Rick Steves' Europe

Season 1 Episode 8: Surprising Bulgaria

12 Seasons Oct 22, 2000 TV-G 25m 8.6

Bulgaria is a time warp of old and new — from chic shops in the city to donkey cars in the country. We hike to a mountain monastery, meet two sculptors (dad does Stalin, son does nudes), and enjoy a traditional dinner feast at a local home.

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Portugal's Heartland

1. Portugal's Heartland

Aired: Sep 3, 2000

Like no other European capital, Portugal's Lisbon has an old time charm -- it...

Episode 5 Caesar's Rome

5. Caesar's Rome

Aired: Oct 1, 2000

Rome welcomes the new millennium spiffed up as never before. We tour Rome's a...

Episode 8 Surprising Bulgaria

8. Surprising Bulgaria

Aired: Oct 22, 2000

Bulgaria is a time warp of old and new — from chic shops in the city to donke...

Episode 10 Eastern Turkey

10. Eastern Turkey

Aired: Nov 4, 2000

After a Mount Ararat sunrise, we visit Abraham's 4000-year-old home town, tou...

Episode 12 Slovenia and Croatia

12. Slovenia and Croatia

Aired: Nov 18, 2000

We discover that Dubrovnik is still the "jewel of the Adriatic" while nearby ...

Episode 13 The Best of Sicily

13. The Best of Sicily

Aired: Nov 25, 2000

After going fishing for anchovies off Cefalu, we land in rough-and-tumble Pal...

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Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres: Reality-TV, Documentary

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