Art, Architecture & Design Tours

Visit the great oasis cities of Samarkand, Bukhara & Khiva, and discover an incredible history wrought in turquoise tilework, glorious minarets & brooding fortresses.

Discover the art, history and cuisine of Northern Italy, from Turin in Piedmont to Bologna in Emilia-Romagna. Explore magnificent cities, castles, art collections and the exquisite Ligurian Coast.

Journey from the sparkling Côte d’Azur through Provence to the mountainous UNESCO-listed Cévennes NP. View Roman monuments, private gardens & the work of artists such as Cézanne, Matisse & Bonnard.

Journey from Gaziantep to the Black Sea visiting a variety of spectacular architecture and scenery including the World Heritage listed sites of Ani, Göbekli Tepe and Nemrut Dag.

Combine a day at the renowned RHS Chelsea Flower Show with visits to gardens designed by James Hitchmough, Sir Edwin Luytens, Capability Brown, John Brookes MBE, Tom Stuart-Smith and Dan Pearson.

Explore Romania’s great scenic beauty & diverse culture in rich art collections, walled cities, medieval castles, Saxon fortified churches, frescoed Moldavian monasteries & secluded old villages.

Explore Scotland's dramatic history, view fine castles and gardens incl. Dumfries House, Inveraray, Inverewe, Gordon, Glamis & Drummond, discover Iona and the pre-historic landscape of Kilmartin Glen.

Led by Stephen Ryan, this tour celebrates the lovely gardens, delicious local produce, great monuments, exquisite half-timbered villages and Impressionist landscape paintings of Normandy and Brittany.

A literary journey through the dramatic and inspiring landscapes of East Anglia, visiting medieval towns, grand country houses, libraries and great cathedrals.

Explore the beautifully preserved old towns of Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn (all UNESCO World Heritage sites), Tartu and Kaunas. Visit museums, medieval castles, cathedrals and Baroque palaces.

Explore Northern Spain’s UNESCO listed Palaeolithic cave art, Romanesque monuments along the Way of St James, Fine Art Collections & the dramatic landscapes of Navaresse Pyrenees and Picos de Europa.

With Georgian Archaeologist, Davit Naskidashvili, explore the fascinating history, art, architecture and unforgettable scenery of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia.