While Rick Steves often talks about budget travel, he also knows when to splurge. He says this decadent chocolate shop is a ...

Steves is a realist when it comes to the cost of the average European vacation, but is the ultimate optimist about finding ways to save when you can. "Europe is expensive. Prices are high for ...

From metros and trams to buses and ferries, these European cities stand out for efficient public transportation that ...

Getting close to one of the big icons of Western civilization — the Acropolis, the palace of Versailles, the Colosseum — can be the spine-tingling high point of a European trip. But don’t paper over ...