This gorgeous, hilltop town is off the beaten path but offers visitors plenty of amazing views, including tropical gardens and mesmerizing historical sites.

Sicily's reputation precedes it in terms of beauty, culture, and cuisine, but not its train options, which is why Rick Steves suggests other ways to get around.

Europe is always changing – and Sicily’s capital, Palermo, is a fine example of this. For years, Palermo’s touristic reputation was tarnished by labels like gritty, run-down, polluted, traffic-clogged ...

If you want to eat well abroad and not fall for mediocre tourist traps that will price-gouge you, then listen to expert ...

If you could take a road trip with your younger self, how well do you think the two of you would get along? Would you have an admiration for each other? Would you even recognize each other? Rick ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with travel writer and host Rick Steves about "overtourism" — when some locales prove too popular — and how not contribute to it. Summer travel season is ready to take off.