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RICK STEVES' EUROPE: Paris Side-Trips

Host Rick Steves at Vaux-le-Vicomte, France.
Courtesy of Rick Steves
Host Rick Steves at Vaux-le-Vicomte, France.

Airs Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Side-tripping from Paris into the Ile-de-France, we indulge in the world of royal and aristocratic extravagance in the pre-Revolutionary playground of France's elite.

On "Paris Side-Trips," we explore Versailles, Europe's palace of palaces; exquisite Vaux-le-Vicomte; and extravagant Fontainebleau, home to centuries of French rulers.

We'll also marvel at the glass and statuary of Chartres cathedral and dine like kings.

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Explore Versailles, Europe's palace of palaces; exquisite Vaux le Vicomte; and extravagant Fontainebleau, home to centuries of French rulers. We'll also marvel at the glass and statuary of Chartres cathedral and dine like kings.
It seems every king, queen, and emperor since has loved this palace — Louis XIII was born here, Louis XV was married here — but Fontainebleau has more Napoleon Bonaparte connections than any other palace.
Versailles, just outside Paris, is the palace other palaces were modeled after.

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Past episodes and clips of RICK STEVES' EUROPE are available for viewing on demand.

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About Season 8:

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Season 8 includes 12 vivid episodes covering Turkey, France, Israel, Palestine, Italy, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, and Germany in delicious, wide-screen, high-definition.

(Released fall 2014).

Every two years Rick Steves produces a new series of travel shows exploring his favorite European destinations. Season 8 premieres on public television this fall, with 12 new, vivid episodes covering Turkey, France, Israel, Palestine, Italy, The Netherlands, Czech Republic, and Germany in delicious, wide-screen, high-definition.

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