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Voysey House,
Barley Mow Passage
London W4 4GF
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0)20 8742 3355
USA: 1-800-988-6168
Canada: (647) 382 1644
Australia: 1300 55 95 95
New Zealand: 61-7-3377-0141
The Baltic States - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
- Three countries with different languages, diverse histories and distinct cultural identities.
- An extensive legacy from German, Polish, Russian and Swedish occupations.
- The focus of the tour is history, politics and general culture, rather than art and architecture.
PRE & POST
Mentioned below are other holidays that fall either side of this one. If you would like to book two or more holidays in a row, it will be your responsibility to make your own way between them, however we are happy to offer advice if necessary. The exceptions are tours that are specifically offered as 'pre-festival' or 'post-festival' tours – for these we provide a transfer between tour and festival where needed. Please note that our online booking process allows for only one tour to be booked at a time so please contact us if you would like to book more than 1 tour or music festival.
Salzburg Summer
- Five operas and two concerts at the world’s most prestigious music festival.
- Conductors include Ivor Bolton, Riccardo Chailly, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Riccardo Muti and Sir Simon Rattle, and among the singers are Magdalena Kožená, Plácido Domingo, Jonas Kaufmann and Michael Schade.
- Talks and discussion about the music, visits and excursions in and around the exceptionally lovely little city of Salzburg and meals in the best restaurants.
11–17 Aug 2012
7 days
£4,830
The Schubertiade
- Four Lieder recitals with Bostridge, Karg, Güra, Damrau
- Four chamber concerts: two with Cuarteto Casals, all Schubert, and two including Baiba Skride, Sol Gabetta and Bertrand Chamayou
- A piano recital with Martin Stadtfeld
4–10 Sep 2012
7 days
£3,050
The Battle of Waterloo
- A study of the most written-about battle in history, and of one of the best-preserved battlefields.
- Prefaced by visits to Crécy and Agincourt.
2–6 Jul 2012
5 days
£1,750
Danish Art & Design
- A range of excellent art galleries, many with exciting new buildings or fine settings, showing international as well as Danish art.
- Focus on Danish painting of the 19th and early 20th centuries, especially the Golden Age.
- Historic and modern architecture, city and provinces, town and country.
28 Jun–5 Jul 2012
8 days
£3,060
History of Impressionism
- The finest collections of Impressionism in France, and places associated with the artists.
- Visit the recently renovated Impressionist galleries of the Musée d’Orsay.
- First-class rail travel by Eurostar from London and good hotels in both cities.
2–7 Sep 2012
6 days
£2,120
Opera in Macerata & Pesaro
- Carmen (Bizet) and La Traviata (Verdi) at Macerata; Matilde di Shabran and Il Signor Bruschino (Rossini) at Pesaro.
- A good balance of music, art and architecture in picturesque towns, mediaeval and Renaissance.
- Talks on the operas by Simon Rees, dramaturg for Welsh National Opera.
10–16 Aug 2012
7 days
£2,640
Trasimeno Music Festival
- A festival created by pianist Angela Hewitt.
- Seven concerts in beautiful settings: a castle near Lake Trasimeno and the Chiesa di S. Domenico in Gubbio.
- The music is interpersed with excursions to Perugia, Assisi, Cortona and elsewhere.
29 Jun–7 Jul 2012
9 days
£2,840
Villas & Gardens of Campagna Romana
- Renaissance villas and gardens, most accessible by special arrangement.
- Vivid remains of Etruscan civilisation, emulated and displaced by the Romans.
- Beguiling scenery of tufa hills and ‘classical’ compositions.
4–10 Sep 2012
7 days
£1,810
Gaudi & the Guggenheim
- First-class architecture in two distinct maritime cities: Bilbao and Barcelona.
- Contemporary and modernist but also important mediaeval works are seen.
- Led by the author of Gaudí.
3–9 Sep 2012
7 days
£2,290
Istanbul
- An extraordinarily diverse city: major Roman remains; outstanding Byzantine buildings; glorious mosaics; Ottoman mosques and palaces.
- Stay in the heart of the Sultanahmet.
3–9 Sep 2012
7 days
£2,240
Edinburgh Festival
- A selection of the best concerts and operas the Edinburgh International Festival has to offer.
- Artists include Deborah Voigt, Angelika Kirchschlager, Sophie Bevan, Lestyn Davies and Nicola Benedetti.
- Talks daily by a musicologist, and guided walks and visits with an art historian.
12–17 Aug 2012
6 days
£1,820
Great Houses of the South West
- A new tour for 2012.
- Great country houses, historic gardens and parks in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset and Devon.
- Major examples of a huge range of styles from the twelfth century to the twentieth.
4–11 Sep 2012
8 days
£2,820
11–18 Jun 2013
8 days
£TBC
Mediaeval Middle England
- A new tour for 2012.
- Well-balanced survey of the outstanding mediaeval monuments of Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire and the Soke of Peterborough.
- Beautiful drives through understated verdant landscapes.
2–6 Jul 2012
5 days
£1,550
Transoxiana
- Some of the most glorious sights in the Islamic world – magnificent mosques and madrassas, acres of wonderful wall tiles, intact streetscape, memorable landscapes.
- Remote, difficult of access and remarkably unspoilt. Traditional dress is still the norm.
- Hotels are good, the food less so. There is a lot of travel by coach.
4–14 Sep 2012
11 days
£3,050
7–17 May 2013
11 days
£TBC
DATES & PRICES
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9–22 Jun 2013
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Lecturer TBC
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TESTIMONIALS
The lecturer made the tour a joy to be on.
A very well thought through and planned tour. I now have a very clear impression of each individual country.Above expectation thanks to our lecturer’s knowledge and the delightful and interesting fellow travellers.Very thoughtfully assembled. Overall we felt we had gained very full overviews of all 3 countries, and lots of detailed insights. R. C., London
Thank you for providing a stimulating holiday, taken at the right pace, with the right number of participants, in fascinating locations. I enjoyed it all. J. C., London
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