第 3 季 共 13 集
播出时间:2004年9月5日
第 1 集 The Majesty of Madrid
播出时间:2004年9月5日
In this program we wander the Plaza Mayor, ogle the lavish Royal Palace, rub shoulders with aficionados at a bull bar, ponder perplexing art at the Prado Museum, stare down a flamenco dancer, take in the cost of Spain's civil war at the Valley of the Fallen, look deep into Picasso's greatest work — Guernica — at the Centro Reina Sofía, and munch on pigs' ears in a "tapa tango."
第 2 集 Highlights of Castile: Toledo and Salamanca
播出时间:2004年9月12日
We roam the region of Castile, starting in Toledo — so well-preserved and packed with cultural wonder that the entire city has been declared a national monument, on to Segovia for a festive day out with the locals, then to Ávila for a dose of medieval architecture, finishing with a traditional stroll in Salamanca's Plaza Mayor.
第 3 集 Normandy: War-Torn Yet Full of Life
播出时间:2004年9月19日
In this program we explore the half-timbered charm of Rouen, reflect on Monet's lily ponds in Giverny, peek in on local artisans, and set up an easel at Honfleur's harbor. We venture into composer Eric Satie's eccentric world and feast on the finest of Normandy cuisine. After pondering sacrifice and celebrating freedom on the D-Day beaches, we hike with pilgrims to the enchanted island abbey of Mont St-Michel.
第 4 集 Belfast and the Best of Northern Ireland
播出时间:2004年9月26日
No trip to Emerald Isle is complete without a visit to Northern Ireland. We tour bustling Belfast, sneaking a peek at its politically charged neighborhoods. Then we head for the Antrim Coast and go wild in Portrush.
第 5 集 London: Mod and Trad
播出时间:2004年10月3日
In this program, we go to London to check out the new — the Millennium Bridge and the British Museum's Great Court, and admire the old — well-wrapped mummies and a rare Leonardo. After bantering with Beefeaters at the Tower of London, we do some riverside beachcombing. Strolling the trendy South Bank of the Thames takes us from the Tate Modern to the dizzying London Eye.
第 6 集 Highlights of Paris: Eiffel and Monet to Crème Brûlée
播出时间:2004年10月10日
Packing the best of Paris into one episode, we scale the Eiffel Tower, bask in medieval majesty at Notre-Dame Cathedral, stroll Montmartre and its Sacré Cœur church, study the Latin Quarter, remember the Revolution at Place de la Concorde, saunter the Champs-Elysées, get impressed by the Orsay Museum, bone up on Paris's past at the Carnavalet Museum — and in the catacombs, and sample the artistic high life at the Jacquemart-André Museum.
第 7 集 Belgium: Bruges and Brussels
播出时间:2004年10月17日
In this program, we start in Bruges to check into a medieval hospital, savor the exquisite art of Memling, climb a bell tower to get up close and fortissimo at a carillon concert, and sample fresh frites and the world's tastiest chocolate. Then we ride the train to Brussels, where we stroll Europe's finest square, revel in Bruegels' country scenes and Magritte's surreal dreamscapes, then pay a visit to the bustling hub of European democracy.
第 8 集 Provence: Legendary Light, Wind, and Wine
播出时间:2004年10月24日
In this program, we climb Roman ruins in Nîmes, explore a papal palace in Avignon, and savor vivid views immortalized by Van Gogh in Arles. Crossing acres of lavender and wispy vineyards, we explore the Côtes du Rhône and more wonders of the south of France.
第 9 集 French Riviera: Uniquely Chic
播出时间:2004年10月31日
In this program, we follow in the footsteps of 19th-century aristocrats along Nice's Promenade des Anglais. Then we listen to the graceful reshuffling of personal fortunes at the casino in fairy-tale Monaco, and visit the picturesque artist hangouts of Chagall, Matisse, and Picasso.
第 10 集 Poland Rediscovered: Kraków, Auschwitz, and Warsaw
播出时间:2004年11月7日
With its bubbly Baroque and cobbled charm, exciting Kraków is emerging as the "next Prague" — a vibrant city that's a surprise hit with many first-time visitors. Nearby, a visit to Auschwitz teaches a timeless, soul-searching lesson. And Warsaw, decades after it was systematically destroyed during World War II, is a lively, thriving capital once again.
第 11 集 Budapest: The Best of Hungary
播出时间:2004年11月14日
In this program, we soak in elegance at the thermal Széchenyi Baths, stomp and slap with traditional dancers at a folk concert, visit the Communist all-stars in Memento Park, remember Hungary's secret police at the House of Terror, sample some paprika in the Great Indoor Market Hall, and cruise under floodlit monuments on the Danube.
第 12 集 Lisbon and the Algarve
播出时间:2004年11月21日
We start in Lisbon, where salty sailors' quarters and wistful fado singers mix with ornate architecture to recall the city's glory days, when Vasco da Gama and Magellan made Portugal a world power. Then it's on to the southern Algarve coastline, where we explore the Land's End of Europe — windy and historic Cape Sagres — before savoring pristine beaches and arm-wrestling octopuses in the sleepy fishing village of Salema.
第 13 集 Sevilla
播出时间:2004年11月28日
Sevilla is the flamboyant city of Carmen and Don Juan, where bullfighting is still politically correct and little girls dream of growing up to become flamenco dancers. Sevilla has soul — and we feel it in its lacy Moorish palace, massive cathedral, lavish royal tombs, labyrinthine Jewish quarter, and its people-filled streets.