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ARTS & CULTURE 2018-19 Expert-Accompanied Group Tours
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Inspiring Travel for 260 Years Why entrust your
holiday to Cox & Kings?
In an age that has witnessed an explosion in the popularity of travel, when new travel • Our extraordinary heritage –
companies appear and disappear with bewildering frequency, Cox & Kings is, above all else, founded in 1758
a travel company you can trust. Our experience, knowledge, service and business ethics are
all underpinned by 260 years of heritage. • Award-winning holidays
Cox & Kings’ illustrious history is extraordinary, not just in its longevity but in how it has • Big company value & small
reinvented itself as the world around it has changed. You can read more about our company service
company’s story online at coxandkings.co.uk/history.
• The expert advice of your
A common strand running through the entire history is the spirit of innovation, which has personal tour consultant
remained a driving force for the business to this day. Our company may be old but it’s
full of youthful energy. • Equal expertise at organising
small group tours and private
I am proud that we continue to build on the tradition of high quality service, attention to tailor-made travel
detail and innovation that made Richard Cox so successful 260 years ago. I very much hope
that this brochure will inspire and that you will entrust your next adventure to Cox & Kings. • The best guides to bring a
destination to life
Peter Kerkar
Managing Director
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Contents
Introduction
6 Year planner 20 Italy
Bay of Naples: Pompeii & Herculaneum
9 Arts & Culture tours explained with Dr Steve Kershaw or Stephen Nelson
22 Italy
Bologna: Colonnaded City of Art & Gastronomy
Europe with Andrew Spira
10 France 24 Italy
Côte d’Azur: Art, Design, Fragrance & Wine Rome: The Art & Architecture of Power
with Mary Lynn Riley with Dr Nigel Spivey
12 Netherlands 26 Italy
Rotterdam: Modern Art & Architecture Turin: Art & Aperitivos, Slow Food & Truffles
with Thomas Abbott with Stephen Nelson
14 Germany 28 Italy
Bauhaus – Design for Living Venice: Art & Artisans
with Thomas Abbott with Thomas Abbott
16 Sweden 30 Italy
Stockholm: Nordic Art & Scandi Design Ravenna: Mosaics & Marble
with Dr Anne Anderson with Rowena Loverance or Dr Sally Dormer
18 Italy 32 Greece
Sicily: Crossroads of the Mediterranean Crete: Minoans, Venetians & Ottomans
with Thomas Abbott or Dr Nigel Spivey with Dr Konstantine Politis
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34 Bulgaria 46 Iran
Balkan & Thracian Treasures Persian Palaces & Gardens
with John Osborne or Rowena Loverance with Hilary Smith or Diana Driscoll
36 Romania 48 Uzbekistan
Mountains, Monasteries & Medieval Cities The Golden Road to Samarkand
with Dr William Taylor or Rowena Loverance with Diana Driscoll
38 Russia 50 Laos & Cambodia
St Petersburg: Pictures & Palaces Temples & Treasures
with Lydia Bauman or Andrew Spira with Denise Heywood
40 Armenia & Georgia 52 The United States
Treasures of the Caucasus Boston: American Art & Architecture
with Dr William Taylor with Mary Lynn Riley
Rest of the World Information
42 Morocco 54 Booking conditions
Kasbahs, Palaces & the Sahara
with Diana Driscoll 57 Travel insurance
44 Jordan 58 Documents & health
Crusaders, Traders & Raiders
with Dr Neil Faulkner 59 About Cox & Kings
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Year Planner & Expert Lecturers
2018 Bologna: Colonnaded City of Art & Gastronomy Rotterdam: Modern Art & Architecture
Departs 26 April with Andrew Spira Departs 1 September with Thomas Abbott
Uzbekistan: The Golden Road to Samarkand Rome: The Art & Architecture of Power
February Departs 27 April with Diana Driscoll Departs 5 September with Dr Nigel Spivey
Laos & Cambodia: Temples & Treasures Armenia & Georgia: Treasures of the Caucasus
Departs 2 February with Denise Hayward Departs 10 September with Dr William Taylor
May
St Petersburg: Pictures & Palaces St Petersburg: Pictures & Palaces
Departs 25 February with Lydia Bauman Crete: Minoans, Venetians & Ottomans
Departs 16 September with Andrew Spira
Departs 03 May with Dr Konstantine Politis
Romania: Mountains, Monasteries
Romania: Mountains, Monasteries
March & Medieval Cities
& Medieval Cities
Departs 21 September with Dr William Taylor
Ravenna: Mosaics & Marble Departs 11 May with Rowena Loverance
Departs 8 March with Rowena Loverance Bay of Naples: Pompeii & Herculaneum
Armenia & Georgia: Treasures of the Caucasus
Departs 23 September with Stephen Nelson
Jordan: Crusaders, Traders & Raiders Departs 14 May with Dr William Taylor
Departs 17 March with Dr Neil Faulkner Stockholm: Nordic Art & Scandi Design
Venice: Art & Artisans Departs 16 May with Dr Anne Anderson October
Departs 21 March with Thomas Abbott Stockholm: Nordic Art & Scandi Design
Morocco: Kasbahs, Palaces & the Sahara Departs 3 October with Dr Anne Anderson
June
Departs 23 March with Diana Driscoll Crete: Minoans, Venetians & Ottomans
Rotterdam: Modern Art & Architecture
Departs 4 October Dr Konstantine Politis
Departs 6 June with Thomas Abbott
April Boston: American Art & Architecture
Bologna: Colonnaded City of Art & Gastronomy
Departs 4 October with Andrew Spira
Iran: Persian Palaces & Gardens Departs 30 June with Mary Lynn Riley
Departs 8 April with Hilary Smith Uzbekistan: The Golden Road to Samarkand
Departs 5 October with Diana Driscoll
Sicily: Crossroads of the Mediterranean July
Departs 9 April with Dr Nigel Spivey Turin: Art & Aperitivos, Slow Food & Truffles
St Petersburg: Pictures & Palaces Departs 10 October with Stephen Nelson
Rome: The Art & Architecture of Power Departs 22 July with Andrew Spira
Departs 18 April with Dr Nigel Spivey St Petersburg: Pictures & Palaces
Departs 14 October with Andrew Spira
Bulgaria: Balkan & Thracian Treasures
Departs 21 April with Rowena Loverance September Sicily: Crossroads of the Mediterranean
Côte d’Azur: Design, Art, Fragrance & Wine Departs 15 October with Thomas Abbott
St Petersburg: Pictures & Palaces
Departs 22 April with Lydia Bauman Departs 1 September with Mary Lynn Riley
Bay of Naples: Pompeii & Herculaneum Bulgaria: Balkan & Thracian Treasures
Departs 23 April with Dr Steve Kershaw Departs 1 September with John Osborne
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Dionysian wall paintings at the Villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii, Italy
November Stockholm: Nordic Art & Scandi Design June
Departs 10 April with Dr Anne Anderson
Iran: Persian Palaces & Gardens Rotterdam: Modern Art & Architecture
Departs 11 November with Diana Driscoll Rome: The Art & Architecture of Power Departs 5 June with Thomas Abbott
Departs 10 April with Dr Nigel Spivey
Laos & Cambodia: Temples & Treasures
Departs 18 November with Denise Hayward Venice: Art & Artisans
Departs 10 April with Thomas Abbott
July
Ravenna: Mosaics & Marble
St Petersburg: Pictures & Palaces
Departs 22 November with Sally Dormer Iran: Persian Palaces & Gardens
Departs 14 July with Andrew Spira
Departs 14 April with Hilary Smith
Venice: Art & Artisans
Departs 28 November with Thomas Abbott Boston: American Art & Architecture
Departs 27 April with Mary Lynn Riley September
Germany: Bauhaus – Design for Living
2019 Departs 17 September with Thomas Abbott
May
Rotterdam: Modern Art & Architecture
Romania: Mountains, Monasteries
February & Medieval Cities
Departs 25 September with Thomas Abbott
Laos & Cambodia: Temples & Treasures Departs 2 May with Dr William Taylor
Departs 1 February with Denise Hayward
Uzbekistan: The Golden Road to Samarkand October
Departs 3 May with Diana Driscoll Venice: Art & Artisans
March St Petersburg: Pictures & Palaces Departs 9 October with Thomas Abbott
Ravenna: Mosaics & Marble Departs 5 May with Andrew Spira Sicily: Crossroads of the Mediterranean
Departs 7 March with Rowena Loverance Crete: Minoans, Venetians & Ottomans Departs 21 October with Thomas Abbott
Sicily: Crossroads of the Mediterranean Departs 9 May with Dr Konstantine Politis
Departs 25 March with Dr Nigel Spivey Bulgaria: Balkan & Thracian Treasures November
Morocco: Kasbahs, Palaces & the Sahara Departs 11 May with John Osborne
Laos & Cambodia: Temples & Treasures
Departs 29 March with Diana Driscoll Armenia & Georgia: Treasures of the Caucasus Departs 15 November with Denise Heywood
Departs 13 May with Dr William Taylor
April Germany: Bauhaus – Design for Living
Departs 14 May with Thomas Abbott
Jordan: Crusaders, Traders & Raiders
Departs 6 April with Dr Neil Faulkner Bologna: Colonnaded City of Art & Gastronomy
Departs 16 May with Andrew Spira
St Petersburg: Pictures & Palaces
Departs 7 April with Lydia Bauman
Bay of Naples: Pompeii & Herculaneum
Departs 8 April with Dr Steve Kershaw
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Fresco in Voronet Orthodox painted monastery, Bucovina, Romania
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Arts & Culture
Tours Explained
Cox & Kings’ expert-accompanied Arts & Culture tours focus on
human creativity in its many forms. This collection has been
created for everyone who has a love for the arts and who seeks a
deeper understanding about how artistry of all kinds developed in
the past and influences living culture today. While most of these
tours have a particular focus or theme, they are designed to give
the participants a real sense of place, revealing far more than a
succession of museums.
The experts who accompany these tours work with Cox & Kings’
in-house specialists to design these itineraries and, in many cases,
they are able to open doors that are closed to the general public.
Most of the tours also include encounters with inspiring local
people who are immersed in the continuation and evolution of
cultural traditions today. These may include craftsmen, artisans,
curators, designers, chefs, perfumers, wine-growers, gardeners, and
even nuns. Look out for the ‘C&K Signature Experiences’ and other
special visits described on the tour pages.
Ultimately, it is the knowledge and enthusiasm of the experts,
coupled with the pleasure of travelling with like-minded people, as
much as the artistic and cultural treasures themselves, which make
these tours so fulfilling. Monks at Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Flexibility: There is time set aside on most tours to explore further,
Tour Features independently of the group. If you would like to increase the amount
of time you have for independent exploration, Cox & Kings will be
Small group sizes: To enhance your enjoyment of our Arts & Culture delighted to arrange pre- or post-tour extensions for you, however simple
tours, we like to keep our groups small and manageable. Therefore or complicated. For most tours, we have suggested some ideas in this
numbers are normally restricted to a maximum of 16 people – the brochure. We are also flexible about flights. If you would prefer to start
average group size is about 12 people. your journey from a UK regional airport then your Cox & Kings tour
consultant will be able to advise you on the options. If you would prefer
International flights: Our Arts & Culture tour prices include to organise your own flights and join a tour on a land-only basis your
international flights. We can also offer great-value upgrades to premium tour consultant will be able to provide a price for you.
cabins. Please speak to a Cox & Kings tour consultant for more details.
Experienced tour managers: Arts & Culture tours are accompanied Tour Categories
from arrival in your destination by an experienced local English-speaking
tour manager, unless stated otherwise. On most tours, Cox & Kings use Arts & Culture tours fall into one of three categories, based on the level
local tour managers because their local knowledge and contacts mean of comfort you can expect on a tour,
they are best equipped to ensure the smooth running of the tour. In as described below.
some places the services of local guides may also be used. Please refer to
the ‘Important Information’ at the end of each tour for details. Luxury: These are our most comfortable tours and feature 5-star de luxe
accommodation throughout.
Expert lecturers: The lecturers accompanying Arts & Culture tours are
all experts in their fields, in many cases of great academic renown. They Superior: These tours are based in 4- or 5-star accommodation where
also bring years of experience at communicating their knowledge and available, or the best alternative elsewhere.
enthusiasm, whether through teaching, lecturing, writing, broadcasting
or tour leading. A short biography of each lecturer leading a tour is Standard: Simpler in emphasis, these itineraries typically feature 4-star
provided on the relevant tour page. or good 3-star accommodation throughout, or the best alternative
elsewhere.
Accommodation: All the hotel nights are included in the tour price. We
take great care to select hotels of good quality, conveniently located for Discovery: This type of tour is best suited to the hardier traveller as it
the sightseeing trips and, where possible, offering good options for self- will typically include some quite basic accommodation, possibly longer
exploration at any time. and rougher road journeys and, in some cases, more strenuous activities,
such as trekking.
Excursions: All the sightseeing excursions described in the tour
itineraries are included in the price. Where possible the entrance fees
are also covered. In many cases we have included access to artworks not Special Tours
open to the wider public, talks by the curators of local exhibitions and
other special features – just refer to ‘C&K Signature Experiences’ on each In addition to our main group tours, we can also arrange private group
tour for details. tours focusing on art or any other interests. If you are a member of a
club, society or simply a group of friends with a common interest in travel,
Meals: The meals we include are shown on each day of the itinerary. Cox & Kings has long experience at designing and arranging private
Generally, they include breakfast daily and most feature a combination group tours. The itineraries can be fully tailored to fit the particular
of some other included meals and some free meal times to give you an interests, dates and budget of the group and benefit from the same
opportunity to explore. expert planning and support on the ground as our main group tours.
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FRANCE
Côte d'Azur: Art, Design,
Fragrance & Wine
Duration • 8 Days & 7 Nights Expert-led group tour • From £4,325 NEW
TOU
Category • Luxury Art • Architecture • Design • Gardens R
Tour overview
The luminescent coastline of the Côte
d’Azur and the craggy Provencal hills
have attracted artists, writers, musicians
and designers to create paintings and
sculpture as well as perfumes, gardens and
houses. In the early 20th century, Dior and
Channel created iconic perfumes in Grasse;
Jean Cocteau, Marc Chagall and Henri
Matisse decorated chapels; and architect
Le Corbusier built a summer house next to
designer Eileen Gray’s cliffside villa. More
recent inhabitants have transformed olive
groves into gardens and enhanced the
landscape with modern art. Visit Matisse's
celebrated Chapelle du Rosaire and the
Foundation Maeght, with works by Joan Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, Cap-Ferrat
Miro and Alberto Giacometti, displayed in
a stunning setting. Day 1: Fly to Nice • Mougins at Domaine de Muy, where over 40 works of
Fly from London (regional connections available) contemporary art are set in a natural valley.
Based in the 5-star Relais & Châteaux to Nice with British Airways. Drive through the Nearby, conceptual artist Bernar Venet has also
hotel, Le Mas Candille, this tour captures hills to Le Mas Candille for 7 nights. Once an established a landscaped sculpture park. Both
the magical elements of summer in the 18th-century farmhouse, the hotel is set in collections are open by special arrangement and
south of France. Experience the glamour secluded gardens with three pools and a spa. subject to confirmation. Finally, tour through the
of an exclusive resort set in a 3-hectare Afternoon visit to the Musée d’Art Classique to small vineyards of Provence to Château Sainte
park with spectacular views of the Alps. see a private collection of ancient artefacts from Roseline, visit the cloister and chapel with a
The hotel is located in the medieval village Egypt, Greece and Rome dramatically juxtaposed Marc Chagall mosaic and Alberto Giacometti
of Mougins, once the home of Picasso and next to works by modern artists including Picasso bas-relief before learning how Provencal rosé is
famed for its art galleries and gastronomy. (who spent the last years of his life in Mougins), made and taste the wine. (B)
Damien Hirst and Antony Gormley. Introductory
lecture and dinner at the hotel. (D) Day 5: St Paul de Vence • Cagnes-sur-Mer
C&K Signature experiences Drive to Chapelle du Rosaire de Vence, the
Day 2: Le Cannet • Mouans-Sartoux simple church Matisse designed and called
Stay in Le Mas Candille epitomising the Morning visit to Musée Bonnard, Le Cannet, his ‘masterpiece’. The Foundation Maeght,
understated luxury of the Côte d’Azur where the post-impressionist artist Pierre Bonard designed by Josep Lluis Sert, displays modern
Wine tasting and visit to the sculpture lived. Free time for lunch in this elegant belle temporary exhibitions in the main gallery space,
garden at Château Sainte Roseline époque seaside town. Continue to Espace which is surrounded by Joan Miro’s labyrinth of
Visit private sculpture parks designed de l’Art Concret in Mouans-Sartoux, a bright works in a meandering garden. After free time
by contemporary artists and collectors green gallery that forms a stark contrast to the in picturesque St Paul de Vence, continue to
Discover how a garden was landscaped triangular fortified castle next door. The gallery’s Cagnes-sur-Mer where Renoir made his home.
from a terraced olive grove with the changing exhibitions on the theme of the Experience the views across his olive grove to
owner, Lady Lockett, or head gardener concrete art movement founded in 1930, focus the sea that inspired him to paint and sculpt in
Private visit to modernist designer on form and geometry. (B) his final years. Dinner this evening will be in a
Eileen Gray’s sleek, white Villa E-1027 Provencal restaurant. (B, D)
& Le Corbusier’s summer house Day 3: Grasse
Scenic drive to the International Perfume Day 6: Villefranche-sur-Mer • Beaulieu-sur-Mer
Museum, Grasse, with displays of perfumery Drive along the Riviera coast to Villefranche-
Expert lecturer from ancient times to the present day. There will sur-Mer. Visit Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild at
be free time in Grasse for independent visits to Cap-Ferrat to explore the gardens landscaped
Mary Lynn Riley is a the Fragonard laboratory founded in 1782, the from a narrow peninsula surrounded by the
specialist in art from the Jean-Honoré Fragonard Museum or the Museum Mediterranean. Continue to Villa Kerylos, built
19th century to the present of Provencal Costume. In the afternoon, visit for a wealthy archaeologist and statesman as a
day. She lives near the the private terraced gardens of La Mouissone reconstruction of an ancient Greek Villa. (B)
Côte d’Azur and teaches carved from an olive grove into the hills above
and lectures at some of Grasse and discover fragrant ingredients with a Day 7: Menton • Cap Moderne
the galleries on the tour, perfumer and the owner or gardener. (B) Drive to Menton, where Jean Cocteau designed
including Musée Bonnard and Espace de the town’s Salles de Mariages. Visit the museum
l’Art Concret. Mary Lynn has also worked at Day 4: Esterel Valley of his work set near the seafront. Continue
the Smithsonian Institute in the US. Drive through the wooded Esterel region to along the coast to Cap Moderne, named after
Jean-Gabriel Mitterand’s sculpture collection the cliffside modernist buildings: Le Corbusier’s
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Menton
Cabanon, and Eileen Gray’s villa E-1027.
Grey designed her striking modern 1920s
home as a flexible living space with chrome
and glass furnishings. A special visit reveals
the houses that these icons of modern style
designed for their own vacations. Dinner this
evening will be in a local restaurant. (B, D)
Day 8 Nice • Fly to London
Visit the Musée Matisse in Nice to see sculpture,
ceramics and stained glass as well as paintings.
Continue to the Chagall Museum, with an
extensive collection of more than 400 works.
Transfer to Nice airport for flight to London. (B)
Meal Basis: As per itinerary – B: Breakfast,
L: Lunch, D: Dinner
Important information
Expert-led tour: This tour is fully escorted
throughout by a lecturer who has specialist
knowledge of the destination and its culture,
as well as a tour manager.
Luxury tour: Based in 5-star accommodation.
Please visit this tour on our website to see
details of the hotels included.
Jean Cocteau museum, Ville de Menton © P. Varotto
Accessibility: This tour involves some long walks
over uneven ground and therefore requires a
good level of fitness. Dates & guideline prices for 2018-19 Tour code: FAD
Private visits: Please note that the exclusive and 01 Sep – 08 Sep 2018 with Mary Lynn Riley from £4,325 single supp from £1,425
individual nature of private visits means that they
are subject to confirmation nearer the time of British Airways flight upgrades Regional air connections
Club Europe from £325 return Please speak to your consultant for details
departure. Also churches, private houses and other
buildings often have fluid opening times. If any
The guideline tour prices are all per person in UK pounds, based on two people sharing a twin / double room.
visits have to be re-arranged, please be assured
For current prices for all departure dates, including special offers when applicable, please call 020 3930 5254,
that we will seek alternatives of equal interest. email Info@CoxandKings.co.uk or visit CoxandKings.co.uk. All prices are subject to availability.
Find out more at CoxandKings.co.uk or from your travel agent 11NETHERLANDS
Rotterdam:
Modern Art & Architecture
Duration • 5 Days & 4 Nights Expert-led group tour • From £2,195 NEW
TOU
Category • Superior Architecture • Design • Art • Food R
Tour overview
New architecture defines Rotterdam,
a city that has constantly re-invented
itself over the past century in a bold
style distinct from other towns in the
Netherlands. In the 1920s and 1930s,
the Nieuwe Bouwen architectural
movement used light, air and space to
form the sleek lines of the Van Nelle
factory. It became “the most beautiful
spectacle of the modern age” according
to Le Corbusier. At the same time,
De Stijl artists, including Mondrian,
created a new style of abstract art
using the geometry of straight lines.
Their influence continued in the 1970s,
when Piet Blom tilted cubes on their
ends and created his vision - a forest of Cube houses, Rotterdam
tree houses. Contemporary buildings
continue to thrive in Rotterdam: the Day 1: Fly to Amsterdam • Rotterdam works were based on horizontal and vertical
three linked towers of Der Rotterdam Fly from London (regional connections available) lines. View a large collection of works by Piet
contain radical offices, De Markthal to Amsterdam with British Airways and drive Mondrian, a De Stijl co-founder. Continue
forms a horseshoe shape of luxury to Rotterdam. Stay 4 nights in Pincoffs Hotel, for a tour of old and new architecture in the
apartments arching over an indoor a converted waterfront customs house in the capital. On the return journey, stop in Delft,
market, and the Erasmus Bridge links new architectural district. Evening food tour to a historic canal city with the distinctive tall,
two sections of the city. discover the cuisine of this major port city. (D) narrow buildings that are typical of the
Netherlands. (B, D)
Day 2: Rotterdam
C&K Signature experiences Visit Rotterdam’s collection of Dutch and Day 5: Amsterdam • Fly to London
international masterpieces at the Museum Drive to De Ceuvel, a former shipyard that has
Private tour of the light-filled 1920s Boijmans Van Beuningen, with its iconic redbrick been converted into a sustainable creative
Van Nelle factory tower, built in 1935 by the municipal architect, workspace. Continue to Betondorp, the 1920s
Visit the Het Nieuwe Instituut with a Van der Steur. Continue to the nearby Sonneveld concrete village in the suburbs of Amsterdam
curator or architect House with original integrated furniture, built for built as a solution to a housing crisis. Transfer to
Discover beehives and crops growing in a director of the Van Nelle factory by Leendert Amsterdam airport for the flight to London. (B)
a rooftop farm van der Vlugt. He was a member of the Nieuwe
Experience life in a Cube House Bouwen architectural movement, linked to Meal basis: As per itinerary – B: Breakfast,
Special tour of Rotterdam with a local the Het Nieuwe Instituut, where there will be L: Lunch, D: Dinner, N: No meals.
designer or curator a tour with a curator or architect. Tours of the
Private tour of Der Rotterdam towers Sonneveld House and Van Nelle factory will also
Food tour of bars & restaurants be by special arrangement. (B) Extension
Day 3: Rotterdam Tour + Amsterdam
Expert lecturer Discover the post-war buildings of the city, from 3 Days & 2 Nights from £295
De Bijenkorf department store to the Euromast Extension starts on day 5
Thomas Abbott, a and the Cube Houses, built as tilted cubes with
Berlin-based specialist diagonal walls. Continue to the indoor market at Stay 2 nights in Amsterdam at the Hampshire
in architectural history De Markthal for lunch and sample dishes from Hotel, Rembrandt Square to discover the rich
from the baroque to the the stalls inside this landmark structure. View the cultural life of this city, built on canals.
20th century, graduated Erasmus Bridge and visit the three linked towers
in psychology and art of Der Rotterdam office building by special
history at Carleton College, arrangement. Continue to DakAkker, the largest Important information
Minnesota. He completed rooftop farm in Europe, for a private visit. A local
his graduate studies in the history of designer who has been involved in many of the Expert-led tour: This tour is fully escorted
art and architecture at the Technical projects seen today will give an insiders view of throughout by a lecturer who has specialist
University of Berlin, and has also studied life in Rotterdam (subject to confirmation). (B, L ) knowledge of the destination and its culture.
at the Louvre School of Art History in Paris.
He has conducted many acclaimed cultural Day 4: Hague • Delft Superior tour: Based in 4- & 5-star
and art tours throughout Europe. Drive to the art deco Gemeentemuseum Den accommodation. Please visit this tour on our
Haag to see the works of De Stijl artists, whose website to see details of the hotels included.
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Erasmus Bridge, Rotterdam
Dates & guideline prices for 2018-19 Tour code: DAM
Accessibility: This tour involves some long walks
over uneven ground and therefore requires a 06 Jun – 10 Jun 2018 with Thomas Abbott from £2,225 single supp from £485
good level of fitness. 01 Sep – 05 Sep 2018 with Thomas Abbott from £2,195 single supp from £485
05 Jun – 09 Jun 2019 with Thomas Abbott from £2,325 single supp from £510
Private visits: Please note that the exclusive 25 Sep – 29 Sep 2019 with Thomas Abbott from £2,275 single supp from £510
and individual nature of private visits means
that they are subject to confirmation nearer the British Airways flight upgrades Regional air connections
Club Europe from £90 return Please speak to your consultant for details
time of departure. Also churches, private houses
and other buildings often have fluid opening
The guideline tour prices are all per person in UK pounds, based on two people sharing a twin / double room.
times. If any visits have to be re-arranged,
For current prices for all departure dates, including special offers when applicable, please call 020 3930 5254,
please be assured that we will seek alternatives email Info@CoxandKings.co.uk or visit CoxandKings.co.uk. All prices are subject to availability.
of equal interest.
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Germany:
Bauhaus – Design for Living
Duration • 7 days & 6 nights Expert-led group tour • From £2,375 NEW
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Category • Superior Architecture • Art • Design R
Tour overview
Architect Walter Gropius launched
the radical Bauhaus arts movement
in 1919 in Weimar, Germany after the
devastation of the first world war. The
Bauhaus brought together fine arts and
crafts to create buildings and interiors
for the modern age. Fine artists,
including Wassily Kadinsky and Paul
Klee, taught alongside cabinetmaker
Marcel Breuer and textile designer
Gunta Stolzl in a unified, guild-style Kornhaus, Dessau © Maarten, flickr.com
programme. Gropius declared, “Let
us together create the new building Day 1: Fly to Berlin • Weimar expressionism, the Brücke. Designed by
of the future which will all be in Fly from London (regional connections available) Henry van de Velde in 1902-03, the Villa Esche
one: architecture and sculpture and to Berlin with British Airways. Transfer to Weimar embodies the modern with its ideal of the
painting.” In the centenary year of this to see the origins of the Bauhaus concept in “total work of art”. After lunch at Villa Esche,
influential movement, visit the two the Haus Hohe Pappeln, home of the architect drive to Dessau, past the former Zschornewitz
sites of the Bauhaus schools in Dessau Henry van de Velde, Gropius’ predecessor at power station, an imposing statement of
and Weimar as well as modernist the Weimar art school. Introductory lecture on new objectivity in architecture with its equally
buildings in Berlin, influenced by Bauhaus followed by dinner. Stay 2 nights at the impressive worker’s garden village, Kolonie. Stay
Bauhaus. The Bauhaus influence historic Hotel Elephant (or similar). (D) 2 nights at Hotel Fürst Leopold in Dessau (or
rapidly extended across Europe and the similar) with dinner at a Bauhaus restaurant
US; it changed the way we live at home Day 2: Weimar beside the Elbe, the Kornhaus. (B, L, D)
and at work forever. Gropius founded Bauhaus in Weimar with
a revolutionary programme combining fine Day 5: Dessau
arts, crafts, typography and architecture. Visit the school Walter Gropius designed in 1925
C&K Signature experiences After a walking tour of the town, a curator and which remained the centre of Bauhaus until
of the Bauhaus 100 centenary celebrations it was closed in 1932. Gropius also designed
A curator of the Bauhaus 100 will lead an exclusive tour of the Bauhaus art homes for the school’s Masters, creating a unique
centenary celebrations will lead an school buildings and Haus am Horn (subject artist’s colony expressing all the ideas of the
exclusive tour of the Weimer Bauhaus to confirmation). This afternoon visit the new Bauhaus. One of these buildings now houses the
art school Bauhaus museum. (B) Kurt Weill Centre. Lunch at the Mensa canteen in
Private visit to the Haus Auerbach with the Bauhaus school. Visit the Törten Estate of 314
the owner, subject to confirmation Day 3: Weimar • Jena • Chemnitz houses built as affordable houses with gardens,
Lunch at the Bauhaus school in Dessau This morning see Walter Gropius' Workers focusing on the elements of light, air and sun.
Special visit to Haus Lempke, designed Memorial and visit the village church at The sweeping floating glass roof of the Gropius-
by Mies van der Rohe Gelmeroda that inspired artist and Bauhaus designed former job centre is magnificent. (B, L)
Lunch at Villa Esche lecturer Lyonel Feininger to paint it many times;
one of these studies illustrated the Bauhaus Day 6: Potsdam • Berlin
manifesto. Drive to Jena to see the exteriors Early departure for Berlin via Potsdam to see
Expert lecturer of Bauhaus buildings Haus Zuckerkandl and the Einstein Tower observatory, built in German
the Zeiss-Planetarium. An exclusive visit to the expressionist style. Continue to Babelsberg,
Thomas Abbott, is a Haus Auerbach with the owner of this private where the young Mies van der Rohe constructed
Berlin-based specialist in house is subject to confirmation. This afternoon, some of his first houses. In Berlin, walk through
architectural history from discover the beautiful art nouveau Kassberg the Zehlendorf District to see the station and
the baroque to the 20th (or Kaßberg) district in Chemnitz. Stay 1 night Onkel Toms Hütte. Visit Mies van der Rohe’s Haus
century. He graduated at Hotel Chemnitzer Hof (or similar). Visit the Perl and Haus Werner for an exclusive tour by
in psychology and art Schoenherrfabrik arts centre in a converted special arrangement. Stay 1 night at the Henri
history at Carleton College, textile mill for dinner. (B, D) Hotel (or similar). This evening visit Haus Lemke
Minnesota, completed his designed by Mies van der Rohe for a specially
graduate studies in the history of art and Day 4: Chemnitz • Dessau arranged tour (subject to confirmation). Dinner
architecture at the Technical University of Walking tour of Chemnitz to discover the work will be at a local restaurant. (B, D)
Berlin, and has also studied at the Louvre of Erich Mendelsohn, who built the former
School of Art History in Paris. He has Schocken department store. See the great Day 7: Berlin • Fly to London
conducted many acclaimed cultural and collections of German expressionist art in Free time in Berlin before driving to the
art tours throughout Europe. Museum Gunzenhauser, with work by Otto Dix airport via the Olympic Stadium. Fly to London. (B)
and Alexei Jawlensky, and in Chemnitz Fine
Arts Museum, with works by Max Beckman Meal basis: As per itinerary – B: Breakfast,
and examples of an early form of German L: Lunch, D: Dinner, N: No meals.
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Extension
Tour + Berlin
Please enquire for prices to extend your stay
in Berlin.
Important information
Expert-led tour: This tour is fully escorted
throughout by a lecturer who has specialist
knowledge of the destination and its culture.
Superior tour: Based in 4-star accommodation.
Please visit this tour on our website to see
details of the hotels included. Typography Bauhaus Museum, Weimar © Anja Leidel, flickr.com
Accessibility: This tour involves some long walks
over uneven ground and therefore requires a Dates & guideline prices for 2019 Tour code: DFL
good level of fitness.
14 May – 20 May 2019 with Thomas Abbott from £2,425 single supp from £255
Private visits: Please note that the exclusive 17 Sep – 23 Sep 2019 with Thomas Abbott from £2,375 single supp from £225
and individual nature of private visits means
that they are subject to confirmation nearer the British Airways flight upgrades Regional air connections
Club Europe from £215 return Please speak to your consultant for details
time of departure. Also churches, private houses
and other buildings often have fluid opening
The guideline tour prices are all per person in UK pounds, based on two people sharing a twin / double room.
times. If any visits have to be re-arranged,
For current prices for all departure dates, including special offers when applicable, please call 020 3930 5254,
please be assured that we will seek alternatives email Info@CoxandKings.co.uk or visit CoxandKings.co.uk. All prices are subject to availability.
of equal interest.
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Stockholm:
Nordic Art & Scandi Design
Duration • 5 Days & 4 Nights Expert-led group tour • From £2,395
Category • Superior Design • Art • Food • Architecture
Tour overview
Experience contemporary Scandi
lifestyle and food with art historian
Dr Anne Anderson who will trace the
origin of modern design to the clean,
cool lines of classic Nordic interiors.
The island of Södermalm, gritty
setting for Nordic Noir classic The Girl
with the Dragon Tattoo, attracted an
influx of creatives to become SoFo,
one of Vogue’s “coolest street-style
neighbourhoods” lined with design
shops and cafes. In contrast, historic
museums on the island of Djurgården
exhibit Scandanavian art in elegant
mansions. Discover modern Scandi
design at ArkDes and view Nordic art
in Sven Harry's Art Museum. Råsunda
Filmstaden, established in 1920 as
the world’s first film studio attracted
legendary director Ingmar Bergman as
well as actresses Ingred Bergman and
Greta Garbo.
Stockholm
C&K Signature experiences
Day 1: Fly to Stockholm district with your own local SoFo guide to
Experience relaxed Scandi style at the Fly from London (regional connections available) discover the shops and cafes that have
Miss Clara hotel, re-designed by an to Stockholm with British Airways. Take a walking transformed the area. (B)
acclaimed local architect food tour across this city of islands to sample
Exclusive tour of SoFo design shops Nordic cuisine in bars, cafes and restaurants. Day 4: Stockholm
and cafes with a local expert Stay 4 nights at the stylish Miss Clara hotel (or Visit the City Hall, which hosts the Nobel Prize
Private tour of ArkDes to find out similar). This art nouveau former school retains banquet. Continue to Sven Harry's Art Museum,
how achitecture & design shape many features after a contemporary renovation known for the rooftop replica of the collector’s
Scandi style by Swedish architect Gert Wingårdh. (D) former 18th-century home. The rest of this
Råsunda Filmstaden tour on the works bright modern space exhibits contempory works.
of acclaimed director Ingmar Bergman Day 2: Stockholm Nearby, the landmark glass Bonniers Konsthall
Discover Nordic culinary classics on A peaceful day on the leafy island of Djurgården, arts space displays a changing programme of
a food tour of stylish bars and which has been royal land since the 15th century. Swedish and international art. Afternoon at
traditional cafes. Prins Eugen’s Waldemarsudde, an elegant leisure to explore the city. (B)
mansion, was the residence of the artist prince in
the early 20th century when he painted there and Day 5: Stockholm • Fly to London
Expert lecturer amassed a collection of contemporary works now Visit Råsunda Filmstaden, a 1920's purpose-
displayed in the gallery and gardens. The Thiel built film studio, and discover the classic works
Dr Anne Anderson is an Gallery, another former home of an art collector, of Ingmar Bergman. After lunch, transfer to the
art historian, broadcaster, contains works by Edvard Munch and Carl airport for your flight to London. (B)
writer and lecturer with the Larsson. Discover all aspects of the famed Scandi
Victoria & Albert Museum lifestyle in the Nordic Museum, which includes Meal basis: As per itinerary – B: Breakfast,
and the Arts Society. Her historic room sets. Informal lecture and dinner at L: Lunch, D: Dinner, N: No meals.
specialisms include the Miss Clara's fashionable restaurant. (B, D)
aesthetic movement, arts
and crafts, art nouveau, Day 3: Stockholm Important information
art deco and modernism. She has curated On the island of Skeppsholmen, the Moderna
two national exhibitions and led tours Museet exhibits a fine collection of modern Expert-led tour: This tour is fully escorted
across Scandinavia. art, including Marcel Duchamp, Andy Warhol throughout by a lecturer who has specialist
and Pablo Picasso. A behind-the-scenes tour of knowledge of the destination and its culture.
ArkDes, the Architecture and Design Museum,
reveals the main elements of Scandinavian Superior tour: Based in 4-star accommodation.
design and architecture. Continue to the Please visit this tour on our website to see
Fotografiska Museum and into the Södermalm details of the hotels included.
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Accessibility: This tour involves some long walks Dates & guideline prices for 2018-19 Tour code: SWD
over uneven ground and therefore requires a
good level of fitness. 16 May – 20 May 2018 with Dr Anne Anderson from £2,395 single supp from £755
03 Oct – 07 Oct 2018 with Dr Anne Anderson from £2,395 single supp from £755
Private visits: Please note that the exclusive 10 Apr – 14 Apr 2019 with Dr Anne Anderson from £2,495 single supp from £785
and individual nature of private visits means
that they are subject to confirmation nearer the British Airways flight upgrades Regional air connections
Club Europe from £175 return Please speak to your consultant for details
time of departure. Also churches, private houses
and other buildings often have fluid opening
The guideline tour prices are all per person in UK pounds, based on two people sharing a twin / double room.
times. If any visits have to be re-arranged,
For current prices for all departure dates, including special offers when applicable, please call 020 3930 5254,
please be assured that we will seek alternatives email info@coxandkings.co.uk or visit coxandkings.co.uk. All prices are subject to availability.
of equal interest.
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Sicily: Crossroads of
the Mediterranean
Duration • 9 Days & 8 Nights Expert-led group tour • From £2,600
Category • Superior Archaeology • Art • History
Tour overview
The unique mixture of cultures that
influenced Sicily over the centuries
has ensured a rich legacy of art,
architecture, food and traditions. Visit
fine Greek temples, see Roman and
Byzantine mosaics, as well as Norman
and baroque architecture.
C&K Signature experiences
Explore the Valley of the Temples
See the Palatine Chapel and its
unparalleled Byzantine mosaics
Drive to the top of Mount Etna
Exclusive tour of a private palazzo
Expert lecturers
Thomas Abbott, a
specialist in art and Mosaic in the Palatine Chapel, Palermo
architectural history,
studied Italian Renaissance Day 1: Fly to Catania • Syracuse temples. Next, visit the archaeological museum,
and baroque art. He has Fly from London (regional connections which introduces the splendours of ancient
conducted acclaimed available) to Catania with British Airways and Akragas and offers an insight into the life of the
cultural and art tours transfer to Syracuse. After a welcome dinner, Greek settlers. Afternoon at leisure. (B)
throughout Europe. stay at Grande Albergo Alfeo (or similar) for
2 nights. (D) Day 5: Selinunte • Erice • Palermo
Dr Nigel Spivey, a lecturer In the morning, depart to the Archaeological
in classics at the University Day 2: Syracuse • Ortygia Park of Selinunte, the largest in the
of Cambridge, has written Morning tour of the Roman amphitheatre Mediterranean area with impressive temples
extensively on the history and the great Hellenistic theatre, one of and an acropolis. After lunch in a local
of art; titles include Greek the most important examples of an ancient farmhouse, proceed to Erice, a medieval town
Art, Enduring Creation and amphitheatre. Visit the archaeological museum with several important churches and fortified
How Art Made the World (a to see artefacts from the city and the rest walls. Visit the Antonio Cordici Municipal
major BBC / PBC television series). of the island. Drive to the island of Ortygia, Museum to see archaeological finds and
the historical centre of Syracuse, to visit the paintings. Drive to Palermo and stay 2 nights at
cathedral and the Temple of Apollo. Continue Mercure Palermo Excelsior (or similar). (B, L)
to the Church of Saint Lucia alla Badia to see
the Martydom of Santa Lucia by Caravaggio. Day 6: Monreale • Palermo
Area map Visit the Museum of Syracuse Art Medieval to In Palermo visit the magnificent Norman-Arab
Modern in Palazzo Bellomo to see sculptures cathedral, the Palatine Chapel – located within
and paintings. By special arrangement, tour the the Norman palace and covered in Byzantine-
Palazzo Borgia and learn about its history over a influenced mosaics. Visit La Martorana church
glass of prosecco. (B) and drive to Monreale to see the Norman
cathedral. Founded in 1172, it is considered
Day 3: Piazza Armerina • Agrigento the pinnacle of achievement in Norman-Arab
Morning drive to Piazza Armerina to see the art. (B)
Unesco-listed Villa Romana del Casale. One of
the grandest late-Roman country houses ever Day 7: Cefalù • Taormina
discovered, the villa has more than 50 rooms and Drive to Cefalù, a charming coastal town and
beautiful mosaics. After lunch in a local restaurant, former fishing village that is also home to a
drive to Agrigento and stay 2 nights at Dioscuri breathtaking Norman cathedral with dazzling
Bay Palace (or similar). (B, L) mosaics. Take a stroll through the city centre
to the cathedral and the medieval wash-
Day 4: Agrigento house. Visit Museum Mandralisca to see a
In the morning, visit the Valley of the Temples, fine collection of art and artefacts. Proceed
one of the most atmospheric sites of the to Taormina and stay 2 nights at Hotel Villa
ancient world with two almost complete Doric Diodoro (or similar). (B)
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Valley of the Temples, Agrigento
Day 8: Mount Etna • Taormina Important information uneven ground and therefore requires a good
Morning excursion to Mount Etna, the highest level of fitness.
active volcano in Europe (weather permitting). Expert-led tour: This tour is fully escorted
Ascend the volcano to visit the extinct Silvestri throughout by the lecturer, as well as an Private visits: Please note that the exclusive
craters at 2,000 metres above sea level and for experienced local guide where necessary. and individual nature of private visits means
panoramas of the Ionian Sea. Return to Taormina that they are subject to confirmation nearer the
to visit the Roman odeon and the Graeco-Roman Superior tour: This tour is based in 4-star time of departure. Also churches, private houses
theatre. Evening farewell dinner. (B, D) accommodation. Please visit this tour on our and other buildings often have fluid opening
website to see details of the hotels included. times. If any visits have to be re-arranged,
Day 9: Fly to London please be assured that we will seek alternatives
Day at leisure in the elegant resort town of Accessibility: This tour involves long walks over of equal interest.
Taormina. Transfer to Catania for your flight to
London. (B)
Meal basis: As per itinerary – B: Breakfast, Dates & guideline prices for 2018-19 Tour code: ISY
L: Lunch, D: Dinner, N: No meals.
09 Apr – 17 Apr 2018 with Dr Nigel Spivey from £2,600 single supp from £360
15 Oct – 23 Oct 2018 with Thomas Abbott from £2,600 single supp from £360
Extension 25 Mar – 02 Apr 2019 with Dr Nigel Spivey from £2,780 single supp from £360
21 Oct – 29 Oct 2019 with Thomas Abbott from £2,780 single supp from £360
Tour + Taormina
3 Days & 2 Nights from £315 British Airways flight upgrades Regional air connections
Club Europe from £160 return Please speak to your consultant for details
Extension starts on day 9 of tour
The guideline tour prices are all per person in UK pounds, based on two people sharing a twin / double room.
Extend your stay at Hotel Villa Diodoro
For current prices for all departure dates, including special offers when applicable, please call 020 3930 5254,
(or similar) to explore more of the fascinating email Info@CoxandKings.co.uk or visit CoxandKings.co.uk. All prices are subject to availability.
island of Sicily. Includes airport transfer.
Find out more at CoxandKings.co.uk or from your travel agent 19ITALY
Bay of Naples:
Pompeii & Herculaneum
Duration • 7 Days & 6 Nights Expert-led group tour • From £1,595
Category • Standard Archaeology • Art • History
Tour overview
Uncover the mysteries of the Bay
of Naples, once one of the greatest
centres of classical Graeco-Roman
civilisation, with experts Dr Steve
Kershaw or Stephen Nelson. The
excavated remains of Pompeii, Stabiae
and Villa Oplontis, entombed in ash in
the Mount Vesuvius eruption of 79AD,
provide a glimpse into this lost world.
Herculaneum, covered in mud rather
than ash, is remarkably well preserved,
with multi-storey buildings, frescoes
and mosaics on show. The region’s
Greek highlights include Cumae, the
Sibyl’s Cave and the imposing temples
of Paestum.
C&K Signature experiences
Visit newly renovated houses at
Pompeii
Explore the beautiful settings of Greek
settlements at Paestum & Cumae
Discover less-visited Roman villas at
Oplontis and Stabiae
Local wine tasting in the countryside
Mosaic, Herculaneum
Expert lecturers
Day 1: Fly to Naples • Cava dei Tirreni amphitheatre. Continue to the excellently
Dr Steve Kershaw has Fly from London (regional connections preserved Villa of the Mysteries, which features
taught Classics in a number available) to Naples with British Airways. controversial frescoes thought to depict the
of establishments, and now Transfer to Cava dei Tirreni and, after an secret cult of Dionysus. (B)
works for Oxford University introductory lecture and welcome dinner, stay at
Department for Continuing Hotel Victoria Maiorino for 6 nights. (D) Day 5: Herculaneum
Education and the Victoria Morning visit to the ruins of Herculaneum, which
and Albert Museum. He Day 2: Cumae • Baia are better preserved than those at Pompeii.
wrote and teaches Oxford’s The Fall Full-day tour to the little-known but exciting Afternoon at leisure. (B)
of Rome on-line course and has been area of the Phlegrean Fields, also known
featured as an expert contributor on the as the ‘Burning Fields’ due to their volcanic Day 6: Oplontis • Stabiae
History Channel's Barbarians Rising series. nature. Morning visit to Cumae, the first Greek Visit the excavated imperial villa at Oplontis,
settlement in mainland Italy and home to the thought to be the home of Emperor Nero’s
Stephen Nelson is a cave of the Sibyl, as described in Virgil’s Aeneid. second wife, Poppaea. After a wine tasting
practising sculptor, working Continue to Baia Archaeological Park with its and lunch, continue to Stabiae, where ancient
in the UK and in Italy and Roman thermal spa. Finish with a visit to the Romans built magnificent villas painted with
exhibiting internationally. volcanic crater of Solfatara. (B) frescoes and where Pliny the Elder died during
His work has been shown the volcanic disaster. (B, L)
at the Royal Academy and Day 3: Paestum
the Estorick Collection. He Full-day visit to Paestum, one of Italy’s most Day 7: Naples • Fly to London
has also curated exhibitions, including majestic sites, to see the magnificent Doric Morning visit to the Naples National
for the British Council in Tanzania and temples of Ceres, Hera and Neptune. Visit the Archaeological Museum and its collection
Eritrea. Stephen has extensive, specialist museum and the recently discovered Greek of treasures from Pompeii and Herculaneum.
knowledge of Italy's art, archaeology and tomb paintings. (B, L) Lunch at a typical Neapolitan pizzeria
architecture and a particular interest in before returning to the airport for a flight to
southern Italy and sites discovered off the Day 4: Pompeii • Villa of the Mysteries London. (B, L)
beaten track. Visit the extensive ruins of Pompeii. See
the archaeological park, where fascinating Meal basis: As per itinerary – B: Breakfast,
sights include the basilica, the forum and the L: Lunch, D: Dinner, N: No meals.
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Ruins of Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius
Extension Accessibility: This tour involves some long that they are subject to confirmation nearer the
walks and therefore requires a good level of time of departure. Also, churches, private houses
Tour + Amalfi Coast fitness. and other buildings often have fluid opening
3 Days & 2 Nights from £325 times. If any visits have to be re-arranged,
Extension starts on day 7 of tour Private visits: Please note that the exclusive please be assured that we will seek alternatives
and individual nature of private visits means of equal interest.
Travel to Sorrento and relax at Hotel Villa di
Sorrento (or similar). Includes transfers.
Dates & guideline prices for 2018-19 Tour code: IPO
Important information 23 Apr – 29 Apr 2018 with Dr Steve Kershaw from £1,645 single supp from £245
23 Sep – 29 Sep 2018 with Stephen Nelson from £1,595 single supp from £245
Expert-led tour: This tour is fully escorted 08 Apr – 14 Apr 2019 with Dr Steve Kershaw from £1,675 single supp from £245
throughout by a lecturer who has specialist
knowledge of the destination and its culture, British Airways flight upgrades Regional air connections
Club Europe from £135 return Please speak to your consultant for details
as well as an experienced local guide.
The guideline tour prices are all per person in UK pounds, based on two people sharing a twin / double room.
Standard tour: This tour is based in 4-star
For current prices for all departure dates, including special offers when applicable, please call 020 3930 5254,
accommodation. Please visit this tour on our email Info@CoxandKings.co.uk or visit CoxandKings.co.uk. All prices are subject to availability.
website to see details of the hotels included.
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Bologna: Colonnaded City
of Art & Gastronomy
Duration • 4 Days & 3 Nights Expert-led group tour • From £1,395
Category • Superior Art • Food • History • Science • Architecture
Tour overview
Travel to the heart of Emilia-Romagna
with art historian Andrew Spira. Home
to the oldest university in the west and
world famous for its cuisine, Bologna
is one the most diverse cities in Italy.
Graced with medieval towers and
uniquely colonnaded streets, the city
has been a leading centre of science
and art for over a thousand years.
Besides its artistic and architectural
riches, the university’s ancient
operating theatre and collection
of botanical specimens reflect the
scientific history of Bologna. The city is
full of surprises, from the 17th-century
meridian line extending across the
floor of San Petronio to a magnificent
collection of working historic musical
instruments displayed in the church of
San Colombano. Culinary specialities
from Bolognese sauce to mortadella
and parmesan add to the pleasure of
visiting this elegant city.
C&K Signature experiences Piazza Maggiore, Bologna
Eclectic mix of architecture, ranging Day 1: Fly to Bologna additions by the young Michelangelo. Nearby,
from medieval wooden porticoed Fly from London (regional connections the colonnaded Palazzo dell’Archiginnasio,
streets to Romanesque cathedrals and available) to Bologna with British Airways. Take the first unified seat of the university, contains
baroque theatres a walking tour of the centre of Bologna to see the Teatro Anatomico, one of the earliest
Fine works of art by Bolognese artists the piazzas, monuments and churches of this public operating theatres. The Museo di San
in the National Art Gallery of Bologna illustrious city. After an informal lecture, enjoy Colombano houses a private collection of
Dine in restaurants specialising in an evening welcome dinner to discover the rich historic musical instruments in one of the oldest
regional cuisine and sample a typical regional cuisine. Stay 3 nights at the designer churches in the city. There may be time for a
aperitivo served with small tasters Cappello Rosso hotel (or similar). (D) short recital (subject to confirmation) before
Food tour ranging from small inns to a farewell dinner. (B, D)
artisan producers of charcuterie, pasta Day 2: Bologna
and chocolate Spend the morning in the Pinacoteca Nazionale, Day 4: Fly to London
Unique, hidden surprises, from the National Art Gallery of Bologna, displaying Begin a food tour in a historic inn with a glass
anatomical models to historic an excellent collection of works by Bolognese of sparkling Bolognese Pignoletto wine with
musical instruments. artists from the 14th century onwards. Continue mortadella, Parma ham and parmesan. Visit
to the Palazzo Poggi, home to the University of unique food shops and eat lunch in a typical
Bologna and its eclectic museum collections, osteria and visit an artisan chocolate producer.
Expert lecturer including botanical specimens from the 16th Transfer to the airport for a flight to London. (B, L)
century. Visit the Oratory of St Cecilia, with early
Andrew Spira graduated 16th-century frescoes by Lorenzo Costa, before Meal basis: As per itinerary – B: Breakfast,
from the Courtauld a typical aperitivo with snacks. (B) L: Lunch, D: Dinner, N: No meals.
Institute before working
at the Temple Gallery, Day 3: Bologna
London, and as a curator Piazza Santa Stefano is one of the most sacred Extensions
at the Victoria & Albert sites in Bologna, with four interconnected
Museum. He was a churches, including one based on the design of Tour + Bologna
programme director at Christie’s Education the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Continue to 3 Days & 2 nights from £250
for 14 years and has led numerous cultural Santa Maria della Vita to see Niccolò dell’Arca’s Extension starts on Day 4 of tour
tours all over Europe and beyond. exquisite sculpture of mourners at the Passion of
Christ. The Basilica of San Dominico houses the Extend your stay at the Cappello Rosso hotel
remains of the founder of the Dominican order (or similar) for further independent sightseeing.
in a magnificent shrine by Nicola Pisano, with Includes airport transfer.
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