"Remote, Sacred, Wild" celebrates the wonder of the great outdoors and religious sites in Europe and beyond. This half-hour pledge event finds Rick canoeing through the tiny canals of a Dutch nature preserve, hiking in Northern England's pristine Lake District, exploring Italy's most remote and romantic stretch of the Riviera, and marveling at exquisite medieval art in the sister cities of Ravenna and Chartres. Rick also ventures beyond Europe through the Judean Desert, visits a remote monastery, and bobs in the Dead Sea.

A reunited Berlin entertains more visitors than ever before.

Prague's massive castle, statue-lined bridge, Jewish Quarter and 20th-century history.

The sights outside of Amsterdam, from Haarlem to Rotterdam and Delft to the Zuiderzee.

Five port towns along the Italian Riviera include Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, Riomaggiore, Monterosso.

This time we're venturing beyond Europe to visit the West Bank of the Jordan River — a land its residents call Palestine. After visiting Jerusalem, we harvest olives near Ramallah, follow pilgrims to the site of Jesus' birth in Bethlehem, approach Abraham's tomb — as both Jews and Muslims do — in Hebron, join friends for dinner, and bob in the Dead Sea. We'll also learn about walls, Israeli settlements, and the challenges facing this region.

We start in Jerusalem, alive with religious tradition and passion — Christian, Muslim, and Jewish. We then visit cosmopolitan Tel Aviv, with its in-love-with-life beaches; ponder the sad fortress of Masada; and join pilgrims at biblical sights around the Sea of Galilee. We'll also pay our respects at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial, drop into an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood, and savor the local cuisine.

Exploring Versailles; Vaux le Vicomte; Fontainebleau; the glass and statuary of Chartres cathedral.

Touring four castles -- Chenonceau, Chambord, Cheverny and Villandry; feeding hunting dogs; local cuisine; a princely garden.

The streets of ancient Ephesus; natural spa at Pamukkale; lunch in a Turkish pizzeria; cruising the Mediterranean on a traditional Turkish gulet.

Join Rick as he travels through the Holy Land in this two-hour special, weaving together both the Israeli and the Palestinian narratives to better understand a place that is, for a third of humanity, literally holy land. The crossroads for three great religions, the Holy Land has been coveted and fought over for centuries. In Israel, we'll travel from the venerable ramparts of Jerusalem to the vibrant modern skyline of Tel Aviv. In Palestine, we'll harvest olives near Hebron, visit a home in Bethlehem, and pop into a university in Ramallah. We'll also learn about the persistent challenges facing the region today.

Rick Steves' Festive Europe catches Europeans celebrating the good life. Travel with Rick through Andalucía — with the horses, sherry, and flamenco of the Spring Fair; in Paris — reveling in the streets on Bastille Day; running with the bulls in Pamplona; and in England's pristine Lake District for a hunting dog show. All across Europe, life is embraced with an inspirational gusto. Segments from Rick Steves' Europe interspersed with fundraising breaks. During the breaks, Rick delivers persuasive mission pitches and offers compelling travel premiums.