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Barley Mow Passage
London W4 4GF
United Kingdom
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History Tours
The history tours focus on a fascinating range of historical events and political themes. These include the Napoleonic, Crimean and Cold Wars, and battlefield tours of the Somme, Waterloo and Agincourt. Of course, you will find innumerable aspects of history covered in most of our tours. Outside of our category dedicated solely to history holidays and battlefield tours, we deal with the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome in our archaeological tours, and the Mongol rulers of thirteenth and fourteenth century Iran in our Architecture theme. In other categories, we explore Hadrian’s Wall in our Walking tours, and Mediaeval Burgundy and the Courts of Renaissance Italy in our art history tours. All our small-group tours are led by expert lecturers, chosen for their companionability and communication skills as well as their scholarship.
Israel & Palestine
- Some of the most important and evocative archaeological sites in the western hemisphere.
- Ancient and mediaeval and modern architecture, from Herod to Bauhaus, Jewish, Roman, Christian and Islamic.
- Enthralling streetscape and vernacular architecture in ancient walled towns, varied landscapes from rocky deserts to verdant valleys.
Connoisseur's Rome
- Concentrates on places which are difficult to access or private.
- Out-of-hours visits to the Sistine Chapel and the Galleria Borghese.
- Content mainly Renaissance and Baroque.
Historians in Newcastle
- A weekend with five of today's most distinguished British historians: Antony Beevor, David Breeze, Gordon Corrigan, David Gilmour, Tristram Hunt and Jenny Uglow.
- The speakers' presence is continuous, providing ample opportunity to continue discussions and conversations during breaks and over dinner.
- The entire event is held at Jesmond Dene House, one of the finest hotels in the country. Either choose to stay here or attend talks and discussions only.
Palestine
- A new tour for 2012.
- A pioneering tour which includes the major archaeological sites and the most significant historic buildings on the West Bank.
- There are two forays into Jerusalem.
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 Úbeda and Baeza.
Pompeii & Herculaneum
- Perhaps the most exciting tour possible dealing with Roman archaeology.
- The two principal sites buried by the ad 79 eruption of Vesuvius plus Greek Paestum and the Naples Archaeological Museum.
- Lesser-visited sites such as Cumae and Pozzuoli.
Sicily
- Covers the whole island, including the main sights and many lesser known ones.
- The whole gamut – Ancient Greek, Roman, mediaeval (particularly Norman), Renaissance, Baroque and later.
- A full tour but carefully paced. Hotel changes kept to a minimum – only three hotels in thirteen days.
Normans in the South
- Splendid Romanesque architecture, largely built by Norman conquerors.
- Also later mediaeval buildings from the Hohenstaufen and Angevin dynasties, with moments of later flamboyant Baroque.
- Attractive town centres and striking raw limestone landscapes.
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.
Morocco
- From Tangier to Marrakech, including the imperial cities of Fez and Meknes.
- Spectacular landscapes: the Atlas Mountains, valleys, palm groves, woodland, desert.
- See the sun set over the sand dunes at Merzouga and visit the magnificent Roman ruins at Volubilis.
This was probably the best organised and most enjoyable holiday I have experienced.
We appreciated the way the lecturer took time to get to know everyone and deal with questions and particular interests.A good balance between free time, sightseeing and lectures. I particularly enjoyed the chance to see Handel’s birthplace.
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