Architecture
PALLADIO & THE VILLAS OF THE VENETO
Even five centuries after his birth, Andrea Palladio (1508-1580) remains one of the most... more
MOORISH SPAIN
In 711 Tariq “the one-eyed”, governor of Tangier, navigated the Straits of Gibraltar... more
RENAISSANCE & BAROQUE ROME
Raphael and Michelangelo, Caravaggio and Bernini... an Italian quartet inexorably... more
OTTOMAN TURKEY
Our introduction to Ottoman art and architecture, one of the most vivid contributions... more
RENAISSANCE & BAROQUE ROME
Raphael and Michelangelo, Caravaggio and Bernini... an Italian quartet inexorably... more
UNEXPLORED ST PETERSBURG
This tour will appeal both to the first-time visitor to Peter the Great’s opulent... more
LAOS & CAMBODIA
Whilst Angkor Wat and the mysterious Plain of Jars have long-since entered the European... more
LONDON & THE RIVER THAMES CRUISE
“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that... more
LONDON & THE RIVER THAMES CRUISE
“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that... more
LONDON & THE RIVER THAMES CRUISE
“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that... more
BREGENZ FESTIVAL
An open-air Aida of Wagnerian proportions performed on a floating stage on the shores... more
BALTIC STATES
The capitals of the Baltic republics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are an architectural... more
BULGARIAN MONASTERIES
Carpeted in thick forest and studded with snow-capped peaks, Bulgaria’s natural... more
SPLENDOURS OF PRAGUE
Prague’s architectural marvels stretch far beyond the instantly recognisable Charles... more
HALLS & HOUSES OF LANCASHIRE & CHESHIRE
The forests and plains of Lancashire and Cheshire, for so long the hunting ground... more
ART & ARCHITECTURE OF OXFORD
Oxford is a veritable treasure trove of architecture, painting and the decorative... more
ART & ARCHITECTURE OF CAMBRIDGE
With its colleges and churches stretching back over 1000 years, the city of Cambridge... more
CUMBRIA & CLIFFORD COUNTRY
Lady Anne Clifford (1590-1676) ranks as one of 17th century England’s most formidable,... more
YORKSHIRE MINSTERS & MONASTERIES
No region of England shelters a greater abundance of minster churches and monastic... more
ISLE OF WIGHT
The Isle of Wight will forever be associated with Queen Victoria, whose reign came... more
LONDON & THE RIVER THAMES CRUISE
“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that... more
LONDON & THE RIVER THAMES CRUISE
“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that... more
LONDON & THE RIVER THAMES CRUISE
“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that... more
LONDON & THE RIVER THAMES CRUISE
“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that... more
DERBYSHIRE HALLS AND HOUSES
Derbyshire revels in an edifying assembly of historic country houses: Haddon Hall,... more
BERWICK & THE BORDERS
The history of Berwick-upon-Tweed, one of Britain’s most attractive small towns,... more
HENRY VIII & HIS COURTIERS
Colourful, corpulent and many-wived, Henry VIII was a scholarly, forward-looking... more
MEDIAEVAL BURGUNDY
The core of mediaeval Burgundy, famed today for its fine wines, once straddled the middle... more
PROVENCE RIVER CRUISE - FROM AVIGNON TO AIGUES MORTES
Peaceful and picturesque, the inland waterways of Provence and the Camargue are the most... more
PROVENCE RIVER CRUISE - FROM AVIGNON TO AIGUES MORTES
Peaceful and picturesque, the inland waterways of Provence and the Camargue are the most... more
PROVENCE RIVER CRUISE - FROM AVIGNON TO AIGUES MORTES
Peaceful and picturesque, the inland waterways of Provence and the Camargue are the most... more
PROVENCE RIVER CRUISE - FROM AVIGNON TO AIGUES MORTES
Peaceful and picturesque, the inland waterways of Provence and the Camargue are the most... more
BERLIN WITH POTSDAM
Berlin is rightly famed for the wealth of its art collections, from the Alte Nationalgalerie’s... more
BAROQUE & ROCOCO FRANCONIA
Bamberg, situated in the historic heart of Upper Franconia, makes a rewarding base... more
HAMBURG, SCHWERIN & BREMEN
The former Hanseatic port of Hamburg is quite possibly Europe’s greenest city,... more
SECRET HEART OF PRUSSIA
The former Prussian province of Pomerania in north-eastern Germany is bedecked with... more
CITY CHURCHES AFTER THE FIRE
London's disastrous Great Fire of 1666 destroyed all but 22 of the 89 churches within... more
ROMAN & BYZANTINE RAVENNA
Today a small, tranquil town of cobbled streets, Ravenna once ranked as one of the Mediterranean's... more
POMPEII WITH HERCULANEUM
Meanwhile on Mt Vesuvius broad sheets of fire and leaping flames blazed at several... more
SOUTH KOREA AT CHERRY BLOSSOM TIME
Spring is the time to head to the hills in Korea – for April traditionally sees... more
OTTOMAN TURKEY
Our introduction to Ottoman art and architecture, one of the most vivid contributions... more
FRIULI-VENEZIA-GIULIA
The province of Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, occupying the north-east corner of Italy,... more
GREAT HOUSES OF SCOTLAND
Throughout the 18th century promising Scottish architects such as Colen Campbell,... more
ROAD TO ARCHANGEL
On the 24th of August, in the year 1553, the ship Edward Bonaventure cast anchor... more
PALACES OF ST PETERSBURG
Seemingly impervious to the ravages of time, siege and communist levelling, Peter... more
REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
The former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia is a small, hospitable country endowed... more
UZBEKISTAN
Uzbekistan, the landlocked heart of Asia, has long been a prized territory: in the 4th century... more
BELLE EPOQUE ISTANBUL
Belle Epoque Istanbul, far from meriting the tag “the sick man of Europe”, witnessed... more
ATHENS, DELPHI & THE PELOPONNESE
Our journey across the Peloponnese embraces some of the most evocative names from... more
