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Videos • 8 films

Films worth watching

“Films I keep rewatching — travel, cooking, photography and books, made by people I admire.”

Train between buildings

Lisbon, with Rick Steves

A gentle half-hour tour of Lisbon’s lanes, viewpoints, trams and fado from Rick Steves’ Europe.

|25 min
Low-angle photography of gray and white concrete building at daytime

Porto in three minutes

Rick Steves’ Europe squeezes Porto’s bridges, river and port lodges into one lovely three-minute postcard.

|3 min
Brown cupcakes on silver tray

How to make pastéis de nata

Cupcake Jemma bakes Lisbon’s famous custard tarts at home, scorched tops and flaky spirals included.

|12 min