Andalucía
- Three nights in each of the major cities: Granada, Córdoba and Seville.
- Begin in Málaga with the Picasso Museum, and also visit the lesser-known towns of Baeza, Ubeda and Ecija.
- Varied itinerary covering the great Moorish sites, mediaeval, Renaissance and Baroque architecture, fine art collections and gardens.
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17–27 October 2011
11 days •
£3,120
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Aragón
- One of the least-visited regions of Spain and yet one of the richest in history, architecture and landscapes.
- Stretches from Teruel to Jaca – in the foothills of the Pyrenees.
- As diverse a tour as we offer with Paleolithic and Neolithic cave painting, Roman remains, Moorish palaces, Spain’s finest examples of Mudéjar, Romanesque castles and churches.
- Themes of military history: El Cid, Peninsular War, Civil War.
- Visit Goya’s birthplace and see his ‘Horrors of War’.
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26 April–4 May 2011
9 days •
£2,400
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Art in Madrid
- Two visits to the Prado plus the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection and the Reina Sofia, home to Picasso’s Guernica.
- Lesser-known places include the Sorolla Museum, Archaeological Museum and Goya frescoes at San Antonio de la Florida.
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6–10 October 2010
5 days •
£1,210
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6–10 June 2011
5 days •
£1,260
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26–30 October 2011
5 days •
£1,310
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Bilbao to Bayonne
- Long, lazy lunches including two in restaurants with 3 Michelin stars.
- Excellent wines of La Rioja-Alavesa.
- Architecture by Gehry, Calatrava, Moneo and varied landscapes of coast, plain and mountain.
- Three bases: Bilbao, Laguardia, Vera de Bidasoa in the Spanish Pyrenees.
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3–10 October 2011
8 days •
£2,760
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Castile & León
- Spain’s most beautiful cities: Salamanca, Segovia, Avila.
- Architectural magnificence throughout including the cathedrals of Burgos and León. Much fine sculpture as well.
- Walled villages, grand monasteries, hilltop castles and a backdrop of vast, undulating landscape.
- Includes palaces of La Granja (18th-century) and El Escorial (16th-century).
- Good food: suckling pig, slow-roast lamb and kid; good wine of the Ribera de Duero.
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18–27 October 2010
10 days •
£2,180
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17–26 October 2011
10 days •
£2,300
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Gastronomic Andalucía
- Journey south from Las Pedroñeras in La Mancha in a sweeping curve through Andalucía: Ubeda, Baeza, Córdoba, Seville, Jerez, Cádiz, Aracena.
- Surveys the history of the region with its cuisine: Roman, Jewish, Moorish, Christian; from the simplest cooking to the elaborate and contemporary.
- Some of Spain’s greatest monuments are here including the mosque at Córdoba and Seville Cathedral, but also good museums, small towns and spectacular countryside.
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9–16 April 2011
8 days •
£2,780
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Gastronomic Catalonia
- Eat well, drink well: 3-Michelin-starred lunch, award-winning chefs 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.
- This cultural holiday also includes the lesser-visited city of Girona, the Greek and Roman site of Empúries and a day in the northernmost reaches of the region, crossing into France.
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13–19 September 2010
7 days •
£2,580
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Granada & Córdoba
- Ample time at the key sites of Moorish Spain: the Alhambra in Granada and the Mosque in Córdoba, with time also for the lesser-known.
- Visits the Picasso Museum in Málaga and the small Renaissance towns of Ubeda and Baeza.
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8–15 November 2010
8 days •
£2,140
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28 March–4 April 2011
8 days •
£2,240
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Hill Walking in Extremadura
- Remote and deeply rural walking in the sierras around Guadalupe and Yuste.
- Varied and dramatic landscapes: hills, plains, forests, river valleys, farmland.
- Themes include pilgrimage, conquistadors and empire – as well as the natural environment.
- Small group: maximum 17 participants.
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6–14 May 2011
9 days •
£2,650
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Renaissance & Baroque
- Details available in September 2010.
- Register your interest now.
- To precede Castile: a Festival of Spanish Music, 11–15 June 2011.
- Based in Valladolid and León with visits to Zamora, Palencia, Toro and Astorga.
- Magnificent sculpture and artworks.
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