Rick Steves' Europe (2000)

Name: Rick Steves' Europe
Genre: Documentary, Reality-TV
Rating: 8.6
Cast: Rick Steves

Documentary · Reality-TV

Rick Steves, America's leading authority on European travel, returns to transport viewers to the continent's bustling cities, quaint villages and picturesque countryside.

IMDb rating: 8.6 (902 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 -0.8 vs IMDb
Seasons: 13
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 13 seasons indexed

Cast

Rick Steves Self - Host

Seasons

Season 1 (2000)

7.49 avg 15 episodes 6.7 → 7.0 26 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Portugal's Heartland	6.7	20
2	Paris: Grand & Intimate	7.3	13
3	South England: Dover to Lands' End	8.3	16
4	Heart of England and South Wales	8.0	12
5	Caesar's Rome	7.4	12
6	Germany's Black Forest and Cologne	7.8	18
7	Scotland's Islands and Highlands	7.7	15
8	Surprising Bulgaria	7.2	10
9	Rome: Baroque, After Dark	7.2	10
10	Eastern Turkey	8.2	8
11	London: Royal and Rambunctious	7.5	11
13	The Best of Sicily	7.3	13
14	Travel Skills Special	7.6	13
15	Travel Skills Special: Part 2	7.2	12
16	Travel Skills Special: Part 3	7.0	11

Season 2 (2001)

7.53 avg 14 episodes 7.5 → 7.7 26 min avg

Rebound

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Venice: Serene, Decadent and Still Kicking	7.5	14
2	Venice Side-Trips: The Best of Veneto	7.1	12
3	Florence: City of Art	7.3	13
4	Siena and Assisi: Italy's Grand Hill Towns	7.1	17
5	Cinque Terre: Italy's Hidden Riviera	7.6	16
6	Amsterdam and Dutch Side-Trips	8.0	12
7	Prague and the Czech Republic	7.8	13
8	Dublin and Mystical Side Trips	7.4	22
9	South Ireland: Waterford to the Ring of Kerry	7.5	24
10	The Best of West Ireland: Dingle, Galway, and the Aran Islands	7.7	21
11	Berlin: Resilient, Reunited and Reborn	7.6	12
12	Germany's Romantic Rhine and Rothenburg	7.5	26
13	Munich and the Foothills of the Alps	7.6	22
14	Switzerland's Jungfrau Region: Best of the Alps	7.7	25

Season 3 (2004)

7.67 avg 14 episodes 7.7 → 8.8 26 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Majesty of Madrid	7.7	26
2	Highlights of Castile: Toledo and Salamanca	7.5	24
3	Normandy: War-Torn Yet Full of Life	7.5	30
4	Belfast and the Best of Northern Ireland	8.0	34
5	London: Mod and Trad	8.0	26
6	Highlights of Paris: Eiffel and Monet to Crème Brulee	8.0	30
7	Belgium: Bruges and Brussels	7.4	29
8	Provence: Legendary Light, Wind, and Wine	7.4	30
9	French Riviera: Uniquely Chic	7.7	26
10	Poland Rediscovered: Kraków, Auschwitz, and Warsaw	7.7	34
11	Budapest: The Best of Hungary	7.3	33
12	Lisbon and the Algarve	7.2	27
13	Sevilla	7.2	25
14	Rick Steves' European Christmas	8.8	91

Season 4 (2006)

7.49 avg 11 episodes 7.4 → 7.6 26 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	England's Bath and York	7.4	37
2	North Wales: Feisty and Poetic	7.5	29
3	Edinburgh	7.6	39
4	Naples and Pompeii	7.2	34
5	Italy's Amalfi Coast	7.4	34
6	Milan and Lake Como	7.4	29
7	Tuscany's Dolce Vita	7.2	24
8	Italy's Great Hill Towns	7.5	21
9	Vienna	7.7	29
10	Salzburg and Surroundings	7.9	29
11	Rick Steves' Europe: The Making Of	7.6	27

Season 5 (2008)

7.49 avg 15 episodes 7.3 → 7.2 26 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Burgundy: Profoundly French	7.3	26
2	France's Dordogne	7.2	24
3	Barcelona and Catalunya	7.8	27
4	Little Europe: Five Micro-Countries	7.9	34
5	Switzerland's Great Cities	7.4	27
6	Vienna and the Danube	7.6	25
7	The Czech Republic Beyond Prague	7.1	29
8	Athens and Side Trips	7.4	30
9	Greece's Peloponnese	7.4	26
10	Copenhagen	7.6	31
11	Denmark Beyond Copenhagen	7.8	26
12	Istanbul	7.0	27
13	Iran: Yesterday and Today	8.1	18
14	Iran: Tehran and Side Trips	7.6	24
15	Iran's Historic Capitals	7.2	19

Season 6 (2010)

7.59 avg 12 episodes 8.1 → 7.3 28 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Andalucia: The Best of Southern Spain	8.1	10
2	Croatia: Adriatic Delights	8.0	26
3	Dubrovnik and Balkan Side-Trips	7.9	22
4	The Best of Slovenia	7.3	24
5	Granada, Córdoba, and Spain's Costa del Sol	7.4	21
6	Andalucia, Gibraltar, and Tangier	7.4	21
7	Oslo	7.9	25
8	Norway's West: Fjords, Mountains, and Bergen	7.8	24
9	Stockholm	7.6	24
10	Helsinki and Tallinn: Baltic Sisters	7.5	23
11	Northern Spain and the Camino De Santiago	6.9	24
12	Basque Country	7.3	22

Season 7 (2012)

7.98 avg 14 episodes 8.0 → 8.0 24 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Rome: Ancient Glory	8.0	47
2	Rome: Baroque Brilliance	7.9	36
3	Rome: Back-Street Riches	7.8	34
4	Florence: Heart of the Renaissance	8.0	36
5	Florentine Delights and Tuscan Side Trips	7.9	38
6	Paris: Regal and Intimate	8.2	39
7	Paris: Embracing Life and Art	8.2	39
8	London: Historic and Dynamic	8.1	37
9	North England's Lake District and Durham	8.0	34
10	Venice: City of Dreams	7.9	28
11	Venice and Its Lagoon	8.0	28
12	European Travel Skills: Part I	7.7	28
13	European Travel Skills: Part II	8.0	26
14	European Travel Skills: Part III	8.0	25

Season 8 (2014)

7.74 avg 12 episodes 7.6 → 8.0 25 min avg

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Western Turkey	7.6	28
2	Central Turkey	7.4	20
3	France's Loire: Château Country	7.7	22
4	Paris Side-Trips	8.1	33
5	The Best of Israel	7.7	29
6	Palestine	7.6	29
7	Italy's Riviera: Cinque Terre	7.8	31
8	Italy's Verona, Padova, and Ravenna	7.6	29
9	Amsterdam	7.7	33
10	The Netherlands: Beyond Amsterdam	7.8	36
11	Prague	7.9	32
12	Berlin	8.0	29

Season 9 (2016)

7.94 avg 10 episodes 8.0 → 8.0 25 min avg

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Germany's Hamburg and the Luther Trail	8.0	28
2	Germany's Dresden and Leipzig	7.5	28
3	Germany's Frankfurt and Nurnberg	8.0	24
4	Bulgaria	8.1	29
5	Romania	7.8	36
6	Assisi and Italian Country Charm	7.7	22
7	Siena and Tuscany's Wine Country	7.8	26
8	West England	8.2	27
9	Southeast England	8.3	27
10	England's Cornwall	8.0	27

Season 10 (2018)

7.98 avg 12 episodes 8.1 → 8.0 25 min avg

Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Heart of England	8.1	30
2	Lisbon	8.2	29
3	Portugal's Heartland	7.8	26
4	Travel Skills: Cruising	8.0	25
5	Greek Islands: Santorini, Mykonos, and Rhodes	8.1	28
6	European Festivals I	7.9	24
7	European Festivals II	7.7	24
8	The Best of Sicily	8.2	27
9	Sicilian Delights	7.8	23
10	Scotland's Highlands	8.0	25
11	Scotland's Islands	8.0	25
12	Glasgow and Scottish Passions	8.0	27

Season 11 (2020)

8.10 avg 9 episodes 8.4 → 9.0 25 min avg

Season 11 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Austrian and Italian Alps	8.4	22
2	Swiss Alps	8.2	26
3	French Alps and Lyon	8.1	24
4	Germany's Fascist Story	8.3	25
5	Egypt's Cairo	8.2	23
6	Egypt's Nile, Alexandria, and Luxor	8.1	19
7	Ethiopia: A Development Story	7.4	12
8	Why We Travel	7.2	25
9	Egypt: Yesterday and Today	9.0	7

Season 12 (2023)

8.68 avg 12 episodes 8.6 → 9.3 25 min avg

Season 12 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Art of Prehistoric Europe	8.6	13
2	Art of Ancient Greece	8.6	12
3	Ancient Roman Art	8.1	7
4	Art of the Roman Empire	8.5	12
5	Art of the Early Middle Ages	8.5	11
6	Art of the High Middle Ages	8.6	10
7	Art of the Florentine Renaissance	8.6	7
8	Art of the Renaissance Beyond Florence	8.7	6
9	Baroque Art	8.7	7
10	Art of the Neoclassical and Romantic Ages	8.8	7
11	Art of the Impressionists and Beyond	9.2	7
12	Art of the 20th Century	9.3	7

Season 13 (2025)

8.27 avg 10 episodes 8.9 → 8.0 25 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 13 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Iceland 's Reykjavík and the Golden Circle	8.9	10
2	Iceland's Ring Road	8.7	10
3	Kraków: Poland's Historic Capital	7.7	10
4	Poland's Warsaw and Gdansk	7.3	10
5	Italy's Highlights	8.7	7
6	Burgundy: Gourmet Barge Cruise	8.2	6
7	Paris of the Parisians	8.2	9
8	Istanbul: Capital of Emperors and Sultans	8.4	7
10	London: A Royal Tour	8.6	5
11	London: Yesterday and Today	8.0	7