Art on The Cóte D'Azur
- Europe’s greatest concentration of classic modern art, in idyllic scenery.
- Renoir, Bonnard, Braque, Léger, Miró, Giacometti, Cocteau, Chagall, Matisse and Picasso.
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14–20 October 2008
6 days •
£1,540
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Bilbao to Bayonne
- Long, lazy lunches including two in restaurants with three Michelin stars.
- Excellent wines of La Rioja-Alavesa.
- Architecture by Gehry, Calatrava, Moneo and varied landscapes of coast, plain and mountain.
- Itinerary involves daily coach travel.
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2–9 October 2008
7 days •
£1,990
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Châteaux of The Loire
- Includes only the best of the houses and gardens in the region, and planned to avoid the crowds.
- Stays at a château hotel in the centre of the area.
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15–18 June 2008
3 days •
£920
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Châteaux of The Loire (RA)
- For Friends of the RA
- Includes only the best of the houses and gardens in the region, and planned to avoid the crowds.
- Stays at a château hotel in the centre of the area.
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1–4 June 2008
3 days •
£830
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Festival de Valloires
- A new festival in rural Picardy.
- Ian Bostridge, Mark Padmore, Imogen Cooper, Julius Drake, Paul Lewis, Cedric Tiberghien, Christian Poltéra and the Belcea Quartet are among the artists.
- Schubert and Britten are the principal composers.
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7–14 August 2008
7 days •
£2,160
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French Gothic
- Perhaps the most coherent and consistently excellent group of great buildings in Europe.
- The key monuments in the development of Gothic, with a whole day for Chartres.
- Three 3-star hotels and a lot of driving.
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8–14 September 2008
6 days •
£1,270
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Gardens of The Riviera
- Inspiring historic gardens in spectacular settings and with exceptional growing conditions.
- Includes visits to some gardens not normally open to the public.
- One hotel in Nice throughout.
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15–20 September 2008
5 days •
£1,470
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Gastronomic Catalonia
- For Friends of the RA
- Eat well, drink well: 3-Michelin-starred lunch, award-winning chefs, designer tapas and quality wine producers.
- Sightseeing ranges from mediaeval to Modernist art and architecture.
- Contrasting bases: the centre of Barcelona and a converted farmhouse outside Figueres.
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15–21 September 2008
6 days •
£1,980
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Mediaeval Normandy
- Superb examples of Romanesque and Gothic architecture.
- Very much an architectural history tour, with due attention to the other building arts.
- Based in Rouen and Bayeux in 3-star hotels.
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27 May–3 June 2008
7 days •
£1,460
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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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