Martin Randall Travel is the exclusive operator of tours for the Friends of the Royal Academy.
Berlin, Potsdam, Dresden
- For Friends of the Royal Academy
- Studies the former capitals of Brandenburg-Prussia and Saxony.
- Both have immensely rich holdings of fine & decorative arts and architecture.
- Rebuilding and restoration continues to transform both cities.
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5–12 September 2008
7 days •
£1,780
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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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Crivelli and Lotto
- For Friends of the RA
- Explores the little cities in the hills and valleys of the southern Marches.
- Paintings by Crivelli and Lotto provide pegs around which the tour is planned.
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2–9 June 2008
7 days •
£1,590
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Essential Jordan
- For Friends of the RA
- Outstanding monuments to several civilizations – Nabatean, Roman, Early Christian, Umayyad, Crusader.
- Petra is the most spectacular archaeological site in the Middle East – this tour has three nights there.
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18–26 October 2008
8 days •
£1,950
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Florence Revisited
- For Friends of the Royal Academy
- Visits places that are private, or not easily accessible to the public, or off the beaten track.
- Includes palaces outside Florence – Fiesole, Poggio a Caiano, Carmignano, Artiminio, Galluzzo.
- The B list? An A list by the standards of nearly everywhere else in the world.
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3–9 November 2008
6 days •
£1,590
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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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Goya
- For Friends of the RA
- Two Goya exhibitions: 'Goya and Italy' in Zaragoza and 'Goya: in times of war' at the Prado.
- Balances Madrid and her great collections with Zaragoza, monumental capital of Aragon and home to a number of works by the artist.
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30 May–4 June 2008
5 days •
£1,340
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Savonlinna Opera
- For Friends of the RA
- In the incomparable setting of a mediaeval castle on an island.
- Productions at Savonlinna are musically and dramatically first-rate.
- A pleasant, small town amidst the unassertive beauty of the lakeland in design-conscious Finland.
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23–27 July 2008
4 days •
£1,650
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St Petersburg & Moscow
- For Friends of the RA
- The two great cities of Russia, vast, monumental and very beautiful in parts.
- History and literature are subject matter of the tour as well the visual arts.
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24 May–2 June 2008
9 days •
£3,690
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West Coast Architecture
- The whole gamut of architecture, 1908–2007, some of it usually closed to the public.
- Great landscapes, from desert to coast and into the Napa Valley.
- Stunning journey by rail from L.A. to San Francisco through countryside not seen by road.
- 4 bases: Pheonix, La Jolla (San Diego), L.A., San Francisco.
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6–18 September 2008
12 days •
£3,960
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