In Pursuit of Caravaggio
- Follows the career and artworks of Caravaggio, in Southern Italy, Sicily and Malta.
- Baroque art and architecture as well as the Ancient Greeks in Italy.
- A study of volcanoes is included.
- Private concerts in Rome, Naples and Valletta.
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21 September–3 October 2008
12 days •
£2,850
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The Romans in Africa
- The great ruined cities along the coasts of Tunisia and Libya.
- Carthaginian, Greek, Roman and Byzantine archaeology and architecture.
- Arab, Berber and Islamic heritage also explored.
- Music and drama in Roman theatres, including Purcell's Dido and Aeneas in the theatre of Sabratha.
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3–13 October 2008
10 days •
£2,540
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Classical Civilizations
- A conspectus of the Graeco-Roman world, surveying the founding civilizations of the western world.
- Minoan, Mycenaean, Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine - the principal sites in Greece and Turkey.
- Maritime history of the eastern Mediterranean is also examined.
- Music at the sites and onboard.
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13–24 October 2008
11 days •
£2,700
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Modern Art on the Mediterranean
- Around twenty-five collections of classic modern art in Spain & France.
- Sites and scenes which inspired some of the greatest art of the twentieth century.
- A superb team of art historians and biographers
- On board the French ship Le Diamant, passengers limited to 180.
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15–24 April 2009
9 days •
£2,000
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