Now in full-color comes a witty and engaging look at Europe's history
and art, from America's European travel expert, Rick Steves.
Rick Steves' Europe 101 helps you make the most of your sightseeing. A
fun but informative guide, this professor in your pocket features
chronologically organized chapters-from the pyramids to Picasso-that
explain the forces behind Europe's most important cultural and artistic
periods. Other features include handy lists of sights that allow you to
link your newly acquired knowledge with the specific paintings,
sculptures, and buildings you'll see on your trip, a humorous, readable
style that is a joy to read compared with the history textbooks you
slept on in school, and timelines, maps, drawings, and photos that
illustrate Europe's story and round out your education.