Martin Randall Travel is the exclusive operator of tours for the Friends of the Royal Academy.
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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Essential Syria
- For Friends of the Royal Academy
- Quite unjustifiably neglected, Syria has the finest antiquities and cities of any country in the Levant.
- Important prehistoric sites (major Roman remains (Palmyra), early Islamic art and architecture (Damascus Mosque), Crusader castles (Crac des Chevaliers).
- Flight schedules change frequently on this route. We recommend you keep diaries clear for 24 hours either side of these dates.
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15–24 April 2009
10 days • £2,380
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Gardens of the Italian Lakes
- For Friends of the Royal Academy.
- A wonderful variety of villas
and gardens around Lakes
Maggiore and Como.
- Some of the most fascinating
historic gardens in Europe,
all enhanced by a splendid
natural setting.
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24–30 September 2009
7 days • £1,920
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Istanbul & Cappadocia
- For Friends of the Royal Academy
- Combines the remarkable vestiges of the great Byzantine capital with the unique rock-cut churches of Cappadocia. The hotel in Cappadocia is also carved into the rock.
- Precious Byzantine buildings, glorious mosaics.
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14–20 September 2009
7 days • £2,060
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Mediaeval Normandy
- For Friends of the Royal Academy.
- Superb examples of Romanesque and Gothic architecture.
- Very much an architectural history tour, with due attention to the other building arts.
- Based in Rouen and Bayeux in 3-star hotels.
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15–22 May 2009
8 days • £1,820
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Palladian Villas
- For Friends of the Royal Academy.
- A comprehensive survey of the best
of Palladio’s villas, major and minor.
- Intensive but very rewarding, an itinerary not possible for independent travellers.
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16–21 June 2009
6 days • £1,430
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Pompeii & Herculaneum
- For Friends of the Royal Academy
- Perhaps the most exciting tour
possible dealing with Roman
archaeology.
- The two principal sites submerged
by the AD 79 eruption of Vesuvius
plus Greek Paestum and the Naples
Archaeological Museum.
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5–10 October 2009
6 days • £1,390
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The Baltic States
- For Friends of the Royal Academy
- Three countries with different languages, diverse histories,distinct cultural identities but with much in common.
- The focus of the tour is history, politics and general culture, rather than art and architecture.
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7–19 July 2009
13 days • £2,780
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The Matisse Cruise
- Around twenty-five collections of classic modern art in Spain & France.
- Sites and scenes which inspired some of the greatest art of the twentieth century.
- A superb team of art historians and biographers
- On board the French ship Le Diamant, passengers limited to 180.
- The Matisse Cruise will also sail 24 April–4 May 2010.
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15–24 April 2009
10 days • from £2,650
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