Anjou & Poitou
- Superb Romanesque and early Gothic buildings.
- Exceptionally well-preserved historic town centres.
- Rural drives along beautiful river valleys.
- First-class rail travel on Eurostar.
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6–14 June 2009
9 days • £1,830
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Art in Switzerland
- Fine and varied art collections, many in displayed in the collectors' homes or in brilliant recent buildings.
- Impressionism, Post-Impressionism and classic modernism figure prominently, but so do European Old Masters, decorative arts and Oriental art.
- Can be combined with The Rhine Valley Music Festival, 24–31 May 2009.
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19–24 May 2009
6 days • £1,870
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Art in the Alps
- The mountain and upland scenery is a constant and consistently beautiful backdrop.
- Particularly noteworthy are the churches and frescoes of the early Middle Ages, with the Renaissance era another strong theme.
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22–30 September 2009
9 days • £2,320
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Art on the Côte D’Azur
- Europe’s greatest concentration of classic modern art, in a setting of idyllic Mediterranean scenery and pretty coastal towns.
- Renoir, Bonnard, Braque, Picasso, Matisse, Léger, Miró, Giacometti, Cocteau, Chagall and many others.
- One hotel for all seven nights.
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28 December–4 January 2009
8 days • £2,150
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Berlin at Christmas
- Please note this tour is fully booked.
- Numerous excellent collections of fine and decorative arts and first-rate architecture.
- A day excursion to Potsdam to see Frederick the Great’s Sanssouci.
- Includes 3 operas and 1 concert (tickets remain subject to confirmation).
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20–27 December 2008
8 days • £2,380
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Berlin, Potsdam, Dresden
- Studies the former capitals of Brandenburg-Prussia and Saxony.
- Both have immensely rich holdings of fine & decorative arts and architecture.
- Rebuilding and restoration continues to transform both cities.
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5–12 June 2009
8 days • £1,980
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4–11 September 2009
8 days • £2,080
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Bernini & Borromini
- A study of the two most influential artist-architects of the Baroque age, perhaps of any age.
- An exceptionally satisfying art-historical quest which will result in understanding and appreciation of the most underrated of styles.
- Includes places which are difficult of access or of very limited opening hours.
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20–25 November 2009
6 days • £1,940
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Budapest at Christmas
- One concert and one opera in two excellent venues, both with first-rate artists.
- Accompanied by a native art historian with excellent English; walks and visits with a local guide.
- Includes a visit to the Danube bend.
- Opportunity to see two more operas and a ballet.
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21–27 December 2008
7 days • £1,850
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Byzantine Greece
- For Friends of the Royal Academy
- The best Byzantine heritage in the
Peloponnese, amid wonderfully
unspoilt landscape.
- Special access to churches in the
Mani Peninsula.
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4–12 September 2009
9 days • £2,390
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Connoisseur's New York
- Appealing for both the first-time visitor and those with a degree of familiarity.
- Wide-ranging visits including galleries, museums, libraries, parks, a private club, embassy, architectural walks and an opera at the Met.
- A day is spent outside New York at the Rockefeller Estate in the Hudson Valley and Philip Johnson’s Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut.
- Special access is a feature including a visit to MoMA when it is closed to the public.
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21–30 September 2009
10 days • £3,680
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