Airs Saturday, August 30, 2014 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV
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Michelangelo's "Pieta" in St. Peter's Basilica.
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Rick outside St. Peter's, Vatican City.
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Bernini's "Apollo Chasing Daphne" in the Borghese Gallery.
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Rick at the Victor Emmanuel Monument, Rome.
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Piazza Navona in Rome.
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The floodlit Pantheon.
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Inside the Pantheon.
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Mosaics in the Church of Santa Maria in Trastevere.
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Rick Steves inside the Colosseum, Rome.
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Rick Steves at the Roman Forum.
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Ostia Antica
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Rick Steves at the Spanish Steps.
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Give at the $180 level during our membership campaign and receive the "Rick Steves' All 100 Shows" DVD Box Set, the Italy Guidebook & Italy Phrasebook, plus 2-DVD Set of Season 7, a "Travel Skills" DVD, Newsletter and Italy map. This gift includes a KPBS License Plate Frame (if you're a new member). A "Rick Steves' Rome" DVD set, or a Rome Guidebook set is available at the $60 level.
Rick Steves advocates smart, affordable, perspective-broadening travel. As host and writer of the popular public television series RICK STEVES' EUROPE, and best-selling author of 40 European travel books, he encourages Americans to travel as "temporary locals."
Rick helps American travelers connect much more intimately and authentically with Europe — and Europeans — for a fraction of what mainstream tourists pay.
In this hour-long travel special, Rick Steves explores the "Eternal City" of Rome, a grand and ancient metropolis rich with exquisite art, vibrant culture and centuries of history.
Rick traces the rise and fall of classical Rome, meanders through the heart of Bernini's Baroque Rome and makes a pilgrimage to the Vatican.
Then, he uncovers the charms of hidden neighborhoods filled with character and energy, enjoys a Roman feast, and mixes and mingles with the locals during an early-evening stroll through the city's romantic nightspots.
Designed as a kick-off to the all-new seventh season of RICK STEVES' EUROPE, this special debuted nationwide in fall 2012.
Jen is a web producer at KPBS, responsible for program promotion, online membership-related activities, and is the editor of the KPBS community calendar. Jen has worked at KPBS since 2000. She is originally from Las Vegas and attended UNLV.
