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Rome: Back-Street Riches

Season 7 Episode 703 | 25m 04s

In this third of three episodes on the Eternal City, we explore this grand metropolis—so rich in art and culture—on a more intimate scale, Venturing through the crusty Trastevere district, visiting the historic Jewish Ghetto, and enjoying art treasures in a string of rarely visited churches, we uncover charms of hidden Rome that compete with its marquee sights.

Aired: 10/05/12
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
Extras
Interstitials from Rick Steves showcasing Europe's great art and architecture.
Interstitials from Rick Steves showcasing Europe's great art and architecture.
Interstitials from Rick Steves showcasing Europe's great art and architecture.
Interstitials from Rick Steves showcasing Europe's great art and architecture.
Interstitials from Rick Steves showcasing Europe's great art and architecture.
Interstitials from Rick Steves showcasing Europe's great art and architecture.
Interstitials from Rick Steves showcasing Europe's great art and architecture.
Interstitials from Rick Steves showcasing Europe's great art and architecture.
Interstitials from Rick Steves showcasing Europe's great art and architecture.
Interstitials from Rick Steves showcasing Europe's great art and architecture.
All
  • All
  • Rick Steves' Europe Season 12
  • Rick Steves' Europe Season 11
  • Rick Steves' Europe Season 10
  • Rick Steves' Europe Season 9
  • Rick Steves' Europe Season 8
  • Rick Steves' Europe Season 7
  • Rick Steves' Europe Season 6
  • Rick Steves' Europe Season 5
  • Rick Steves' Europe Season 4
  • Rick Steves' Europe Season 3
  • Rick Steves' Europe Season 2
  • Rick Steves' Europe Season 1
Greece’s timeless art: Golden Age temples, alluring Venuses, and exuberant Winged Victory.
We marvel at Stone Age cave paintings, mighty megaliths, and mysterious goddesses.
Early Europeans produce diverse art: from Christians to Muslims and Byzantines to Vikings.
Roaming Europe, we admire stately Neoclassical buildings and dramatic Romantic paintings.
The turbulent century and its rule-breaking art—Picasso, Surrealism and edgy architecture.
Shimmering Impressionist canvases by Monet and Renoir, plus Van Gogh, Gauguin and more.
From Portugal to Germany, booming economies and new technologies produce exquisite art.
We marvel at Baroque’s over-the-top churches, palaces, bubbly fountains, and theatric art.
Florence’s bold “rebirth” is powered by the genius of Leonardo, Rafael, and Michelangelo.
The grand cities of ancient Rome’s vast empire and majestic churches of its fall.