Poland: Krakow, Auschwitz and Warsaw (WS) * Budapest: The Best of Hungary (WS) * Slovenia and Croatia * Surprising Bulgaria * Israel * Egypt

# England & Wales 8 shows, 4 hours * London: Mod and Trad (WS) * London: Royal and Rambunctious * Great Side Trips from London * Northwest England * South England: Dover to Land's End * Heart of England and South Wales * North Wales: Feisty and Poetic (WS) * England's Bath and York (WS)

# Ireland & Scotland 6 shows, 3 hours * Dublin (WS) * The Best of South Ireland (WS) * The Best of West Ireland (WS) * Belfast and the Best of Northern Ireland (WS) * Scotland's Islands and Highlands (WS) * Edinburgh (WS)

# Spain & Portugal 7 shows, 3½ hours * The Majesty of Madrid (WS) * Highlights of Castile: Toledo and Salamanca (WS) * Sevilla and Andalusia (WS) * Spain's Costa del Sol * Lisbon and the Algarve (WS) * Portugal's Heartland * Barcelona and Catalunya (WS)

# Greece & Turkey 7 shows, 3½ hours * Athens and Side Trips (WS) * Greece's Peloponnese (WS) * Greek Islands * Istanbul (WS) * West Turkey * Central Turkey * Eastern Turkey

# Travel Skills & Specials 4 shows + 2 specials, 4 hours * Travel Skills Special, Parts I, II & III (3 shows) * Rick Steves' Europe: The Making Of (WS) * Rick Steves' Iran Special (WS) * Rick Steves' European Christmas Special (WS)

# Rick Steves' Lectures & Tour Experience This bonus DVD (not from the TV series) includes Rick's popular European Travel Skills and Travel as a Political Act lectures -- plus a trip across Europe with a Rick Steves tour group.

Comment: I enjoy Rick Steves very much & his shows are so informative & enjoyable, but I ordered this and returned it three times because one or more DVD in the set would not play at all or properly or would stop after one or two episodes & shut off. I cringed as my 2-month old Sony top line DVD Recorder kept trying to find episodes that didn't exist. Amazon was terrific & replaced each set overnight & by 2-day @y request--I felt guilty! The first set Germany, France & both Italy were bad. 2nd set France & Italy's citites were bad. 3rd set, sooo sadly, Italy's Cities would only at first 2 episodes. I need this set to study for "Who wants to be a Millionaire" and I'm dejected they couldn't have better quality control in place. Amazon did everything they could, but their hands were tied & they couldn't send me a free copy of Italy's cities & allow me to keep the defective set. Oh well, somebody somewhere didn't do their job well. Will contact Rick Steves website after my final refund processes. Thanks for trying Amazin.