Four Cultural Odysseys

Historic Journey through Sicily

Immerse yourself in Sicily’s rich mixture of Arab, Norman and Byzantine history and trace the rise and fall of civilisations from the Romans and Greeks back to the prehistoric Siculan people, in the company of archaeologist Dr Jamie Sewell.

Shakespeare’s Italy

Explore where Shylock demands his pound of flesh in Venice and travel from ‘fair Verona’ via the beautiful medieval towns of Padua and Mantua to Rome with Royal Shakespeare Company and Globe Theatre actress Sarah Finch.

Istanbul: City of Empires

Explore Ottoman and Byzantine worlds in the company of award-winning narrative historian Roger Crowley, view mosques and minarets from a private boat on the Bosphorus, and enjoy a private visit to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.

Modernism in Catalonia

Writer and curator Dr Jeremy Roe, an authority on visionary architect Antoni Gaudí, will guide you through Barcelona’s masterpieces before travel to the resort of Sitges and the mountain stronghold of Montserrat.

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