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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
Sicily - Centre of Mediterranean Civilizations
- 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.
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.
Courts of Northern Italy
- Mantua, Ferrara, Parma, Ravenna, Urbino and surroundings.
- Art and architecture of the Renaissance produced in the service of the ruling dynasties rather than for free cities.
- Mediaeval and later art also features.
16–23 Sep 2012
8 days
£1,950
12–19 May 2013
8 days
£TBC
22–29 Sep 2013
8 days
£TBC
Gastronomic Piedmont
- Piedmont is one of the most prestigious and arguably the most exciting gastronomic region of Italy.
- Study wine and food production with the growers and makers, enjoy tastings and have meals in an excellent range of restaurants.
- Beautiful landscapes: upland pasturage, rolling hills, sloping vineyards and hazelnut woods.
6–12 Oct 2012
7 days
£2,660
5–11 Oct 2013
7 days
£TBC
History of Medicine
- A new tour for 2012.
- Fascinating early anatomical theatres, including the oldest in the world.
- A selection of some of the best natural history, scientific and anatomical museums in Italy.
17–23 Sep 2012
7 days
£2,190
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.
9–17 Oct 2012
9 days
£2,210
19–27 Mar 2013
9 days
£TBC
9–17 Apr 2013
9 days
£TBC
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.
10–15 Oct 2012
6 days
£1,740
15–20 Oct 2012
6 days
£1,740
Sardinia
- A new tour for 2012.
- Includes the best of the island’s material culture, from Neolithic and Bronze Age, through Punic and Roman to mediaeval and Renaissance.
- The unique Bronze Age nuraghi are a striking feature, as are Tuscan-style Romanesque churches and 16th-century Catalan altarpieces.
11–20 Sep 2012
10 days
£2,220
7–16 May 2013
10 days
£TBC
The Heart of Italy
- An excellent introduction to the art and architecture of the region.
- Art and architecture of Umbria and some of Tuscany (the Marches are not included).
- One of our longest established and most popular tours, constantly updated.
16–23 Sep 2012
8 days
£2,100
17–24 Mar 2013
8 days
£TBC
15–22 Sep 2013
8 days
£TBC
Venice Revisited
- A tour for those who are familiar with the main buildings and museums of Venice and who now want to explore some of the lesser-known places.
6–11 Nov 2012
6 days
£2,010
Ashoka and Buddhist India
- In the third century bc Ashoka united much of India, and established Buddhism as the imperial religion.
- This tour visits India’s major Buddhist sites (Sarnath, Bodhgaya, Vaishali, Sanchi) and sees much of the finest Buddhist and Hindu sculpture (at museums in Delhi, Sarnath, Patna and Calcutta).
- Studies the life of the historical Buddha, the spread of the new religion and its doctrine, and the art and architecture it spawned.
1–14 Mar 2013
14 days
£4,920
DATES & PRICES
from £TBC
14–25 Oct 2013
MA747
Lecturer TBC
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TESTIMONIALS
Very insightful and comprehensive. Learned a lot. Discovered a lot.
M. C., ACT
Our lecturer was superb. He was extremely knowledgeable, kind, thoughtful and caring. Nothing was too much trouble.K. H., Berkshire
The journeys over the central mountain ranges were outstandingly beautiful.J. & J. M., London
A superb introduction to Sicily. Very well thought out.C. B., New York
Every aspect of the tour delighted me and I would enthusiastically recommend it to anyone.J. F., Bristol
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