Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at 11:30 p.m. / Stream now with the PBS App + YouTube
On this episode, Rick and his team tour Romania's vibrant capital, Bucharest, with its "Little Paris of the East" architecture and lingering reminders of a brutal communist dictator. Then they head into Transylvania, where they visit fortified churches, cobbled merchant towns like Sighișoara, and castles made famous by an imported German king and the real-life Dracula. Finally, they explore Maramureș, where everyday life still feels like an open-air folk museum.
Consummate traveler, host and best-selling guidebook author Rick Steves returns for a ninth season of the travel series RICK STEVES' EUROPE. This season, join Rick as he experiences the local culture, cuisine and fun in some of Europe’s most interesting places, including Italy, England, Germany, Bulgaria and Romania. Whether you want to visit Siena’s wild Il Palio horse race or explore the forested mountains of Transylvania for a peek at an old German fortress, Rick provides informative and enlightening ways to enjoy Europe's great cities and off-the-beaten-path discoveries.
