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1. Brian M says:

   October 21, 2010 at 5:10 am

   Review by Brian M for Best of Europe (6pc)
   Rating:
   This is a great DVD Set but is missing Greece & Spain! I recommend the more complete set: “Rudy Maxa: Europe To the Max – Return Trip” (which has Spain & Greece but omits Italy) or “Rick Steves’ Europe: All 80 Shows 2000-2009″ which covers everything and is 13 DVD’s long! When comparing Maxa to Steves, Maxa shoots better video, is less nerdy, has better music, better visuals, but Steves’ is way more in depth with historical references and analysis of the region. Some people may get bored with Steves’ in depth coverage though so for those, Maxa would be a better choice.
   
   Contents of this DVD Set is exactly the same as “Europe to the Max with Rudy Maxa” so if you can get this one cheaper than go for this one & then see if you can get Greece & Spain Rudy Maxa footage separately off amazon!

   DVD Set Contents:

   Disc #1: Molto Italiano!
   
   * Rome
   
   * Naples and the Amalfi Coast
   
   * Sicily
   
   * Hill Towns of Tuscany and Umbria

   Disc #2: Enchanted Italy
   
   * Venice
   
   * Florence
   
   * Milan and Lake Como
   
   * Genoa and the Italian Rivers

   Disc #3: The Heart of France
   
   * Paris
   
   * Provence
   
   * Burgundy and Loire
   
   * French Riviera

   Disc #4: London and Beyond
   
   * London
   
   * Out of London
   
   * Brussels and Belgium
   
   * Amsterdam and the Netherlands

   Disc # 5: Fairy Tale Germany & Austria
   
   * Berlin
   
   * Munich and Bavaria
   
   * Salzburg and the Lake District
   
   * Vienna and the Danube
   
   * Medieval Europe

   Disc # 6: Wondrous Europe
   
   * Copenhagen and Denmark
   
   * Stockholm and Sweden
   
   * Oslo and Norway
   
   * Europe’s Great Getaways
   
   * Renaissance Europe

   What should have also been included in this set but wasn’t:

   Mysteries of Greece and Rome
   
   * Athens and Delphi
   
   * Greek Islands
   
   * Out of Rome
   
   * Classical Europe

   Great Cities of Europe
   
   * Madrid
   
   * Barcelona and Costa Brava
   
   * Four Great Cities of Europe
   
   * Four Great Cities of Europe II

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2. Scott Polson says:

   October 21, 2010 at 5:43 am

   Review by Scott Polson for Best of Europe (6pc)
   Rating:
   I bought this series for my Mom because she has never been to Europe and wanted to travel there via DVD. I recently borrowed them for my upcoming trip to Italy. The Italy DVD’s were awesome and gave me great ideas and pretty much planned my itenarary. But I kept watching the other DVD’s and now looking forward to planning other trips.

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3. Mrs. Marjorie Brown says:

   October 21, 2010 at 5:48 am

   Review by Mrs. Marjorie Brown for Best of Europe (6pc)
   Rating:
   Amazing scenery and commentary. Makes me want to go – over and over again. Very reasonable cost and, of course, Amazon quality.

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4. Mike says:

   October 21, 2010 at 6:45 am

   Review by Mike for Best of Europe (6pc)
   Rating:
   Got this set of DVDs as seemed to be good value. Viewed the France DVD and was disappointed. Rudy Maxa is superficial in his comments and the travelogue is short and dated (made in 2002). Rick Steves is streets ahead

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5. Aslam M. Farooq says:

   October 21, 2010 at 6:56 am

   Review by Aslam M. Farooq for Best of Europe (6pc)
   Rating:
   Rudy is a shameless drunk. He ruined all videos by showing alcohol freely flowing a thousand times.To him Europe revolves around drunk people. What a waste of money and time. I want my money back.His efforts to self promote himself and his daughter are shameless acts and at my cost. Stay away as there is more alcohol in these videos than you may have ever seen.

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