Too preachy. Don’t want to hear about your political thoughts. Just want to know about travel on vacation or future retirement. You don’t want to hear me preach about my political feelings, hold on to yours please.

My wife and I used these through Rome’s famous place. Just pop the earbuds in and let Rick talk you through all of the awesome history you may have never known. He does a good job highlighting the most important elements of each location so you don’t get stuck for hours wondering it there’s more you should now. Best of all, it’s a FREE tour guide. You’ll be so glad you’re not one of those folks following around a locator stick, and can go at your own pace. Looking forward to exploring both Venice and Florence with this podcast. Thanks Rick!

I am in Italy and these podcasts are super helpful. Keep up the good work

We both had this walking audio tour downloaded to our phones. The audio navigated us beautifully through the streets of Florence!

I downloaded this after entering Pompei and realizing it was impossible without a guide. This didn’t cover everything, but was fantastic especially in a pinch! Also free compared to the audio guides for 8 Euros outside the entrance.

Rick always brings his A game. Funny, insightful, and enough details to help you feel like an insider. A treasure.

Without your Rome, Florence, Venice, Pompeii, list goes on and on…. we would have definitely have a whole different experience! You just don't know! I wanted to thank you Rick! Carlos Zepeda, Dallas, Tx.

We saved 3 hours of our day by using Steve's efficient ways around Rome. Especially at the Colluseum. .

My family was able to download all the podcasts and maps and take our own self guided tours. We enjoyed walking at our own pace and being able to hear the entire tour without having to fight our way to the front of the lines. The tours are complete and very well planned out. We spent a month in Europe all the while being guided by Rick Steves. I reccomend all of his audio guided tours.

Rick is perfect. Informative. Funny. Playful. Insightful. He makes it fun and interesting. He is a good story teller and I learned a lot. We played his audio when we were in The Sistine Chapel last year and it was sensational. He is the best.

I've been to Italy 5 times and always use Rick's guidebooks. To get them in an audio version and hear Rick joke around makes every trip an adventure. Highly recommended.

Though I have never been to Italy (not yet, anyway), Rick has given me an extraordinary guided tour. I have listened to these episodes dozens of times, followed along in art books (and now with the Google Art Project), and as a result feel as though I've actually stood in the Uffizi before the works of Botticelli or beneath the Sistine ceiling. Rick (and his not-to-be-forgotten co-author, Gene Openshaw) have an incredible gift for distilling the critical insights from the art history books and presenting them with warmth, charm, humility and humor. I find my understanding greatly enhanced and thus my life far richer for the experience. And Lisa Brown's personality adds an extra sparkle that makes me smile every time. If you could take one thing with you on your trip, this would be the thing (the 2nd being Rick's "Europe 101"). And you need a vacation while sitting in traffic, it doesn't get better than this on the radio. Thanks to Rick, Gene and Lisa for their hard work and generosity!

It's nice for us to have our hands free, and great for the kids. The podcasts (we've used the Rome and London ones) have not only almost eliminated the "another museum whine," but have the kids seeking them out. We were ready to leave the Sistine Chapel before they were!

We used the guide for the walking tour and for the Uffizi gallery. Fun and informative guides made a boring museum experience for a non museum loving crowd turn into a whole new positive experience. Very manageable and great for teens or those who are not so in the know about art.

We did the audio guides for Piazza Saint Marco in Venice, the Florence Historic Walk, and the Pantheon, Roman Forum, and the Colloseum in Rome. These guides were great! So much historical and interesting information, but not overwhelming. And they're free?! Looking back, I would've paid for these, knowing how helpful and easy to use they were. Much better than trying to read a guidebook while also looking at the sights; I can't recommend them enough.

I used all the tours in Rome and thought they were terrific. They are interesting and do a good job of explaining what you're looking at and its historical context (especially helpful in places like the Forum where you would just be looking at piles of ruins without some guidance and explanation.) Also used the Uffizu tour in Florence and thought it made navigating such a large collection totally manageable. Had problems getting the Accademia and Rennaissance Walk tours to work properly, but think there might have been a problem with the iTunes synch--they were listed on my iPhone, but files seemed to be missing or something. I hope they continue to create more of these for other sites and other cities!

You should listen to a couple minutes before going. It was way better than the handheld things you rent. Thank you team Rick steves.

This is an absolutely wonderful podcast series. Thank you very much Rick. The commentary helps you appreciate these marvelous Italian cities. When travelling it is nice to have some context and insight into the sights that you're seeing, and Rick provides that in a fun and lighthearted way. Several of the episodes we listened to twice.

I went to Italy and used ALL of his podcasts. They are fun, informative and save you money on audioguides! I wish he had done one for Palatine hill, but I have no complaints about the others. They are clear, interesting and will make you see more than you would walking around by yourself. My favorites are the ones for the Roman forums and the Colusseum. Without the podcasts or an audioguide, you really can't tell what you're looking at! I definitely reccomend them!

The Forum audio tour was a great way to learn about the Forum and the buildings that used to be there. The St. Peter's tour was good, but just a drop in the bucket considering everything that is in the basilica. My only critique is that Rick came across as a bit anti-Catholic in the St. Peter's tour with some comments that he could've just left out of the podcast. All in all, easy and convenient ways to learn about these sights in Rome. Thanks, Rick!

As usual, you can depend on Rick Steves to provide exceptional tours of Italy's popular sights! Tours are detailed, informative and, at times, humorous. The quality of the recording is very good, top quality. Directions are clear and concise and the information is never boring. These tours are an excellent tool for enhancing sightseeing in Italy!