In this travel class, Rick Steves explains how Florence was the cradle of the Renaissance — and how today's travelers enjoy its art treasures (from the Uffizi to Michelangelo's David), art-filled churches, and delicious Tuscan cuisine. ... Pompeii: Italy’s Frozen-in-Time Roman City. By Rick Steves. Pompeii's excavated streets offer a unique peek into daily life in a Roman town. (photo: Addie Mannan) Victims of Vesuvius' AD 79 eruption are movingly memorialized by casts of the cavities left by their bodies in the ashfall. (photo: Addie Mannan) I love exploring the world of ... INTRODUCTION: Darkhan-Uul’s provincial center is Darkhan City. Located in the Orkhon and Selenge basins, 235 kilometers from Ulaanbaatar, the city sits on the banks of the …Northamptonshire, England. 07/20/15 01:09 AM. 32592 posts. No, as far as I know, Rick has not done an audio tour for Viking tours from Bamberg to Trier, only the popular short portion of the Rhine where the castles are in great profusion. Nothing on the Main, nothing on the Mosel.Below is our archive of "Travel with Rick Steves" dating back to 2012. Find a station near you airing "Travel with Rick Steves" ... 7/22 Program 260b: Western Whitewater Adventures; A Readers Grand Tour; Tapas in Spain. 7/15 Program 721: The ... 5/27 Program 612a: Inland West Coast Roadtrips; Making Scottish Music; Oddball English …Yes’ they have English audio tours. Yes. They just select your language when you pick up your headphone thingy. Please do not reply to violations of our Community Guidelines. Hello. We would prefer to take the audio tour - hard of hearing folks with us - but the languages listed for audio tours do not include English.Audio Europe App; Audio Tours; Travel Forum; Shop Online; Rick Steves' Europe. ... Edinburgh's Literary Pub Tour — interesting even if you can't stand "Auld Lang Syne" — is a great evening out. Wandering between pubs from the Grassmarket area over the Old Town and into the New town, you'll follow the witty dialogue of two actor-guides as ...USA. 06/26/19 09:03 AM. 39 posts. I personally found the audio guides a real nuisance on our recent trip. We only got them once and gave up on them very quickly (my husband is hearing impaired so they didn't work well with his hearing aids). Not only does it make it hard to hear what's going on around you, it makes others hard of hearing and ...Rick Steves' Europe. My Account. ... You'll notice that most audio tours come with one earpiece only to keep you aware of what is going on. Posted by Andrea. Peterborough, ON, Canada. 01/21/22 03:43 PM. 1543 posts. Yes, beware noise canceling earphones for a tour. We were doing an RS audio tour of Naples and my husband was …Best of Poland in 10 Days Tour. from $2,995 per person + air. Single Supplement $575. Starting in the colorful port city of Gdańsk, you'll escape the crowds and embrace the understated elegance of ready-for-prime-time Poland on this 10-day tour. With an expert Rick Steves guide at your side, you'll experience mighty Malbork castle, the cobbly ...Rick's audio tour is free to download to your own mobile device and matches info in his book. I'm talking about the audio guide provided by the venue, not Rick Steves. This topic has been automatically closed due to a period of inactivity. I am weighing the available tours at the Roman Forum: Audio vs Guided.I'd tour with her and Rick Steves again in a heartbeat!" — Mike, Heart of Italy Tour. Pascal Fitzpatrick Leads Tours in Ireland ... His sense of humor contributed greatly to our enjoyment of the tour. Music during bus rides after lunch was especially enjoyable, and the personal insights that he shared helped us to understand the Greek ...Rick Steves' Europe. ... Posted by robbiekay1 on 08/21/17 07:41 PM. I am trying to download the audio tours for Italy on my android cell phone. Things were great until I ran out of internal memory. How can I move the app and the files to my SD card which has plenty of room. The app does not have the option to move to the SD card.A Walk Through Ghent. The Ghent Altarpiece may be the most influential painting in European art history — and perhaps the most stolen masterpiece in existence. (photo: Cameron Hewitt) Ghent was founded at the confluence of two rivers: the Lys and the Scheldt. (photo: Rick Steves) Once one of Belgium's medieval powerhouses, Ghent — …Switzerland Tours. Rick Steves Switzerland tours provide the best value for your trip to Europe. Our stress-free Switzerland vacations package together small groups, great guides, central hotels, all sightseeing — and memories to last a lifetime. Browse Rick's best Switzerland tours and vacation packages: Best of Switzerland in 12 Days Tour. 2024(photo: Rick Steves) Edinburgh Castle looms high above the city from its craggy perch. (photo: Rich Earl) By Rick Steves. ... take one of the many evening walking tours on offer. This part of the city is one of the world's best settings for a ghost walk. ... turning the city into a carnival of the arts. Every day is jammed with enough music ... Stream The Acropolis Audio Tour - Audio Europe: Greece by Rick Steves Audio Europe on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud. 40 posts. I agree with the previous poster. I used Rick's self-guided tours in his Venice book for Doge's Palace and the Bascilica. His tour through the Palace tells you literally how to get down to the prison cells and out again. Also, his self-guided walking tour of Venice is really good, too.Ephesus — one of the most important cities of the Roman Empire — is among the world's best ancient sites. Whether you're strolling its broad boulevards, appreciating the pillared facade of the famous Library of Celsus, peeling back the layers of dust to understand the everyday lifestyles of the rich and Roman at the Terrace Houses, or testing the acoustics …My family is taking a My Way tour of Spain in October. We are a family of four (kids in their early 20s). I'm wondering at the value of hiring a guide for some of the sites vs. using the audio tours. I'm specifically thinking of The Alhambra, Alcazar, and the Royal Palace in Madrid. For the Alhambra, we can hire a private guide for 130 Euros.Feb 28, 2018 · Paris Audio Tours on Apple Podcasts. 6 episodes. 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 ... Jun 22, 2018 · I have used the RS audio walking guides and am looking for something similar. I find walking tour directions from guide books challenging to use - you're always referencing your book/print out distracting from the enjoyment of the walk. I'm hoping someone on the forum has used this app and can give me some honest feedback. Pompeii: Italy’s Frozen-in-Time Roman City. By Rick Steves. Pompeii's excavated streets offer a unique peek into daily life in a Roman town. (photo: Addie Mannan) Victims of Vesuvius' AD 79 eruption are movingly memorialized by casts of the cavities left by their bodies in the ashfall. (photo: Addie Mannan) I love exploring the world of ... Rick cruises along the Thames to the Tower Bridge, visits the Tower of London castle complex, and stops for a pint in "The City," the financial center of Britain. ... Audio Europe App; Audio Tours; Travel Forum; Shop Online; Rick Steves' Europe. My Account. ... ©2024 Rick Steves' Europe, Inc. | CST# 2086743 ...Andrew hosts many of the company's YouTube walking tour videos of New Orleans and nearby. Conductor Lee Mills includes his conducting schedule of upcoming concerts with the Seattle Symphony, the Elgin Symphony, and the Spartanburg Philharmonic on his website. Rick provides a clip from his "A Symphonic Journey" …Best of Paris in 7 Days Tour. from $2,395 per person + air. Paris is synonymous with the finest things that culture can offer — in art, fashion, food, literature, and ideas. On this tour, your Paris-savvy Rick Steves guide will immerse you in the very best of the City of Light: the masterpiece-packed Louvre and Orsay museums, resilient Notre ...Nov 1, 2014 · Description. Hear about why Buenos Aires is one of the world’s most popular cities from an American who's made Argentina his home. Then learn how to fit in with the locals in Spain, where the daily rhythms of life beat differently than they do in the US. And listeners follow up with Rick about what they've heard in recent episodes of this show. 27057 posts. When I visited the Alhambra in early May, there was a little cart/kiosk renting the audio guides just before you lined up for the nighttime visit to the Nasrid Palaces. I don't remember whether it was in exactly the same place for the daytime visit, but I imagine it was. If you remember to look for it, you'll definitely see it.Jan 18, 2016 · Athens Audio Tours on Apple Podcasts. 4 episodes. 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 ... In order to enter the catacombs, you need to walk down 130 steep steps. Once inside you walk for quite a while (maybe a quarter mile) before you see any bones. The site itself was interesting but mildly disturbing due to the fact that you’re looking at the remains of people who have been disinterred.Cameron Hewitt (my wonderful co-author and fellow guidebook researcher) is at it again. He’s giving a sacred tourism cow a hard, non-dewy-eyed look: this time, it’s the Sound of Music tours. On assignment to update the Salzburg chapter of our Vienna guidebook, he was confronted with a classic guidebook researcher challenge: Two …Darkhan-Uul’s provincial center is Darkhan City. Located in the Orkhon and Selenge basins, 235 kilometers from Ulaanbaatar, the city sits on the banks of the Kharaa river in the …A small, friendly group of 24–28 people — half the size of most tour groups. Full-time services of a professional Rick Steves guide and local experts who will make the fascinating history, art, and culture of the Adriatic come alive for you. All group transportation from Ljubljana, Slovenia, to Dubrovnik, Croatia. The spine of the Scottish capital makes for a top-notch stroll, from the lofty castle's ramparts past some of the city's best sights and to a royal palace below. By Rick Steves. The Royal Mile offers a leisurely and fascination-filled stroll through history, souvenir shops, and tourists. (photo: Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli) You’ll get Rick’s self-guided tours for dozens of Europe’s top museums, sights and historic walks — plus 200 tracks of travel tips and cultural insights from his …Athens. Though sprawling and congested, Athens has a compact, pleasant tourist zone capped by the famous Acropolis — the world's top ancient site. In this historic town, you'll walk in the footsteps of the great minds that created democracy, philosophy, theater, and more…even when you're dodging motorcycles on "pedestrianized" streets.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 — …Switzerland Tours. Rick Steves Switzerland tours provide the best value for your trip to Europe. Our stress-free Switzerland vacations package together small groups, great guides, central hotels, all sightseeing — and memories to last a lifetime. Browse Rick's best Switzerland tours and vacation packages: Best of Switzerland in 12 Days Tour. 2024Syncing Rick Steves Audio Downloads Between Devices. Jump to bottom. Posted by TalGal on 08/21/17 12:38 AM. I've downloaded numerous of Rick Steves' audio tours and guides to my iPhone. Now I would like to access them using my iPad and can't figure out how to Do so. It took some time to download the many audio tracks I …12 years ago. Hello Everyone, I just wanted to give my thoughts on the Rick Stevens walking tours podcasts. My boyfriend downloaded the podcasts and I downloaded the Rick Stevens Europe. audio app for my iPhone. We downloaded ones for Paris, Florence, and Rome. Rome we downloaded 4 podcasts.. the Trastevere. The Pantheon, …Download and listen to Rick's audio tours and interviews on your device, covering Europe's top sights, travel tips, and cultural insights. The app also lets you view and follow walking-tour maps and get updates to the audio content.15580 posts. First, the tours - thematic trails - I mentioned are written - not audio. Second, the lines for the Louvre are mostly at security before entering the pyramid. Ticket lines aren't very long because there are many agents, many machines and many people who buy in advance. Posted by suzanne OP.951 posts. My family, friends, and I took the guided tour (from the Borghese itself in English). For a modest fee, the tour was excellent. The right balance of art, history, and culture (as our guide worked one of the charity events the evening before and we got some good insight on entertaining). For us this worked out as my travel companions ...It's been operating since 1843, when the king cleverly quelled a French Revolution–type thirst for democracy by giving his people Europe's first great public amusement park. Open all day and late into the night, it's a festival of entertainment — 20 acres, 100,000 lanterns, and countless calories. It's a joy to get lost in this wonderland ...You’ll get Rick’s self-guided tours for dozens of Europe’s top museums, sights and historic walks — plus 200 tracks of travel tips and cultural insights from his …Heart of Belgium & Holland in 11 Days Tour. 2025. The cities of the Low Countries are a delight to experience. Beginning in the medieval masterpiece of Ghent, your Rick Steves guide will take you on story-filled walks through the hearts of …You’ll get Rick’s self-guided tours for dozens of Europe’s top museums, sights and historic walks — plus 200 tracks of travel tips and cultural insights from his … Choose from these free options to listen to Rick Steves' Paris Audio Tours: Get the Audio Europe app! It's the easiest and best experience if you have an iPhone (any iOS device) or Android. Learn more about the Rick Steves Audio Europe app or download the app now: Download the mp3 files below and transfer to any mp3 player, or play them on your ... It's free and wonderfully displayed, with fine descriptions offering an insightful and substantial hike through the history of Scotland. Start in the basement and work your way through time: prehistoric, Roman, Viking, the "birth of Scotland," Edinburgh's witch-burning craze, clan massacres, all the way to life in the 21st century. So whimsical & colorful. We had taken a Gaudi walking tour a couple days before with Runner Bean Tours. If you are a Gaudi fan I recommend this free tour. Enjoy wonderful Barcelona! Posted by Enric. Barcelona …Croatia. With thousands of miles of seafront and more than a thousand islands, Croatia's coastline is the Riviera of Slavic Europe. Holiday makers love its pebbly beaches, balmy summer weather, and dramatic mountains. But there's history here as well: From ruined Roman arenas and Byzantine mosaics to Venetian bell towers, Habsburg villas, and ...By Rick Steves. Coimbra's main pedestrian drag, which divides the lower and upper parts of the old town, is a delight to explore. (photo: Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli) In Coimbra, fado singers perform in streets and squares, or in clubs such as À Capella, a former chapel. (photo: Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli) A couple of hours north of Lisbon ...USA. 06/26/19 09:03 AM. 39 posts. I personally found the audio guides a real nuisance on our recent trip. We only got them once and gave up on them very quickly (my husband is hearing impaired so they didn't work well with his hearing aids). Not only does it make it hard to hear what's going on around you, it makes others hard of hearing and ...By Rick Steves. Walking through the various souks of the labyrinthine medina, I found sights you could only dream of in America. Dodging blind men and clubfeet, I was stoned by smells, sounds, sights, and feelings. People came in all colors, sizes, temperaments, and varieties of deformities. Milky eyes, charismatic beggars, stumps of limbs ...I’m excited to announce the release of my new app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch ‘ Rick Steves Audio Europe™. It organizes my vast library of audio files ‘ self-guided tours and radio interviews ‘ into country-specific playlists covering all of Europe. Over a year in the making, this free tool is impressive not in its complexity but ... It's free and wonderfully displayed, with fine descriptions offering an insightful and substantial hike through the history of Scotland. Start in the basement and work your way through time: prehistoric, Roman, Viking, the "birth of Scotland," Edinburgh's witch-burning craze, clan massacres, all the way to life in the 21st century. France Tours. Rick Steves France tours provide the best value for your trip to Europe. Our stress-free France vacations package together small groups, great guides, central hotels, all sightseeing — and memories to last a lifetime. Browse Rick's best France tours and vacation packages: Best of Paris in 7 Days Tour. 2024 Vacationing South of the Border. Mexico City dresses up for the holidays. The plaza in front of the old Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe sports a Christmas tree. (photo: Rick Steves) It's the people of Central America that making traveling there so memorable. (photo: Rick Steves) People ask me where I go for a vacation.Best of Poland in 10 Days Tour. from $2,995 per person + air. Single Supplement $575. Starting in the colorful port city of Gdańsk, you'll escape the crowds and embrace the understated elegance of ready-for-prime-time Poland on this 10-day tour. With an expert Rick Steves guide at your side, you'll experience mighty Malbork castle, the cobbly ...Aug 5, 2014 · Rick's audio tour is free to download to your own mobile device and matches info in his book. I'm talking about the audio guide provided by the venue, not Rick Steves. This topic has been automatically closed due to a period of inactivity. I am weighing the available tours at the Roman Forum: Audio vs Guided. Listen to Rick Steves' audio content on your device, including cultural and sightseeing information, self-guided tours, and podcasts. The app organizes the audio tracks by geographic regions and provides …Aug 5, 2014 · Rick's audio tour is free to download to your own mobile device and matches info in his book. I'm talking about the audio guide provided by the venue, not Rick Steves. This topic has been automatically closed due to a period of inactivity. I am weighing the available tours at the Roman Forum: Audio vs Guided. Darkhan-Uul’s provincial center is Darkhan City. Located in the Orkhon and Selenge basins, 235 kilometers from Ulaanbaatar, the city sits on the banks of the Kharaa river in the …Versailles Palace Audio Tour. Paris Audio Tours. Around 1700, this massive palace of Louis XIV was the cultural heartbeat of Europe. Explore the chandeliered mansion and stroll its immense, landscaped backyard dotted with statues and fountains. Allow two or three hours to do justice to this tour. The spine of the Scottish capital makes for a top-notch stroll, from the lofty castle's ramparts past some of the city's best sights and to a royal palace below. By Rick Steves. The Royal Mile offers a leisurely and fascination-filled stroll through history, souvenir shops, and tourists. (photo: Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli) Get inspired with Rick Steves’ recommended places to go and things to do, with tips, photos, videos, and travel information on Dublin. With reminders of its stirring history and rich culture on every corner, Ireland's capital and largest city is a sightseer's delight. ... Dublin Audio Tours. Dublin City Walk 1: South Bank Listen or Download ...Rick Steves' Europe. My Account. ... You'll notice that most audio tours come with one earpiece only to keep you aware of what is going on. Posted by Andrea. Peterborough, ON, Canada. 01/21/22 03:43 PM. 1543 posts. Yes, beware noise canceling earphones for a tour. We were doing an RS audio tour of Naples and my husband was …Discover why the city of San Miguel de Allende is attracting artists and retirees to Mexico, and why food in Italy is reliably good — even in restaurants you might find on a road trip. We'll also hear from a pair of pro-independence Scots on how Scottish nationalism is different by being left-of-center, and a Greek tour guide explains the … Travel Talks: Iceland. In this travel talk, Cameron Hewitt shares tips for traveling in Iceland — whether for 24 hours or 2 weeks. From the user-friendly capital, Reykjavík, we'll day-trip to the Blue Lagoon lava-rock spa, the Golden Circle, and the volcanic South Coast. Then we'll drive around the country's perimeter on the 800-mile Ring ... Nov 1, 2014 · Description. Hear about why Buenos Aires is one of the world’s most popular cities from an American who's made Argentina his home. Then learn how to fit in with the locals in Spain, where the daily rhythms of life beat differently than they do in the US. And listeners follow up with Rick about what they've heard in recent episodes of this show. Though I have not used it, there’s a Rick Steves’ colosseum tour on his Audio Europe app. I’ve used many of his audio tours and always found them quite good. This topic has been automatically closed due to a period of inactivity. Hi all, Since the days we chose for a Colosseum tour through the official website are booked, our only option ...May 7, 2023 · Simply download the audio tour, head to the first landmark, and hit play. Steves spent a lot of his 2022 travels talking to himself, carefully noting updates and changes for his 60 self-guided ... Stroll down revitalized boulevards that evoke the city's glory days, pausing at an outdoor café to sip coffee and nibble at a pączek (jelly doughnut). Drop by a leafy park for an al fresco Chopin concert, then commune with the soul of Poland at a state-of-the-art museum. If you picture a dreary metropolis, think again. Warsaw is full of ...Rick Steves Guidebooks Listen Tune in to the weekly episode of Rick's public-radio show, listen to past episodes, or download our Audio Europe app for a free library of radio interviews and walking tours.Santorini: Behind the Beauty. The picture-perfect village of Oia in Santorini, resting a thousand feet high above a volcanic crater, is a dream come true for photographers and sunset watchers. (photo: Trish Feaster) Beaches like Vlychada, on Santorini's south coast, show off the island's dramatic terrain formed by thousands of years of volcanic ...Heart of Belgium & Holland in 11 Days Tour. 2025. The cities of the Low Countries are a delight to experience. Beginning in the medieval masterpiece of Ghent, your Rick …Travel Talks: Iceland. In this travel talk, Cameron Hewitt shares tips for traveling in Iceland — whether for 24 hours or 2 weeks. From the user-friendly capital, Reykjavík, we'll day-trip to the Blue Lagoon lava-rock spa, the Golden Circle, and the volcanic South Coast. Then we'll drive around the country's perimeter on the 800-mile Ring ...Rick Steves Audio Europe™ Support. Rick Steves Audio Europe is a work in progress. New audio tracks are typically added every three months and existing tracks are updated as necessary. Be sure to enable Notifications for this app to get the latest updates. If you have an older device that no longer supports the latest Android or Apple iOS ...Croatia. With thousands of miles of seafront and more than a thousand islands, Croatia's coastline is the Riviera of Slavic Europe. Holiday makers love its pebbly beaches, balmy summer weather, and dramatic mountains. But there's history here as well: From ruined Roman arenas and Byzantine mosaics to Venetian bell towers, Habsburg villas, and ...4 days ago · Sarah Lohman describes culinary traditions for the American Thanksgiving holiday on Travel with Rick Steves program #735 in November 2023. British tour guides Gillian Chadwick and Roy Nicholls can be reached from the Facebook page for Great British Tours. The Royal Shakespeare Company includes options for getting to their venues at Stratford ...
882 posts. There must be hundreds of "Prado Tours" led by guides who range from OK to Amazing. My only experience was the result of being on the RS "Best of Barcelona and Madrid" tour, which included The Prado. Our RS guide, Federico Barroso, also has his own tour company in Madrid, called Spain Fred. I've included a link to the …. Squarespace google domains
By Rick Steves. If you just read the headlines, a visit to Israel can be scary. For 1500 years Christians, Jews and Muslims have struggled over the Holy Land. The presence of barbed wire and armed soldiers is really nothing new. Invasions and political turmoil have been the norm now for 4000 years.11:00 Make your way to the Frari Church via the San Polo neighborhood, ideally following the self-guided "Rialto to Frari Church Walk" outlined in our Venice guidebooks. 12:00 Tour the Frari Church (also covered by a free audio tour). 13:00 Wander into the Dorsoduro district toward the Accademia museum, exploring and enjoying lunch along the way.It wasn't part of a larger "walking tours all over the world" type site or app, it was Boston-specific. Your best bet is probably google - search for audio tours specific to the city. If you just google 'city audio guide walking tour' or something like that, you'll find a lot of options. When I do that, one that comes up is "City Walks World ...Delphi. Perched high on the southern slopes of Mt. Parnassos, and overlooking the gleaming waters of the Gulf of Corinth, Delphi is without doubt the most spectacular of Greece's ancient sites. Here you can stroll the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo, and its great Archaeological Museum next door, where statues and treasures found on the site ...By Rick Steves. Palermo entertains travelers with striking architecture, vivid street life, a cosmopolitan vibe, and a fun-loving energy. (photo: Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli) Once the city's beating heart, the Vucciria …Spain Tours. Rick Steves Spain tours provide the best value for your trip to Europe. Our stress-free Spain vacations package together small groups, great guides, central hotels, all sightseeing — and memories to last a lifetime. Browse Rick's best Spain tours and vacation packages: Best of Spain in 14 Days Tour. 2024By Rick Steves. Coimbra's main pedestrian drag, which divides the lower and upper parts of the old town, is a delight to explore. (photo: Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli) In Coimbra, fado singers perform in streets and squares, or in clubs such as À Capella, a former chapel. (photo: Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli) A couple of hours north of Lisbon ...Venetian Day Trips: Gems of the Veneto. By Rick Steves. Colorful buildings line the canals of the small island of Burano in Venice’s lagoon. (photo: Rick Steves) Giotto's early-14th-century frescoes are wonderfully preserved in Padua's Scrovegni Chapel. (photo: Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli) I love Venice, but when the crowds become unbearable ...1223 posts. You can hire an audio guide from the place where you buy your entry tickets. Ercolano is great, takes about two or three hours to get around. Good idea to bring a bottle of water with you, it can be pretty hot with little shade. The skeletons on the lowest level are pretty spooky.Iceland. Floating alone where the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans meet, Iceland offers stunning natural wonders, kind and gregarious people, and unique attractions. Even a short visit is worthwhile, as it's an easy hop from the capital of Reykjavík to unforgettable day-trip excursions: The famous Golden Circle route, studded with geysers and ...It's been operating since 1843, when the king cleverly quelled a French Revolution–type thirst for democracy by giving his people Europe's first great public amusement park. Open all day and late into the night, it's a festival of entertainment — 20 acres, 100,000 lanterns, and countless calories. It's a joy to get lost in this wonderland ....