Ancient Rome
- Comprehensive exploration of Rome’s ancient remains, in situ and in museums.
- This archaeological tour visits Ostia and Tivoli outside the city.
- Good 4-star hotel near Piazza Farnese.
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4–9 October 2010
6 days •
£2,150
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Basilicata
- This guided tour to Italy's remote south is based throughout in a cave hotel in Matera, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Rich in archaeological collections and Romanesque churches.
- Still unspoilt, with few tourists.
- A new tour for 2010.
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17–22 April 2010
6 days •
£1,420
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Connoisseur’s Rome I
- Art history holiday concentrating on places in the Italian capital which are difficult of access or private.
- Out-of-hours visits to the Sistine chapel and the Galleria Borghese.
- Content mainly Renaissance and Baroque.
- 5-star hotel.
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25–30 March 2010
6 days •
£2,050
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Connoisseur’s Rome II
- For Friends of the Royal Academy.
- Art history tour concentrating on places which are difficult of access or private.
- Out-of-hours visits to the Sistine chapel and the Galleria Borghese.
- Content mainly Renaissance and Baroque.
- 5-star hotel.
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26–31 March 2010
6 days •
£2,050
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Courts of Northern Italy
- This guided tour to Italy visits Mantua, Ferrara, Parma, Ravenna, Urbino and surroundings.
- Art and architecture of the Renaissance produced in the service of the ruling dynasties rather than for free cities.
- Mediaeval and later art also features.
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23–30 May 2010
8 days •
£1,780
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3–10 October 2010
8 days •
£1,780
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Dark Age Brilliance
- A journey through north-east Italy to Croatia, via Ravenna, Torcello, Cividale.
- Includes some of the finest art and architecture of the Early Middle Ages to be found anywhere.
- Byzantine mosaics are a particular feature.
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12–19 September 2010
8 days •
£1,750
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Florence
- Best place for an art-history tour – highly influential art, wonderful architecture.
- The Renaissance occupies centre stage; mediaeval and other periods are not ignored.
- Smaller group than most guided tours to Italy.
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8–14 November 2010
7 days •
£1,740
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Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- A wide variety of Italian art and architecture: Roman, Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance, Palladian.
- Tiepolo is a predominant theme and this guided tour to Italy's north east is based in Udine where he worked early in his career.
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3–9 May 2010
7 days •
£1,460
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Gardens of The Italian Lakes
- Guided tour to Italy featuring a wonderful variety of villas and gardens around Lakes Maggiore and Como.
- Some of the most fascinating historic gardens in Europe, all enhanced by splendid natural settings.
- Lakeside hotels.
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22–28 April 2010
7 days •
£2,120
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16–22 September 2010
7 days •
£2,220
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Gastronomic Piedmont
- Piedmont is the most prestigious and arguably the most exciting gastronomic region of Italy.
- Study wine and food production with the growers and makers, enjoy tastings and have meals in an excellent range of restaurants.
- Beautiful landscapes: upland pasturage, rolling hills, fertile and intensively cultivated plains.
- Time also for exploring the art and architecture of ancient towns and villages in this tour to Italy's north west.
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4–10 October 2010
7 days •
£2,480
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