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This marks the end of Rick's Audio Europe podcast. But the good news is there are two easy ways you can keep getting this content. The first way is to subscribe to the free, weekly “Travel with Rick Steves” radio show podcast on iTunes. It brings you all the great interviews you’ve come to love, in a longer format. Or, you can download the free “Rick Steves Audio Europe” app, which includes all of Rick's radio interviews — plus dozens of walking tours through Europe’s most interesting neighborhoods and museums. Either way, keep listening, and naturally, keep on travelin’! More info at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/podcasts

Rick provides a brief introduction to his France playlist, a collection of audio files designed to help you plan and enjoy your best possible trip.

French tour guides join Rick to discuss France's Alsace region, which incorporates the best of both French and German culture.

Tour guides from France offer tips for exploring the Norman countryside, with its natural beauty and poignant vestiges of the D-Day battles fought there.

Author Marjorie R. Williams takes us on a virtual stroll past the colorful, fragrant stalls of a Provençal farmers market.

Montreal-based authors Jean-Benoît Nadeau and Julie Barlow discuss the unwritten rules of conversation in France, and the communication hurdles visitors face — even those who speak perfect French.

Author Marjorie R. Williams shares tips for finding exceptional seasonal produce — and great souvenirs — in the south of France.

Rick and two France-based tour guides celebrate Bastille Day, the big French national holiday that commemorates France's revolution to establish a government by, for, and of the people.

Author Don Wallace tells the tale of renovating a house on a remote island off the coast of Brittany.

Rick talks with artist and gardener Elizabeth Murray about the famous Giverny gardens French painter Claude Monet created at his house outside Paris, and hears her story of helping to restore them.

French tour guides Patrick Vidal and Virginie Moré offer tips on the best way to explore France's elegant Mediterranean coast.

Author Graham Robb explains what his bicycle adventure across the French countryside taught him about the provincial character of France.

Rick learns about the highlights of Monaco, the tiny sovereign city-state on the French Riviera.

French tour guides Virginie More and Patrick Vidal offer tips on exploring the landscapes and villages of Provence.

Authors Sarah Turnbull and Nina Sovich both fell in love with Frenchmen. They tell Rick what French culture looks like from inside of a marriage.