Cultural tours for the discerning traveller

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BURMA

BURMA

20 January - 04 February, 2012
£3590

Burma, lapped by the waters of the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea, is a country... more

ROUSSILLON

ROUSSILLON

26 March - 02 April, 2012
£1549

Roussillon, bordered by the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean, is regarded as one of the most... more

SRI LANKA

SRI LANKA

06 February - 17 February, 2012
£2149

Bathed in the tropical blue of the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka is an island of enthralling... more

CUBA

CUBA

11 January - 23 January, 2012
£2490

Our cultural circuit of Cuba begins and ends in Havana, glamorous and ramshackle... more

ART TREASURES OF ST PETERSBURG

ART TREASURES OF ST PETERSBURG

25 February - 03 March, 2012
£1990

Art Treasures of St Petersburg will appeal to anyone who has ever wished to deepen... more

BOLOGNA, MANTUA & PARMA

BOLOGNA, MANTUA & PARMA

16 April - 22 April, 2012
£1590

This tour absorbs the pictorial splendours of Bologna, Mantua and Parma and brings... more

MADEIRA - CROSSROADS OF THE ATLANTIC

MADEIRA - CROSSROADS OF THE ATLANTIC

15 April - 21 April, 2012
£1590

Encircled by the Atlantic, crowned by the snow-capped Pico Ruivo and blessed with... more

BALTIC STATES

BALTIC STATES

02 June - 15 June, 2012
£2680

The capitals of the Baltic republics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are an architectural... more

TREASURES OF BULGARIA

TREASURES OF BULGARIA

06 October - 20 October, 2012
£2190

Carpeted in thick forest and studded with snow-capped peaks, Bulgaria’s natural... more

BURMA

BURMA

25 January - 09 February, 2013
£3890

Burma, lapped by the waters of the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea, is a country... more

CUBA

CUBA

09 January - 21 January, 2013
£2540

Our cultural circuit of Cuba begins and ends in Havana, glamorous and ramshackle... more

HATFIELD HOUSE (DAY)

HATFIELD HOUSE (DAY)

06 June - 06 June, 2012
£80

By kind permission of the seventh Marquess and Marchioness of Salisbury, ACE has been... more

JOHN PIPER

JOHN PIPER

02 April - 03 April, 2012
£350

The artist John Piper (1903-1992) was an extraordinarily multi-talented figure, with... more

ART & ARCHITECTURE OF CAMBRIDGE

ART & ARCHITECTURE OF CAMBRIDGE

20 August - 24 August, 2012
£690

With its colleges and churches stretching back over 1,000 years, Cambridge offers... more

HEREFORD & THE WELSH MARCHES

HEREFORD & THE WELSH MARCHES

25 June - 29 June, 2012
£660

Rural and sparsely populated, the mountains, moorlands and river valleys of the Welsh... more

ENGLISH BAROQUE

ENGLISH BAROQUE

28 May - 01 June, 2012
£820

There are few regions more fruitful than the Midlands in which to appreciate the entire... more

LIVERPOOL

LIVERPOOL

14 September - 17 September, 2012
£465

Founded eight centuries ago by King John, Liverpool rose from hesitant beginnings... more

COUNTRY HOUSES OF NORTH YORKSHIRE

COUNTRY HOUSES OF NORTH YORKSHIRE

24 September - 28 September, 2012
£770

Country Houses of North Yorkshire commences with a privileged viewing of the Lord... more

WREN’s CITY CHURCHES (DAY)

WREN’s CITY CHURCHES (DAY)

21 March - 21 March, 2012
£75

The fifty-one City churches rebuilt after the Great Fire of London of 1666 have long... more

LUDLOW & THE WELSH MARCHES

LUDLOW & THE WELSH MARCHES

09 July - 13 July, 2012
£790

Ludlow, its skyline dominated by the ruins of the great mediaeval castle and the lofty... more

PROVENCE RIVER CRUISE

PROVENCE RIVER CRUISE

20 May - 26 May, 2012
£2660

Peaceful and picturesque, the inland waterways of Provence and the Camargue are the most... more

PROVENCE RIVER CRUISE

PROVENCE RIVER CRUISE

07 October - 13 October, 2012
£2660

Peaceful and picturesque, the inland waterways of Provence and the Camargue are the most... more

FRENCH GOTHIC ART & ARCHITECTURE

FRENCH GOTHIC ART & ARCHITECTURE

10 June - 17 June, 2012
£1890

Gothic art and architecture, the pursuit of the sublime, has its roots in the soil... more

THE CAUCASUS: GEORGIA & ARMENIA

THE CAUCASUS: GEORGIA & ARMENIA

23 September - 03 October, 2012
£2590

For four centuries the two Christian kingdoms of the Caucasus, Georgia and Armenia,... more

POMERANIA

POMERANIA

12 June - 24 June, 2012
£2090

This pioneering tour concentrates on the castles and fortified Hansa towns of Pomerania... more

LAOS & CAMBODIA

LAOS & CAMBODIA

19 November - 07 December, 2012
£3690

Whilst Angkor Wat and the mysterious Plain of Jars have long since gripped the European... more

IRISH COUNTRY HOUSES & GARDENS

IRISH COUNTRY HOUSES & GARDENS

25 June - 01 July, 2012
£1590

The south-west of Ireland is home to some of the country’s most distinguished houses... more

SICILY

SICILY

23 April - 30 April, 2012
£1770

Our eight-day tour will study the beguiling array of cultural influences that Sicily... more

VENICE

VENICE

11 September - 18 September, 2012
£2140

The Serenissima, the Most Serene Republic of Venice, was the greatest of the oligarchic... more

FRIULI-VENEZIA-GIULIA

FRIULI-VENEZIA-GIULIA

17 May - 23 May, 2012
£1690

The province of Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, occupying the north-east corner of Italy,... more

BAY OF NAPLES: AMALFI, POMPEII & HERCULANEUM

BAY OF NAPLES: AMALFI, POMPEII & HERCULANEUM

11 September - 18 September, 2012
£1590

Naples, often chaotic and always exciting, is a bustling sea-port, a city justifiably... more

FLORENCE & THE CITY STATES OF TUSCANY

FLORENCE & THE CITY STATES OF TUSCANY

01 October - 08 October, 2012
£1530

Though technically part of the Holy Roman Empire, 15th century Florence thrived as an independent... more

PRINCELY COURTS OF NORTHERN ITALY

PRINCELY COURTS OF NORTHERN ITALY

22 October - 29 October, 2012
£1950

It was the princely regimes of northern Italy that generated much of Italy’s exceptional... more

SICILIAN BAROQUE

SICILIAN BAROQUE

08 October - 15 October, 2012
£2290

Distinguished by its exuberance and gaiety, its sweeping curves and grinning putti,... more

MONTENEGRO & THE ADRIATIC COAST

MONTENEGRO & THE ADRIATIC COAST

08 May - 19 May, 2012
£2190

Montenegro, little known and less visited, is situated on the southern Balkan peninsula.... more

TOWNS & PALACES OF POLAND

TOWNS & PALACES OF POLAND

28 August - 06 September, 2012
£1790

Our survey of the towns and palaces of Poland starts in Warsaw, where the mediaeval... more

TREASURES OF TRANSYLVANIA

TREASURES OF TRANSYLVANIA

17 June - 24 June, 2012
£1320

The Transylvanian Saxons were first invited to settle in the foothills of the Carpathian... more

UZBEKISTAN

UZBEKISTAN

12 September - 26 September, 2012
£2590

Uzbekistan, the landlocked heart of Asia, has long been a prized territory: in the 4th century... more

GRAND HOUSES OF NORFOLK

GRAND HOUSES OF NORFOLK

21 April - 25 April, 2012
£740

Grand Houses of Norfolk takes its cue from a clutch of privileged visits to some... more

TREASURES OF LINCOLNSHIRE

TREASURES OF LINCOLNSHIRE

09 June - 13 June, 2012
£790

The entire gamut of English architecture and decoration from Norman times to 19th... more

HALLS & HOUSES OF LANCASHIRE & CHESHIRE

HALLS & HOUSES OF LANCASHIRE & CHESHIRE

13 July - 17 July, 2012
£650

The forests and plains of Lancashire and Cheshire, for so long the hunting ground... more

YORKSHIRE MINSTERS & MONASTERIES

YORKSHIRE MINSTERS & MONASTERIES

24 July - 29 July, 2012
£890

No region of England shelters a greater abundance of minster churches and monastic... more

CUMBRIA & CLIFFORD COUNTRY

CUMBRIA & CLIFFORD COUNTRY

28 July - 02 August, 2012
£890

Lady Anne Clifford (1590-1676) ranks as one of 17th century England’s most formidable,... more

DERBYSHIRE HALLS & HOUSES

DERBYSHIRE HALLS & HOUSES

03 September - 07 September, 2012
£590

Derbyshire revels in an edifying assembly of historic country houses: Haddon Hall,... more

ROBERT ADAM

ROBERT ADAM

28 September - 30 September, 2012
£370

When Robert Adam returned to England in 1758 from his extended Grand Tour, he set out to revolutionise... more

HIDDEN CHINA: ARTS, CRAFTS & ARCHITECTURE

HIDDEN CHINA: ARTS, CRAFTS & ARCHITECTURE

13 October - 28 October, 2012
£2890

This tour explores the daily life and time-honoured arts of traditional China – not just... more