What better places there than Paris the city of light for immersing yourself in impressionist art?

Well, except perhaps the watery gardens of Claude Monet's home in nearby Giovanni.

Every time I'm visiting Giovanni, I feel like if I'm walking through one of his paintings.

Coming up on Travel with Rick Steeves, we'll explore Impressionist art around Paris.

We'll also cruise the busy

Bosphorus in Istanbul. We'll sail upstream for a waterfront view of some of the

most expensive homes in the world. As you continue, you begin to see the

beautiful waterfront mentions which look like pearls.

And we'll explore the scenic Adriatic coast of Croatia, where a city like Split lays history out before you.

Medieval Romanesque churches, the Venetian Gothic windows,

and the winged line of St. Marks.

Then you even get Art Nouveau from the Habsburg time,

so you're not to even move a pace,

and you see it all right there.

There's a beautiful place for you in the hour ahead on Travel with Rick Steves.

It was a very different way of looking at the world when the artist we now call impressionist started to experiment with brush strokes and color combinations to capture the way light moves around outdoors.

The paintings we see as classics today were panned by critics of their time.

Coming up today on Travel with Rick Steve's, we'll explore the sites and venues for appreciating

Impressionist art in and around Paris.

We'll also explore the abundant possibilities for enjoying spectacular scenery, vibrant history,

and delicious food along the Adriatic Coast of Croatia and Slovenia.

The turning and busy waterway that marks the borders of Europe and Asia provides an evocative

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