Season 7 Preview Rome: Baroque Brilliance

Published: Oct. 10, 2012, 3 p.m.

b"The seventh season of Rick Steves' Europe \\u2014 14 new episodes \\u2014 debuts this October on public television (check your local listings). This second of three episodes on Rome reveals a city busy with life and bursting with Baroque. We ramble through the venerable heart of Rome, admire breathtaking Bernini statues, ponder sunbeams inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, and mix and mingle with the Romans during an early-evening stroll. Following an exquisite Roman dinner, we join locals after dark, lacing together the Eternal City's most romantic nightspots. For more information on the Rick Steves' Europe TV series \\u2014 including episode descriptions, scripts, participating stations, travel information on destinations and more \\u2014 visit www.ricksteves.com."