Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app
On this episode of RICK STEVES' EUROPE, in the Alps of Austria and Italy, we celebrate both nature and culture. After conquering the Zugspitze, we tour Innsbruck, visit a remote farm in Austria, and join in a Tirolean village festival. Then we cross the Alps into Italy and tour a uniquely well-preserved medieval castle before joyriding deep into the rugged Dolomite Mountains. After an unforgettable hike, we catch our breath in Europe's largest high-altitude meadow, then enjoy some more alpine folk music.
From high on the German and Austrian border, we make our way down to Innsbruck, the historic capital of the Habsburgs. We slap-dance the night away in a nearby Tirolean village before turning to feudal Italy at Reifenstein Castle. Then we're out-of-doors, zooming up rock cliffs and hiking through alpine meadows in the Italian Dolomites.
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Located in northeastern Italy, the Dolomites offer some of the best alpine thrills in Europe, whether you want to stay firmly planted on the ground or soar high above the valley floor.
The Dolomites, Italy's dramatic rocky rooftop, offer some of the best mountain thrills in Europe. Here, the region's Austrian history survives in a warm, blue-aproned, felt-hat-with-feathers way. The South Tirolean village of Kastelruth (a.k.a. Castelrotto), is a good home base for your exploration of the Seiser Alm (a.k.a. Alpe di Siusi), Europe's largest alpine meadow.
Walderalm, perched high above the Austrian city of Innsbruck, offers travelers a peek at life on a traditional alpine farm. And for the many visitors enjoying the area's breathtaking hiking and biking trails, it also offers welcome respite and refreshment
Austrian and Italian Alps - Innsbruck, a rare city in the Alps and once a key outpost of the Habsburg Empire, retains its imperial grandeur — and offers an engaging folk museum.
