Cultural tours for the discerning traveller

Architecture

PALLADIO & THE VILLAS OF THE VENETO

PALLADIO & THE VILLAS OF THE VENETO

14 October - 23 October, 2010
£2690

Even five centuries after his birth, Andrea Palladio (1508-1580) remains one of the most... more

MOORISH SPAIN

MOORISH SPAIN

14 October - 23 October, 2010
£2090

In 711 Tariq “the one-eyed”, governor of Tangier, navigated the Straits of Gibraltar... more

RENAISSANCE & BAROQUE ROME

RENAISSANCE & BAROQUE ROME

26 October - 31 October, 2010
£1490

Raphael and Michelangelo, Caravaggio and Bernini... an Italian quartet inexorably... more

OTTOMAN TURKEY

OTTOMAN TURKEY

30 October - 09 November, 2010
£1590

Our introduction to Ottoman art and architecture, one of the most vivid contributions... more

JAPAN

JAPAN

01 November - 16 November, 2010
£3890

Starting in Tokyo and finishing in Kyoto, this tour looks behind the mask of contemporary... more

RENAISSANCE & BAROQUE ROME

RENAISSANCE & BAROQUE ROME

02 November - 07 November, 2010
£1490

Raphael and Michelangelo, Caravaggio and Bernini... an Italian quartet inexorably... more

UNEXPLORED ST PETERSBURG

UNEXPLORED ST PETERSBURG

13 November - 20 November, 2010
£1890

This tour will appeal both to the first-time visitor to Peter the Great’s opulent... more

LAOS & CAMBODIA

LAOS & CAMBODIA

22 November - 10 December, 2010
£3590

Whilst Angkor Wat and the mysterious Plain of Jars have long-since entered the European... more

RIGA

RIGA

06 September - 10 September, 2010
£890

Riga’s eclectic assembly of military, ecclesiastical and mercantile edifices is eminently... more

BULGARIAN MONASTERIES

BULGARIAN MONASTERIES

29 September - 13 October, 2010
£2090

Carpeted in thick forest and studded with snow-capped peaks, Bulgaria’s natural... more

SPLENDOURS OF PRAGUE

SPLENDOURS OF PRAGUE

18 October - 24 October, 2010
£1190

Prague’s architectural marvels stretch far beyond the instantly recognisable Charles... more

ART & ARCHITECTURE OF OXFORD

ART & ARCHITECTURE OF OXFORD

10 September - 12 September, 2010
£390

Oxford is a veritable treasure trove of architecture, painting and the decorative... more

ART & ARCHITECTURE OF CAMBRIDGE

ART & ARCHITECTURE OF CAMBRIDGE

02 August - 06 August, 2010
£690

With its colleges and churches stretching back over 1000 years, the city of Cambridge... more

CUMBRIA & CLIFFORD COUNTRY

CUMBRIA & CLIFFORD COUNTRY

02 August - 07 August, 2010
£890

Lady Anne Clifford (1590-1676) ranks as one of 17th century England’s most formidable,... more

ISLE OF WIGHT

ISLE OF WIGHT

26 July - 31 July, 2010
£890

The Isle of Wight will forever be associated with Queen Victoria, whose reign came... more

DERBYSHIRE HALLS AND HOUSES

DERBYSHIRE HALLS AND HOUSES

06 September - 10 September, 2010
£590

Derbyshire revels in an edifying assembly of historic country houses: Haddon Hall,... more

LIVERPOOL

LIVERPOOL

17 September - 20 September, 2010
£490

Founded eight centuries ago by King John, Liverpool rose from hesitant mediaeval... more

HENRY VIII & HIS COURTIERS

HENRY VIII & HIS COURTIERS

07 October - 09 October, 2010
£425

Colourful, corpulent and many-wived, Henry VIII was a scholarly, forward-looking... more

PROVENCE RIVER CRUISE - FROM AVIGNON TO AIGUES MORTES

PROVENCE RIVER CRUISE - FROM AVIGNON TO AIGUES MORTES

16 October - 23 October, 2010
£2690

Peaceful and picturesque, the inland waterways of Provence and the Camargue are the most... more

BERLIN WITH POTSDAM

BERLIN WITH POTSDAM

15 October - 21 October, 2010
£1390

Berlin is rightly famed for the wealth of its art collections, from the Alte Nationalgalerie’s... more

BAROQUE & ROCOCO FRANCONIA

BAROQUE & ROCOCO FRANCONIA

12 October - 19 October, 2010
£1690

Bamberg, situated in the historic heart of Upper Franconia, makes a rewarding base... more

ROAD TO ARCHANGEL

ROAD TO ARCHANGEL

23 August - 05 September, 2010
£2890

On the 24th of August, in the year 1553, the ship Edward Bonaventure cast anchor... more

PALACES OF ST PETERSBURG

PALACES OF ST PETERSBURG

01 September - 08 September, 2010
£1790

Seemingly impervious to the ravages of time, siege and communist levelling, Peter... more

REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

02 September - 10 September, 2010
£1460

The former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia is a small, hospitable country endowed... more

VENICE

VENICE

11 September - 18 September, 2010
£1890

The Serenissima, the Most Serene Republic of Venice, was the greatest of the oligarchic... more

SICILY

SICILY

14 September - 21 September, 2010
£1760

Sicily, at the crossroads of the Mediterranean, has absorbed a bewildering variety... more

UZBEKISTAN

UZBEKISTAN

17 September - 01 October, 2010
£2390

Uzbekistan, the landlocked heart of Asia, has long been a prized territory: in the 4th century... more

BELLE EPOQUE ISTANBUL

BELLE EPOQUE ISTANBUL

18 September - 28 September, 2010
£1690

Belle Epoque Istanbul, far from meriting the tag “the sick man of Europe”, witnessed... more

VALENCIA

VALENCIA

22 September - 27 September, 2010
£1490

Valencia’s growing reputation is rooted in a stunning synthesis of the old and the modern.... more

PERSIA

PERSIA

24 September - 10 October, 2010
£2890

This wide-ranging itinerary tells the story of Iran from the time of Cyrus, the founder... more

ATHENS, DELPHI & THE PELOPONNESE

ATHENS, DELPHI & THE PELOPONNESE

27 September - 07 October, 2010
£2190

Our journey across the Peloponnese embraces some of the most evocative names from... more

OTTOMAN TURKEY AT CHRISTMAS

OTTOMAN TURKEY AT CHRISTMAS

17 December - 27 December, 2010
£1690

Our introduction to Ottoman art and architecture begins with five nights in Istanbul,... more

FROM JAMESTOWN TO WASHINGTON

FROM JAMESTOWN TO WASHINGTON

25 April - 06 May, 2011
£3590

It was in Jamestown, Virginia, that the history of English-speaking America began... more

ROUSSILLON

ROUSSILLON

25 October - 01 November, 2010
£1390

Roussillon, bordered by the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean, is regarded as one of the most... more

ROUSSILLON

ROUSSILLON

28 March - 04 April, 2011
£1490

Roussillon, bordered by the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean, is regarded as one of the most... more

SOUTH KOREA AT CHERRY BLOSSOM TIME

SOUTH KOREA AT CHERRY BLOSSOM TIME

18 March - 01 April, 2011
£3090

Spring is the time to head to the hills in Korea – for March and April traditionally... more

SOUTH KOREA AT CHERRY BLOSSOM TIME

SOUTH KOREA AT CHERRY BLOSSOM TIME

03 April - 17 April, 2011
£3090

Spring is the time to head to the hills in Korea – for March and April traditionally... more

VIETNAM

VIETNAM

19 February - 08 March, 2011
£3190

From Hanoi in the north to Ho Chi Minh City in the south, our Vietnnam itinerary... more