You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in the Loire Valley. Rick Steves and Steve Smith cover the essentials of the Loire Valley, including Amboise and Chinon. Visit grandiose châteaus, such as Chenonceau, Blois, and Château d'Azay-le-Rideau. Tour the Leonardo da Vinci park and go wine-tasting in Vouvray. You'll get Rick's firsthand advice on the best sights, eating, sleeping, and nightlife, and the maps and self-guided tours will ensure you make the most of your experience. More than just reviews and directions, a Rick Steves Snapshot guide is a tour guide in your pocket. Rick Steves Snapshot guides consist of excerpted chapters from Rick Steves European country guidebooks. Snapshot guides are a great choice for travelers visiting a specific city or region, rather than multiple European destinations. These slim guides offer all of Rick's up-to-date advice on what sights are worth your time and money. They include good-value hotel and restaurant recommendations, with no introductory information (such as overall trip planning, when to go, and travel practicalities).
The Longest Day: The Classic Epic of D-Day (Cornelius Ryan, 1959). Ryan's monumental work gives the soldier's-eye view—both Allied and Axis—of the hours leading up to and during the D-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944.
Loire Valley
Smile at the cute angels on your right and circle behind the altar. The beautiful windows with bold ... North Transept Facade: Outside, look back at the facade over the door of the north transept. The fine carved tympanum (the area over ...
Included in Rick Steves' Pocket London— Sights: the National Portrait Gallery, Courtauld Gallery, Tate Britain, Tate Modern, Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Bankside Walk Walks and Tours: the Westminster Walk, Westminster Abbey Tour, ...
Hit France's can't-miss art, sights, and bites in two weeks or less with Rick Steves Best of France!
Inside you'll find: -Key phrases for use in everyday circumstances, complete with phonetic spelling -An English-Portuguese and Portuguese-English dictionary -Tips for small talk and local lingo with Rick's signature sense of humor -A tear ...
In this compact guide, Rick Steves covers the best of Granada, Sevilla, Córdoba, Andalucía, and Spain's southern coast.
Snapshot guides are a great choice for travelers visiting a specific city or region, rather than multiple European destinations. These slim guides offer all of Rick's up-to-date advice on what sights are worth your time and money.
Today tourists replace the pilgrims, enjoying a dramatically situated one-street town under a pretty forgettable church—all ... For newly converted (and still reluctant) pagans, it was easier to embrace the Virgin if she was black.
Châteaux of the Loire