Rick Steves' Europe
Season 2 Episode 4 - Siena and Assisi: Italy's Grand Hill Towns
8.6 ?
2000
Documentary
In red-bricked Siena, we tour the town's innovative medieval hospital, lavish cathedral, and a bakery that makes panforte (like fruitcake, only delicious). Exploring the Chianti region, we sip Brunello di Montalcino — with its makers. Spending the night at a farmhouse, we meet the family and its sheep, learn of the Slow Food Movement, and enjoy a homegrown dinner. In Assisi, we follow the footsteps of St. Francis, from his humble chapel to the Giotto-frescoed basilica that holds his tomb.
Episodes in Season 2
1
Venice: Serene, Decadent and Still Kicking
25 min
2
Venice Side-Trips: The Best of Veneto
25 min
3
Florence: City of Art
25 min
4
Siena and Assisi: Italy's Grand Hill Towns
25 min
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5
Cinque Terre: Italy's Hidden Riviera
25 min
6
Amsterdam and Dutch Side-Trips
25 min
7
Prague and the Czech Republic
25 min
8
Dublin and Mystical Side Trips
25 min
9
South Ireland: Waterford to the Ring of Kerry
25 min
10
The Best of West Ireland: Dingle, Galway, and the Aran Islands
25 min
11
Berlin: Resilient, Reunited and Reborn
25 min
12
Germany's Romantic Rhine and Rothenburg
25 min
13
Munich and the Foothills of the Alps
25 min
14
Switzerland's Jungfrau Region: Best of the Alps
25 min
