DVD Rick Steves' Italy's Countryside

Six
Shows: This DVD contains Six complete "Rick Steves' Europe"
TV shows on Italy, first broadcast from 2000-2007.

Running Time: 3 hours. Closed Captioned. NTSC format, all
region compatible.

Join host Rick Steves on a three-hour grand tour through Italy's Countryside in six
half-hour Rick Steves Europe TV shows. In Tuscany, youll hunt down local delicacies and enjoy a cruise in a classic convertable. Sienna and Asissi experience the Chianti wine region, and follow in the footsteps of Saint Francis in Assisi. On the Italian Riviera, sample village life in the tiny, relaxing, picturesque port towns of Italys Cinque Terre. In the Great Hill Towns we will explore charming old towns that appear to be protected from the modern world. Almalfi brings us to the beautiful coast to check out the views, taste traditional limoncello, and a quick trip to the Blue Grotto under the isle of Capri. Your Italian adventure wraps up in Sicily, where playful fishing villages, stunning Greek ruins and a volcanic visitends things
with a bang.

Cinque
Terre: Italy's Hidden Riviera: In these five idyllic port towns, we sample village life: fishing for anchovies at midnight, savoring
the best pesto, picking grapes, and strolling the "walkway of love." We
side-trip to Carrara's quarries, where Michelangelo selected his marble.

Siena
and Assisi: Italy's Grand Hill Towns: In red-bricked
Siena, we tour the town's innovative medieval hospital and lavish cathedral.
Exploring the Chianti region, we sip Brunello di Montalcino-with its makers. In
Assisi, we follow the footsteps of St. Francis.

Tuscany's Dolce Vita The small towns and rural charms of Tuscany give us a healthy dose of the "sweet life" as we hunt for truffles in an oak forest, nibble through an artichoke festival, share a farmhouse feast and ride a classic convertible through the cypress groves of Mona Lisa's back yard.

Italy's Great HIll Towns: Itay's quintessential charms survive in its classic hill towns. From San Gimignano's medieval towers, to Cortona's charming lanes, to Orvieto's papal intrigue, to Civita di Bagnoregio's cliff hanging vistas... all sit on lofty stone perches that seem to protect them all from the modern world.

Italy's Amalfi Coast:
Just south of Naples we'll experience the breathtaking Amalfi Coast, the trendy resort of Poisitano, the limoncello charms of Sorrento, the ancient Greek temples at Paestum, and the iridenscent Blue Grotto hidden beneath the enchanting isle of Capri.

The
Best of Sicily: After going fishing with El Presidente off Cefalu, we land in rough-and-tumble Palermo. Marveling at the eerie skeletons in a Cappuccin crypt, airy mosaics of Monreale, enchanting ruins of Segesta, and the fiery rim of Mount Etna, we enjoy the best of Sicily.