Friday 4th - Tuesday 8th April 2025

This four day cultural study tour to Venice will include detailed morning and afternoon tours through some of the rich artistic treasures of this historical city. The carefully compiled itinerary will combine some of the most famous sights in Venice with lesser known tranquil places. Visits likely to be included in the itinerary are to the Basilica di San Marco, the Accademia, Scuolo di San Rocco, Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, San Giorgio Maggiore and Torcello. We'll admire Venetian Renaissance master painters such as Bellini, Giorgione, Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese and Titian, be awe-inspired by splendid Byzantine mosaics and compare the ornate and colourful facades of Venice's Gothic palaces with the serene classicism of Palladio's Renaissance churches.

Venice is one of the most beautiful and best preserved cities in the world, floating on water and bathed in a shimmering light. The quality of the architecture, the changing colours of the lagoon and its unique position make Venice the most enchanting city in Italy, with a myriad of picturesque canals, large and small squares, many bridges and narrow streets. In addition to its superb museums, the churches and palaces of Venice provide an unparalleled opportunity to appreciate works of art in the context and atmosphere for which they were intended.

Friday 3rd - Tuesday 7th October 2025

This four day cultural study tour to Venice will include detailed morning and afternoon tours through some of the rich artistic treasures of this historical city. The carefully compiled itinerary will combine some of the most famous sights in Venice with lesser known tranquil places. Visits likely to be included in the itinerary are to the Basilica di San Marco, the Accademia, Scuolo di San Rocco, Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, San Giorgio Maggiore and Torcello. We'll admire Venetian Renaissance master painters such as Bellini, Giorgione, Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese and Titian, be awe-inspired by splendid Byzantine mosaics and compare the ornate and colourful facades of Venice's Gothic palaces with the serene classicism of Palladio's Renaissance churches.

Venice is one of the most beautiful and best preserved cities in the world, floating on water and bathed in a shimmering light. The quality of the architecture, the changing colours of the lagoon and its unique position make Venice the most enchanting city in Italy, with a myriad of picturesque canals, large and small squares, many bridges and narrow streets. In addition to its superb museums, the churches and palaces of Venice provide an unparalleled opportunity to appreciate works of art in the context and atmosphere for which they were intended.

THIS TRIP IS FULLY BOOKED

Friday 7th - Tuesday 11th November 2025

Itinerary includes visits to the Uffizi, Accademia, Duomo, Baptistery, Bargello, San Marco Monastery & Santa Croce

This four day cultural study tour to Florence will include detailed morning and afternoon tours, providing the opportunity to experience first-hand stunning masterpieces by incredible and revolutionary painters, sculptors and architects. A small Gallery Talks group will be carefully guided by Julie through the treasure trove of art in the churches and museums of this wonderful city, which still retains an astoundingly dense concentration of great works of art. Whilst discovering the beauty and history of the art and appreciating the craftsmanship of the artists who created this inspirational city, we will also soak up the vibrant Florentine atmosphere and sample the delights of Italian cuisine.

Florence is one of the loveliest cities in the world, with the River Arno running through it and surrounded by a circle of hills, and with its harmonious Medieval and Renaissance architecture dominated by Brunelleschi’s immense dome. The cradle of the Renaissance, Florence is where the foundations for 500 years of Western art were laid and a succession of great artists were nurtured; Giotto, Brunelleschi, Donatello, Masaccio, Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael.

Friday 13th - Tuesday 17th March 2026

Itinerary includes visits to the Palazzo Pitti & Boboli Gardens, Santa Maria Novella, Palazzo Vecchio, Casa Buonarotti, San Lorenzo & Medici Chapels.

Florence is one of the loveliest cities in the world, with the River Arno running through it and surrounded by a circle of hills and its harmonious Medieval and Renaissance architecture dominated by Brunelleschi’s immense dome. The cradle of the Renaissance, the foundations for 500 years of western art were laid in Florence and it nurtured a succession of great artists, including Giotto, Brunelleschi, Donatello, Masaccio, Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael.

This cultural study tour will provide the opportunity to experience first-hand stunning masterpieces by these and more incredible and revolutionary painters, sculptors and architects. Each morning and afternoon, a small Gallery Talks group will be carefully guided by Julie through the treasure trove of art in the churches and museums of this wonderful city which still retains an astoundingly dense concentration of great works of art. Whilst discovering the beauty and history of art and appreciating the skilled craftsmanship of the artists who created this inspirational city, we will also sample the delights of Italian food and soak up the vibrant Florentine atmosphere!