Planning a trip to Italy? My newest guidebook, "Rick Steves Rome, Florence & Venice," hits the shelves today! I've spent a lifetime exploring these cities, and this book includes all my favorite tips and discoveries, carefully designed so you can turn your travel dreams into smooth and affordable reality. If you're dreaming of Rome, Florence, and Venice, this is the book to get: https://store.ricksteves.com/shop/p/rome-florence-venice-guidebook Happy travels! | Rick Steves

Planning a trip to Italy? Our newest guidebook, “Rick Steves Rome, Florence & Venice,” has arrived! Rick has spent a lifetime exploring these cities, and this book includes all his favorite tips and discoveries, carefully designed so you can turn your travel dreams into smooth and affordable reality. If you’re dreaming of Rome, Florence, and Venice, this is the book to get. Grab your copy: https://store.ricksteves.com/shop/p/rome-florence-venice-guidebook #ricksteves #ricksteveseurope #italy #tr

This week on the Travel with Rick Steves radio show and podcast: Frosty’s family tree stretches back thousands of years, reports cartoonist and “world’s leading snowman expert” Bob Eckstein, who joins Rick to explore the somewhat dark — and certainly cold — origins of the tradition of building snowmen, and what they have come to mean across different societies. Then two Rome-based tour guides unpack some of the cultural treasures crammed into the world’s tiniest country, while sharing tips and s