Medieval architecture

From the Norman castles of southern Italy to the brick-Gothic cities of the Hanseatic north, our medieval tours span the full breadth of Europe's built heritage — illuminating extraordinary achievements across ten centuries of architectural ambition.

These are journeys of extraordinary range. We explore Carolingian crypts in Burgundy and Cistercian monasteries in the Brionnais; Romanesque sculpture in Provence that consciously echoes ancient Rome; the great Gothic experiments at Vézelay and Auxerre; the Teutonic fortresses and Hanseatic townscapes of Gdańsk and Toruń; the Byzantine heritage of Ravenna and the Adriatic coastline.

But architecture opens onto something wider. Our tours encompass medieval art both in the buildings themselves and in the galleries, treasuries and museums along every route. History runs through everything: the political, religious and cultural forces that shaped what you see are brought fully to life by experts at every site.