Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions - Europe Tour [6 Discs] [DVD]

Traveler extraordinare Burt Wolf - the creator of over 400 nonfiction television programs and 4000 documentary segments, all detailing his global voyages - emcees this collection of five episodes that witness him trekking through contemporary Europe. The set begins with The Rhine & Danube, wherein Wolf cruises along the Rhine River from Amsterdam to Basel, sails on the Danube, and stops in cities including Vienna and Passau. The second episode, France, finds Wolf taking in the French Riviera via a Rhone Cruise, and stopping at various Parisian landmarks. The third episode in the collection, Italy, sees Wolf heading to Rome and taking in its history, food and culture, then traveling to Tuscany). The penultimate episode in the set, Holland & Belgium, finds Wolf voyaging throughout the titular countries and stopping in such cities as Dordrecht, Antwerp, Brussels and Bruges. Finally, the last episode, Spain, Switzerland & Austria, begins with a trek along the centuries-old road to the city of Santiago de Compostela, then pauses to experience Christmas in Vienna, and surveys the mountainous magic of Switzerland.