Italy's Great Hill Towns

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  • čas přidán 22. 05. 2024
  • Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide © 2006 | In Italy, we'll drive through the Tuscan and Umbrian countryside connecting all the hill-town dots, see a ceiling fresco masterpiece NOT by Michelangelo, eat rustic bruschetta, walk a vineyard that goes all the way back to Etruscan times - and more, all while exploring a string of hill-capping medieval towns that somehow manage to keep their heads above the flood of the 21st century. #ricksteves #ricksteveseurope #italy
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    Rick Steves, America's most respected authority on European travel, writes European travel guidebooks, and hosts travel shows on public television and public radio.
    00:00 Introduction
    03:38 Civita di Bagnoregio
    07:06 Orvieto
    17:01 Cortona
    21:21 San Gimignano
    23:51 Conclusion

Komentáře • 212

  • @THEMAX00000
    @THEMAX00000 Před rokem +9

    God rest her soul, my mother really enjoyed the shows. I miss her so very much

  • @akmzahidulislam2764
    @akmzahidulislam2764 Před rokem +5

    Looks like a dreamland.

  • @prisonwife4lifestyle
    @prisonwife4lifestyle Před rokem +5

    Look at you bustin’ out on the piano!!!!! How can we not adore you 💝

  • @aliciaandsassatravels
    @aliciaandsassatravels Před 10 měsíci +3

    Breathtaking views of Italy!

  • @ppandey1994
    @ppandey1994 Před rokem +5

    Loved the Bella Ciao background music

  • @solidkingcobra
    @solidkingcobra Před rokem +24

    13:15 I love that the doggo rose up to greet Rick as well.
    Such a great doggo!

  • @laylabono4035
    @laylabono4035 Před rokem +120

    I was born in Tuscany now I live in Concrete Jungle named Seattle.I WANNA GO HOME THIS IS NOT A PLACE 4 ME.

    • @boleviarambaran2581
      @boleviarambaran2581 Před rokem +5

      Are you imprisoned that you cannot leave

    • @drezdin4557
      @drezdin4557 Před rokem +5

      Then what’s stopping you?

    • @riccardo5281
      @riccardo5281 Před rokem +20

      @@drezdin4557 Why do you care, he's just saying he misses Italy

    • @MissAngela007
      @MissAngela007 Před rokem +1

      Ditto

    • @melissabeuerlein3657
      @melissabeuerlein3657 Před rokem +4

      I’m Italian from both sides of my family and was unfortunately born in the US. So I understand how you feel disconnected there. I felt that way too, until I moved to Europe five years ago. Now I live in Germany. Not crazy about it here, but I’m only a two hour plane ride from Italy, where I hope to be at some point in my life.

  • @kennethmregan
    @kennethmregan Před rokem +7

    SIENA MOST BEAUTIFUL AND MAINTAINED !
    Thank you for this Beautiful video!
    VIVA ITALIA !

  • @arielklay23
    @arielklay23 Před rokem +102

    *Love* finding a Rick Steves' full episode I haven't seen before!

    • @millaspuffs6744
      @millaspuffs6744 Před rokem

      You took the words of my mouth! He brings joy to anyone, by facilitating our imagination and transporting us anywhere💛

    • @millaspuffs6744
      @millaspuffs6744 Před rokem

      You took the words of my mouth! He brings joy to anyone, by facilitating our imagination and transporting us anywhere��

  • @karen64watson.
    @karen64watson. Před rokem +6

    So beautiful and full of history .

  • @Linda-ot3pj
    @Linda-ot3pj Před rokem +7

    There is the MONEY BANK and then there is a MEMORY BANK Just think how big your memory bank is Rick Steve’s. Thanks for sharing a part of them with us. I am Italian living in Canada and my soul feels so happy when I am near my culture even if only in a video Ciao ! 🇨🇦🇹🇯

  • @vibesforliving7889
    @vibesforliving7889 Před 9 měsíci +11

    Appreciate Rick's hard working for those meaningful and fantastic travel video!! Your video not just a "travel", it's the history, the culture of places, which is what travel is really about (Unlike the video of some vloggers nowaday). Thank you Rick a lot to let ours like myself who can not afford an overseas travel to have an interesting experiences and understand how amazing the world is! God bless you Rick

  • @sutats
    @sutats Před rokem +26

    Always a pleasure watching Rick's travel videos. The allure of Italy is boundless.

  • @dondonsalonoy1736
    @dondonsalonoy1736 Před rokem +62

    Mr Steves, your documentaries are wonderfull. It has become my way of relaxing. Repeating it over and over. The way you deliver your narrations, is excellent ! Keep it up, SIR !

  • @goswamiAbhijeet
    @goswamiAbhijeet Před rokem +6

    Will be visiting Italy soon. Florence and Rome for sure

  • @earlmo6086
    @earlmo6086 Před rokem +4

    Bravo! Rick Steve's Viirtuoso Pianist!

  • @user-vm5pd4gm3v
    @user-vm5pd4gm3v Před rokem +5

    너무 평화롭고 아름다워요. 멋진 설명과 함께 좋은시간을 선물 받았습니다. 고마워요~^^

  • @Indiaworldpower436
    @Indiaworldpower436 Před rokem +9

    Beautiful informative documentary...!!! Beautiful editing...!!! Beautiful presentation...!!! Thank you very much...!!!

  • @shrirangchuyekar6665
    @shrirangchuyekar6665 Před rokem +4

    Thank you Sir 👌💐💐💐

  • @fitgirllegbusta2406
    @fitgirllegbusta2406 Před rokem +4

    I love the little European biblical reliefs with big chibi heads on the facade at 8:16

  • @bronwencampbell6943
    @bronwencampbell6943 Před rokem +4

    Yay👏🏼👏🏼so happy 😃 going to Tuscany in April 2023. Just booked the ticket ❤️🛫🇮🇹❤️I had to go to urgent care (cat bite- I was too slow giving out the treat. All better now 👍🏻) The doctor saw I had Rick Steves Italy book and started raving about his experience using his RS Paris guide. He used the guided walks and said the sights were right where RS said they would be. And the names of the restaurants and the people that work there. Am loving the Monday Night Travel 🧳 shows 🤩👏🏼👏🏼 Thank you 😊 Just what Monday night needs 🛫🧳❤️🙌🏼🤩🇮🇹

  • @Porn05Mouth
    @Porn05Mouth Před rokem +25

    Rick Steves, you changed my life. Thanks for opening my eyes to European travel. Great video, as per usual.

  • @jooooooooooooo8913
    @jooooooooooooo8913 Před rokem +2

    Toscana is absoulty stunning. Most beautiful place in Europe!

  • @monicacall7532
    @monicacall7532 Před rokem +9

    Orvieto is my favorite city/town to visit in Italy. The views from the city walls looking out over the valleys that surround it, Pozzo San Patrizio (Saint Patrick’s Well), the stunning Duomo, the underground city dug out of the tufa rock by the ancient Etruscans and Romans, the Papal Palace and the absolute best food found in Italy IMHO and the fact that you can easily take a train from Orvieto to Rome and other towns and cities in Umbria, Tuscany and beyond make it a marvelous place to visit.

  • @Isawwhatyoudid
    @Isawwhatyoudid Před rokem +9

    15:20 Steve grew up around pianos. The family owned a piano store named "Steves Sound of Music" where they imported and sold pianos, and also tuned pianos. This has got to be one of my favorite tours. If I ever made it to Europe this is the European adventure I'd be after.

  • @p.g.kulkarni7542
    @p.g.kulkarni7542 Před rokem +2

    If daddy was alive, we'd have loved to watch Rick Steves' travelogues. We used to binge watch Samantha Brown too. Love your sunny personality, Rick. It matches the vibes of the places you visit.

  • @_xiper
    @_xiper Před rokem +10

    How lucky one has to be to get to play a piano that Liszt himself played.

  • @dona5961
    @dona5961 Před 7 měsíci +2

    There is only one place in the world where everyday life is so completely reflected in the sublime, in a wonderful mix of nature and culture........it is Tuscany.
    Marie-Henri Beyle, Stendhal

  • @chandrasekarank.l9146
    @chandrasekarank.l9146 Před rokem +25

    Wow....could be the word I can utter to myself. Italy is just amazing I wonder to myself the superiority of painting and architecture. Thanks again Rick. There is no words to compliment.

  • @janie7242
    @janie7242 Před rokem +7

    I had been to all these towns,. A lovely region!. The most relaxing historical places in Italy! Loved, and wish to revisit the areas in the very near future. 💕👍

  • @mammam4827
    @mammam4827 Před rokem +3

    This was one of best travel vedio. Italy ,France nd Tuscany jst fascinate me.

  • @cassiavaccaro5665
    @cassiavaccaro5665 Před rokem +6

    Wonderful video!
    Just got back from Italy! My favorite spot is Cortona! I’ve been there many times and cannot get tired of it!
    Love seeing “Lago Trasimeno” from the square where the Garibaldi’s monument is located. This monument has a special felling for me: I’m from southern Brazil (living in 🇺🇸, my family come trim Italy to Brazil) where Giuseppe and Anita Garibaldi played an important role in the history of Brazil: the Farroupilha Revolution! Every southern Brazilian knows that shaped The southern states of Brasil and its culture.
    Another wonderful place to visit is Passignano Sul Trasimeno! Renting a place with lake view is another great experience. There’s a bakery called “Caffé Della Sosta”! The best pastries ever! Fresh and delicious! Getting there early morning is the best time of the day.

  • @AlarmFireOmanroy
    @AlarmFireOmanroy Před rokem +4

    Rick Steves travel videos are so informative and beautiful. 🌹

  • @davidwelch1981
    @davidwelch1981 Před rokem +10

    Lots of good memories here. The hill towns are indeed lovely - but strenuous when you tour them on a heavily loaded tandem bike as we did! The climb to Volterra nearly did us in!

  • @harithamenon1982
    @harithamenon1982 Před rokem +4

    Please keep posting such long explanatory videos❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @mjhirakawa
    @mjhirakawa Před rokem +23

    I'm from the Philippines living in Japan and I travelled Europe this year, I love Italy and Tuscany is a very nice place to visit. Loved it! 😍

  • @Letizia2810
    @Letizia2810 Před rokem +4

    Ohh, Mr Rick I’ve missed your documentaries.
    Finally I’ve found them again!

  • @user-hx8fn2he9q
    @user-hx8fn2he9q Před rokem +2

    Thank God for these shows! Love them! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
    And thank you PBS as well 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @ganeshbhantana
    @ganeshbhantana Před rokem +7

    Just enjoying his masterpiece relaxing on a tiny restful balcony even though it's an aged episode. Could not get enough of it gives me immense euphoria after an extended day of chores. Peace out ❤️

  • @mrymhzrtova739
    @mrymhzrtova739 Před rokem +1

    You are our perfect travel guide, Rick❤

  • @diklaakrat5413
    @diklaakrat5413 Před rokem +3

    Wow, so beautiful! Thanks for sharing this.

  • @konstantino7016
    @konstantino7016 Před rokem +4

    It's just wonderful! I like Italia!

  • @saidrahman2110
    @saidrahman2110 Před rokem +6

    Beautiful place, wonderful painting and unforgettable journey. well done sir keep it continue. thanks.

  • @annademo
    @annademo Před rokem +3

    We bought a large platter at that exact ceramic shop in Orvieto (Giacomini). And we picked up some fleas from a dog that stuck by us during lunch, LOL, perhaps hoping for a piece of cheese.

  • @sandeepkumar-ct4jd
    @sandeepkumar-ct4jd Před rokem +2

    Always up to the mark.. 👍👍

  • @zaibcom
    @zaibcom Před rokem +2

    Wow Beautiful Place

  • @AgelessRock888
    @AgelessRock888 Před rokem +4

    Interesting Italy. Hope to visit one day.

  • @waseemamanat9865
    @waseemamanat9865 Před rokem +11

    Really enjoy your videos and the way you tell the history of things.

  • @JoBenLee
    @JoBenLee Před rokem +7

    We loved watching Rick Steves show his skills on the piano! Our entire family enjoys all your videos. They are so well done!

  • @artworld9799
    @artworld9799 Před rokem +4

    Amazing Italy and great several places, Thanks for sharing us!

  • @edgarcuasqueguerra1059
    @edgarcuasqueguerra1059 Před 8 měsíci +3

    Exelente lugar

  • @josedelcastillo5857
    @josedelcastillo5857 Před rokem +2

    Rick Steves is the GOAT

  • @rainebar3966
    @rainebar3966 Před rokem +2

    Been to Tuscany Siena and it's very beautiful. ❤❤❤

  • @rainsbooksandfilms
    @rainsbooksandfilms Před rokem +2

    Rick Steves’ videos are worth reading a 1000 page travelogue …
    Last page mesmerises you just like the first page..

  • @grantdunn88
    @grantdunn88 Před rokem +5

    love the cameras they used when these were filmed, the saturation looks great

  • @williamdrijver4141
    @williamdrijver4141 Před rokem +2

    Terrific footage, well chosen music, unbelievable scenery and a perfect car (Renault Espace) for travelling!

  • @christin3223
    @christin3223 Před rokem +1

    I’ve been watching Rick for years and didn’t know he had piano skills 😄❤️

  • @melissabeuerlein3657
    @melissabeuerlein3657 Před rokem

    Rick Steves, I have all your videos on DVD and they were an inspiration for me when planning my travels. Your books and videos have guided me in Austria, Switzerland, Germany (Until I moved to Germany), France, Italy, Belgium and the Netherworlds. Thank you.

    • @farrukhahmad555
      @farrukhahmad555 Před rokem

      Do you Need Accounts Services , Personal Secretary

  • @corradoleoni9503
    @corradoleoni9503 Před rokem +6

    Urbino is one the most beautiful hill towns in Italy. Have a look at the Marche region too :)

  • @seenupuspanath621
    @seenupuspanath621 Před rokem +1

    presentation superb Mr. Steve

  • @mandanabourbour1798
    @mandanabourbour1798 Před rokem +1

    Is this new ? I love it. This going to be this fall vacation. Thank you so much Rick🥰🥰

  • @satchell78
    @satchell78 Před rokem +1

    5:00 Bella Ciao? Great tune!

  • @alfredocaso968
    @alfredocaso968 Před rokem +1

    Thanks for sharing lovely places to visit

  • @artecreativaperte
    @artecreativaperte Před rokem +1

    Beautiful shots! Super!

  • @sadisunel5764
    @sadisunel5764 Před 3 dny

    Thanks for enjoy sharing. Greetings from İZMİR-TÜRKİYE. 👋

  • @jmbii9545
    @jmbii9545 Před 7 měsíci

    appreciate rick's subtle promotion of public transit in his videos! an OG urbanist :)

  • @jeanlanz2344
    @jeanlanz2344 Před rokem +1

    Great views and history lessons that make the present understandable. Thank you and God bless you.

  • @SnowLight-bo7nt
    @SnowLight-bo7nt Před rokem +2

    Amazing!!! Love to see a lot of travels!! :D

  • @manashbarua8371
    @manashbarua8371 Před rokem +2

    Beautiful ❤

  • @trevorguyRO
    @trevorguyRO Před rokem +2

    Thank you Papa Rick!!

  • @5alitavakoli
    @5alitavakoli Před rokem +1

    spectacular! Thanks Rick

  • @debrasams2362
    @debrasams2362 Před 8 měsíci

    Simple beauty. Lovely video. Thank you.

  • @visio365
    @visio365 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Great! Italy is wonderful. I tried ti show It in my channel. For example Tuscany.....

  • @InterstateRaziTV
    @InterstateRaziTV Před rokem +1

    Awesome Episode Rick!

  • @omaralaouimdaghri6128
    @omaralaouimdaghri6128 Před rokem +1

    We want more videos . Y are the OG of vlogs.

  • @clayfox6615
    @clayfox6615 Před rokem +1

    An interesting and informative, quality video. Well done and thanks.

  • @Chapabaz17
    @Chapabaz17 Před rokem +2

    So beautiful place from Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇧🇩🥰🥰

  • @sahmed7
    @sahmed7 Před rokem +1

    Beautiful ❤️

  • @joshuajohnson5317
    @joshuajohnson5317 Před rokem +1

    Great videos Rick

  • @krishnamurarisingh6491
    @krishnamurarisingh6491 Před rokem +2

    Vari good etli.

  • @reinaldosouza262
    @reinaldosouza262 Před rokem +2

    Rick Steves,que ótimo documentário nessas áreas de cultura e belezas naturais da Itália!👏👏👏 Ituiutaba-MG,Brasil 🇧🇷,as 15:45,em 27/11/22.

  • @julyeight9137
    @julyeight9137 Před rokem +1

    The intro is very nostalgic. Ilove ur vlog

  • @francescos7361
    @francescos7361 Před rokem

    Thanks for your contribution .

  • @margherita9611
    @margherita9611 Před rokem +3

    Belllissimo🌼🌼

  • @sarai72
    @sarai72 Před rokem +1

    Great video!

  • @blackbeardpapa9547
    @blackbeardpapa9547 Před rokem +3

    Rick was so much younger here. Funny thing is that if you go back to 2005, the writing of these videos are the same as today (yes, recycled writing) but only Rick's getting older. Nonetheless, always enjoying his videos

  • @HKhanzi
    @HKhanzi Před rokem +1

    thank you

  • @arjun.islampur
    @arjun.islampur Před rokem +2

    I want to have a farmhouse in Italy🇮🇹 with same like surroundings... It's a desire... A dream💭 ❤

  • @itsmetaran
    @itsmetaran Před 8 měsíci +1

    Excellent!!

  • @Popdad
    @Popdad Před rokem

    loved it Rick :)

  • @seanconnery1277
    @seanconnery1277 Před rokem

    7.9.2022.Very good and best.Thank you.

  • @edtur6063
    @edtur6063 Před rokem

    Thanks Rick Steves

  • @tinhinnh
    @tinhinnh Před rokem +1

    Wow this was taped in 2006, I started watching RSE in 2008

  • @jagathweerakkody2695
    @jagathweerakkody2695 Před rokem

    WONDERFUL

  • @kalyanbasnet3109
    @kalyanbasnet3109 Před rokem +1

    Nice place.🌺🌺🌺

  • @westentrance
    @westentrance Před rokem

    Great video

  • @user-dv9se9fg1o
    @user-dv9se9fg1o Před rokem +1

    i like history, cool

  • @jasonpinson8755
    @jasonpinson8755 Před 8 měsíci +1

    My dad's family tree goes back to Italy.💯🥰

  • @metpham
    @metpham Před rokem

    wonderful

  • @chjirach
    @chjirach Před rokem +1

    Nice 👍☺️