24 episodes
Italy Audio Tours Rick Steves
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- Society & Culture
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4.3 • 25 Ratings
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Rick Steves Audio Tours are leaving the podcast space. For the latest versions of these audio tours, download the (free!) Rick Steves' Audio Europe™ App — available for Apple and Android. The app also includes hours of top-quality travel talk excerpted from the Travel with Rick Steves radio interviews to add another dimension — and some different voices — to your travel planning and appreciation. Learn more at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/audio-europe
Rick Steves Italy Audio Tours provide humorous and insightful commentary on the art and history of many of Italy's most notable museums and historic sites in Assisi, Florence, Pompeii, Milan, Naples, Rome, Siena, and Venice. Excerpted from Rick Steves guidebooks. All rights reserved.
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Florence: Uffizi Gallery
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The world's best collection of Italian Renaissance painting shows off the beauty of nature in all its three-dimensional glory, including masterpieces by Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael, plus Botticelli's "Birth of Venus." -
Florence: Accademia and David
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David is the very symbol of Renaissance optimism and one of Europe's great sightseeing thrills. We'll also see Michelangelo's Prisoners — unfinished statues that give insight into this troubled genius. -
Florence: Renaissance Walk
For the latest version of this audio tour, download the (free!) Rick Steves' Audio Europe™ App — available for Apple and Android. Learn more at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/audio-europe
Florence birthed the Renaissance. Enjoy its soaring church dome, famous statues, lazy river, and world-class gelato. Walk the same narrow streets as Michelangelo, the Medicis, and Florentines today. -
Rome: Colosseum
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Tour ancient Rome's most enduring monument, seeing where emperors sat, gladiators warmed up, and thousands cheered. -
Rome: Heart of Rome Walk
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This walk winds through an urban village of narrow lanes, panoramic piazzas, fanciful fountains, and some of Europe’s best people-watching. -
Rome: Jewish Ghetto
For the latest version of this audio tour, download the (free!) Rick Steves' Audio Europe™ App — available for Apple and Android. Learn more at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/audio-europe
For centuries, Rome's Jewish ghetto has been the site of both relentless persecution and the undying pride and solidarity of a tight-knit community. Though most of the old ghetto has been torn down, you can still find a few reminders of the Roman Jews' storied past and lively present.
Customer Reviews
Fantastic free resource
This is a hugely wonderful series. I’m so grateful to its creators! I just explored St Peter’s listening to it, and could have continued for another hour. Brilliant stuff. Thank you 🙏
Excellent guide!
Used this for the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel - could not be more impressed! We initially bought the official audio guide (at a hefty €8 each) and got so bored that we turned them off after 10 mins. Decided to try out Rick’s podcast instead, which takes you step by step through the museum and explains the most important bits without tiring you out.
Everything is explained in such a fun way and really helps you make sense of such an overwhelming place. We would have been completely lost in the museums without this.
Would 100% recommend buying just an entrance ticket to attractions and using these as your guide - you won’t regret it!!
Rome Podcast
These are great audio tours, informative without going into too much detail. Myself, my wife and my 10 year old daughter all found them interesting, to give enough detail without boring the listener with too many dates etc. The audiotours that can be hired at a venue may contain more info. but this can be too much in some cases.
Clear instructions for directions and when to pause mean that you are not rushed around
Please create more Rick