Architecture
BALTIC STATES
The capitals of the Baltic republics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are an architectural... more
TREASURES OF BULGARIA
Carpeted in thick forest and studded with snow-capped peaks, Bulgaria’s natural... more
ART & ARCHITECTURE OF CAMBRIDGE
With its colleges and churches stretching back over 1,000 years, Cambridge offers... more
HEREFORD & THE WELSH MARCHES
Rural and sparsely populated, the mountains, moorlands and river valleys of the Welsh... more
COUNTRY HOUSES OF NORTH YORKSHIRE
Country Houses of North Yorkshire commences with a privileged viewing of the Lord... more
LUDLOW & THE WELSH MARCHES
Ludlow, its skyline dominated by the ruins of the great mediaeval castle and the lofty... 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
THE CAUCASUS: GEORGIA & ARMENIA
For four centuries the two Christian kingdoms of the Caucasus, Georgia and Armenia,... more
LAOS & CAMBODIA
Whilst Angkor Wat and the mysterious Plain of Jars have long since gripped the European... more
IRISH COUNTRY HOUSES & GARDENS
The south-west of Ireland is home to some of the country’s most distinguished houses... more
FRIULI-VENEZIA-GIULIA
The province of Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, occupying the north-east corner of Italy,... 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
SICILIAN BAROQUE
Distinguished by its exuberance and gaiety, its sweeping curves and grinning putti,... more
TOWNS & PALACES OF POLAND
Our survey of the towns and palaces of Poland starts in Warsaw, where the mediaeval... more
TREASURES OF TRANSYLVANIA
The Transylvanian Saxons were first invited to settle in the foothills of the Carpathian... more
UZBEKISTAN
Uzbekistan, the landlocked heart of Asia, has long been a prized territory: in the 4th century... more
TREASURES OF LINCOLNSHIRE
The entire gamut of English architecture and decoration from Norman times to 19th... more
HALLS & HOUSES OF LANCASHIRE & CHESHIRE
The forests and plains of Lancashire and Cheshire, for so long the hunting ground... more
YORKSHIRE MINSTERS & MONASTERIES
No region of England shelters a greater abundance of minster churches and monastic... more
CUMBRIA & CLIFFORD COUNTRY
Lady Anne Clifford (1590-1676) ranks as one of 17th century England’s most formidable,... more
DERBYSHIRE HALLS & HOUSES
Derbyshire revels in an edifying assembly of historic country houses: Haddon Hall,... more
ROBERT ADAM
When Robert Adam returned to England in 1758 from his extended Grand Tour, he set out to revolutionise... more
HIDDEN CHINA: ARTS, CRAFTS & ARCHITECTURE
This tour explores the daily life and time-honoured arts of traditional China – not just... more
ART & ARCHITECTURE OF PUGLIA
Nestled in the heel of Italy lies Puglia, the most prosperous region in the south... more
HAWKSMOOR’S LONDON CHURCHES (DAY)
Nicholas Hawksmoor, who started as a lowly assistant in the office of Christopher... more
WREN’S CITY CHURCHES (DAY)
The fifty-one City churches rebuilt after the Great Fire of London in 1666 have long... more
CHRISTMAS IN ISTANBUL
Its skyline studded with domes and minarets, Istanbul pays eloquent testimony to more... more
BUDAPEST AT CHRISTMAS
A feast of art, architecture and music awaits us in Budapest, the ‘Pearl of the Danube’,... more
BERLIN AT CHRISTMAS
As well as investigating Berlin’s rich seam of architecture, we will examine the masterpieces... more
NEW YEAR IN VIENNA
In December Vienna comes alive with its Christmas markets, their wooden stalls harbouring... more
WINDSOR: LIFE IN THE ROYAL CASTLE
Windsor Castle is more than just a castle. Throughout its long history the complex... more
