Art, Architecture & Design Tours

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.

Explore extraordinarily diverse Slovenia with its glorious landscapes, snow-capped peaks, ancient forests, charming villages and rich artistic traditions. Enjoy fine wines and innovative cuisine.

Visit medieval towns, Templar commanderies, pilgrim churches, local markets, Renaissance châteaux & gardens; in Dordogne’s picturesque valleys, view spectacular prehistoric cave paintings.

Architecture & design writer Stephen Crafti explores Finland's contemporary art, architecture, furniture and fashion. Visits include the Aalto2 Museum Centre in Jyväskylä which opened in 2023.

Enjoy Croatia’s Plitvice Lakes & one of the Mediterranean’s loveliest coasts with Dalmatia’s rich heritage of classical, medieval & Venetian monuments & towns incl. Hvar Island.

Explore Portugal’s distinctive history while staying in heritage hotels, visiting museums, Renaissance & Baroque palaces, gardens, medieval castles, Roman monuments & Palaeolithic rock art.

In the footsteps of great literary figures including Miguel de Cervantes, Federico Garcia Lorca, Miguel de Unamuno, Juan Ramón Jiménez, Ernest Hemingway and Gerald Brenan.

A detailed history of Venice: visit galleries, museums, churches, private palaces, Byzantine Ravenna, Giotto's Padua, Vicenza and attend a private recital by acclaimed soprano Rosemary Forbes-Butler.

Journey through sublime coastal & mountain landscapes visiting the finest of Sardinia's & Corsica's cultural heritage: from Neolithic & Bronze Age, through Punic & Roman to Medieval & Renaissance.

Discover the east of France, from the slopes of Burgundy’s wine country to the foothills of the Vosges in Alsace, with centuries-old villages, historic routes, and rich cultural traditions.

Travel to the fabled palace kingdoms of Minoan Crete, the fortress citadel of Mycenaean Greece, Olympia, the ancient oracle at Dodona and finally to the Ionian islands of Kefalonia, Ithaca & Corfu.