Art
LEONARDO DA VINCI AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY (DAY)
In those quiet post- Christmas weeks in January, we recommend you hasten to the National... more
KLIMT IN VIENNA
Gustav Klimt, renowned for his elegant ornamental portraits and richly textured landscapes,... more
ART ON THE COTE D’AZUR
From the late 19th century onwards the vivid colours of the Côte d’Azur, not to mention... more
ROUSSILLON
Roussillon, bordered by the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean, is regarded as one of the most... more
ROMAN & BYZANTINE RAVENNA
Today a small, tranquil town of cobbled streets, Ravenna was once one ofthe Mediterranean’s... more
ART TREASURES OF ST PETERSBURG
Art Treasures of St Petersburg will appeal to anyone who has ever wished to deepen... more
BOLOGNA, MANTUA & PARMA
This tour absorbs the pictorial splendours of Bologna, Mantua and Parma and brings... more
PICASSO & BRITAIN AT TATE BRITAIN (DAY)
Picasso & Britain will break new ground by scrutinising Pablo Picasso’s lifelong... more
KLIMT IN VIENNA
Gustav Klimt, renowned for his elegant ornamental portraits and richly textured landscapes,... more
FLEMISH PAINTING FROM VAN EYCK TO RUBENS
The first stop on Flemish Painting will be Bruge’s Groeninge Museum, host to an enviable... more
HIDDEN CHINA: ARTS, CRAFTS & ARCHITECTURE
This tour explores the daily life and time-honoured arts of traditional China – not just... more
ART TREASURES OF COPENHAGEN
Highlights of Copenhagen From Titian, El Greco and Rubens to Gauguin, Degas and van Gogh,... more
JOHN PIPER
The artist John Piper (1903-1992) was an extraordinarily multi-talented figure, with... more
ART & ARCHITECTURE OF CAMBRIDGE
With its colleges and churches stretching back over 1,000 years, Cambridge offers... more
MANCHESTER’S TREASURES
Manchester, like its northern rival Liverpool, astonishes the first-time visitor... more
SUSSEX HOUSES & GARDENS
J M W Turner, Jane Austen, Capability Brown and William Hogarth – just four of the names... more
CORNWALL: ST IVES & THE NEWLYN SCHOOL OF PAINTERS
Despite its modest scale, Tate St Ives has a rich collection of modern art on show... more
HEPWORTH, HOCKNEY & MOORE IN YORKSHIRE
The opening of The Hepworth Wakefield gallery was one of the major art events of 2011... more
PROVENCE RIVER CRUISE
Peaceful and picturesque, the inland waterways of Provence and the Camargue are the most... more
PROVENCE RIVER CRUISE
Peaceful and picturesque, the inland waterways of Provence and the Camargue are the most... more
FRENCH GOTHIC ART & ARCHITECTURE
Gothic art and architecture, the pursuit of the sublime, has its roots in the soil... more
LILLE, TOURNAI & VALENCIENNES
Goya’s twin canvases The Old Women and The Young Women are enough in themselves... more
ART TREASURES OF BAVARIA
Our survey of the art treasures of Bavaria will reacquaint participants with some... more
DRESDEN, MEISSEN & BERLIN
“There are unbelievable treasures of all kinds in this beautiful place”, wrote... more
BAY OF NAPLES: AMALFI, POMPEII & HERCULANEUM
Naples, often chaotic and always exciting, is a bustling sea-port, a city justifiably... more
PIERO DELLA FRANCESCA
The Piero della Francesca trail, made famous by the writings of John Pope Hennessy,... more
HILL TOWNS OF UMBRIA
Perugia, Magione, Gubbio, Todi and Orvieto: the hill towns of Umbria – a region... more
FLORENCE & THE CITY STATES OF TUSCANY
Though technically part of the Holy Roman Empire, 15th century Florence thrived as an independent... more
PRINCELY COURTS OF NORTHERN ITALY
It was the princely regimes of northern Italy that generated much of Italy’s exceptional... more
THE ROME OF CARAVAGGIO & BERNINI
Michelangelo da Merisi, known as Caravaggio (1571-1610), and Gian Lorenzo Bernini... more
