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Beethoven in Bonn
- Five concerts at the Beethovenhalle with the Philharmonia Orchestra under Esa-Pekka Salonen.
- Includes some of the many museums of this former capital city and an optional day in Cologne.
- First-class rail from London to Cologne.
- 4-star hotel overlooking the Rhine.
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.
Berlin, Potsdam, Dresden
- Studies the former capitals of Brandenburg-Prussia and Saxony.
- Both have immensely rich holdings of fine and decorative arts and architecture.
- Rebuilding and restoration continues to transform both cities.
Cave Art of France
- A new tour for 2012.
- This tour encompasses some of the most important Prehistoric caves in Europe including Lascaux II, Peche Merle and Niaux.
- Great art, whatever its function or the ‘artist’s’ intention, in an area of outstanding natural beauty with charming villages.
Palladian Villas
- A survey of nearly all the villas designed by Andrea Palladio (1508–80).
- Stay throughout in Vicenza, Palladio’s home town and where he built many palaces.
- With many special appointments, the itinerary would be impossible for independent travellers.
Toulouse & Albi
- One of the most beautiful regions in France.
- Predominantly Mediaeval but with many fine examples of Romanesque and Late Gothic.
- Based throughout in Toulouse, in a 4-star hotel converted from a 17th-century convent.
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.
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.
Essential Jordan
- Outstanding monuments of several civilizations – Nabatean, Roman, Early Christian, Umayyad, Crusader.
- Petra is the most spectacular archaeological site in the Middle East; we spend three nights here.
Walking & Wine in Lebanon
- A compelling mix of country walks and exclusive wine tastings
- Three half-day walks exploring Lebanon’s magnificent cedar tree reserves and historic river valley
- Tastings and talks by viticulturists at the heart of the thriving Lebanese wine industry.
Saxon Transylvania
- A new tour for 2012.
- A region of Romania with enclaves of Hungarian and German culture.
- Gothic churches massively fortified against eastern incursions, a unique phenomenon.
The Divine Office: Choral Music in Oxford
- Up to seventeen performances with eleven ensembles in five chapels and the Sheldonian Theatre – a truly extraordinary musical, architectural and spiritual experience.
- Access to the concerts is exclusive to those who buy a package which includes accommodation in hotels or college rooms, some dinners and lunches, lectures and much else besides.
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