Cultural holidays

Small-group tours
We have the widest range of small-group cultural tours available – around 200 itineraries in 35 countries throughout Europe, the Middle East and the U.S.A. Our cultural tours will help you learn more about well-known destinations –Egypt, Spain, Italy, Berlin, Paris, Florence– or introduce you to lesser-known destinations –Armenia, Syria, Basilicata, Romania, The Baltic States. Many of our holidays incorporate special arrangements for admission to places not generally open to individual travellers, or for private access to places at times when they are closed to the public (A private visit to the Sistine Chapel and the Galleria Borghese in Connoisseur’s Rome, St Mark’s Basilica in Venice or a private dining club in San Sebastián). We also arrange an increasing number of itineraries within the UK.

Our specialist itineraries are meticulously planned and rooted in knowledge of the destination and of the subject matter. All maintain a cultural focus – art, architecture, archaeology, gardens, literature, music, history, geology, gastronomy, even our walking tours. Our cultural tours are each led by expert lecturers – esteemed art historians, musicologists, archaeologists, historians.

We strictly limit the numbers on our tours - the maximum usually fixed between 15 and 22 participants - to make the holiday a more enjoyable and personal experience.

Classical music festivals
These are original festivals which we devise ourselves and organise in various cities or regions of Europe, and which now number four or five each year. Our classical music festivals maintain the same principles of care and intimacy but cater for 150 to 300 people. The concerts feature world-class musicians such as Felicity Lott, Andreas Scholl and the Gabrieli Consort in outstanding and culturally–appropriate venues, that have included the Basilica di San Marco and the Royal Chapel at Versailles. They are exclusive to MRT clients on the festival. Upcoming concert highlights include La Venexiana performing L'Incoronazione di Poppea at the Ateneo Veneto (Venice Festival 2011) and Katia and Marielle Labèque, two pianos, in the Château de Bizy (Seine 2011). Music lectures and art history talks by specialist lecturers are also welcome features.