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Cultural tours in Portugal

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Featured cultural tours in Portugal

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The Douro
The Douro - From Porto to Pinhão
13th October 2025, 20th October 2026
Mr Martin Symington

One of the most remote and picturesque corners of Europe. Visit the major museums of Porto as well as some fine medieval and Baroque architecture. Further highlights include palace... Read more

£3,930 ex flights

£4,090 inc flights

Gardens of Madeira
Gardens of Madeira - The garden of the Atlantic
7th March 2026
Dr Gerald Luckhurst

A focus on both Madeira’s formal gardens and its natural flora and wildlife. An island of magnificent landscapes: coastal, woodland and mountainous. Stay in Madeira’s most famous... Read more

£2,910 ex flights

£3,160 inc flights

The Duero River: from source to sea
The Duero River: from source to sea - One of the great rivers of the Iberian peninsula
13th April 2026
Mr Gijs van Hensbergen

Follow the river from its source near Soria to Porto, taking in spectacular landscapes and rarely-visited towns. Various civilisations have left their mark along the river banks,... Read more

£4,660 ex flights

£4,910 inc flights

Why travel with us?

Leading expertise

For 36 years we have been the most influential organisation in the field of cultural travel, offering an unequalled range of tours and events. Pioneering and innovative, we have led the way with ideas and itineraries and by setting the benchmarks for customer service and administration.

Privileged access

Special arrangements are a feature of our tours – for admission to places not generally open to travellers, for access outside public hours, for private concerts and extraordinary events. In innumerable ways, we lift our clients’ experience far above standards which are regarded as normal for tourists.

First-rate speakers

Expert speakers are a key ingredient in our tours. Academics, curators, writers, broadcasters and researchers, they are selected not only for their knowledge but also for their ability to communicate clearly and engagingly to a lay audience. Their brief is to enlighten and stimulate, not merely to inform.

Holiday protection

We provide full financial protection for our package holidays which include international flights, by way of our Air Travel Organiser’s Licence (ATOL); and for those that do not include a flight, by way of a bond held by ABTOT – The Association of Bonded Travel Organisers Trust Limited.

Personal service

We aim for faultless administration from your first encounter with us to the end of the holiday, and beyond. We want you to come back again and again – as most of our clients do. We can provide options without international travel if you prefer to make your own arrangements.

Award-winning

Five consecutive years as Best Special Interest Holiday Company at the British Travel Awards (2015–19) reflects our commitment to excellence. With a remarkable 99% satisfaction rating from more than 1,100 independent reviews, our attention to detail and client care is unmatched.

Small groups

Most of our tours run with between 10 and 20 participants. Our travellers are self-selected by common interests and an endorsement of our ethos. You are highly likely to find yourself among like-minded companions, whether travelling solo (as 50% of our clients do) or with a travel partner.

Value for money

The price includes nearly everything, not only the major ingredients such as hotel, transport and the costs of the lecturer and manager but also tips, drinks with meals, and airport taxes. The price published is the price you pay.

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Basilicata & Calabria
Birth of the Modern
Castile & León
" John is obviously very authoritative and can explain all of the places we visited in an interesting and informative manner. " Basilicata & Calabria - Italy’s undiscovered south
" The excellence in the smallest detail, from hotel selection to minute by minute organisation of each day and evening, the highest possible quality of the lectures, despite initial terror of finding one knew nothing, but realising one was there to learn after all, as were most attendees. " Birth of the Modern - Britain in the Age of Jane Austen & JMW Turner
" Gijs is an excellent raconteur and an enthusiast as well as having an extraordinary depth of knowledge which he communicates superbly. " Castile & León - The magnificent heart of Spain
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