One of the world’s oldest university cities, Padua is an elegant city which has nurtured students from Galileo and Copernicus to the present day.

5 nights price from £2569 per person

Departs: 14 Jun 2027, 20 Sep 2027

French artists began to discover the attractions of the Côte d’Azur and the iridescent quality of the region’s dazzling light towards the end of the 19th century. Monet was the first artist to be lured to the Riviera, arriving there in 1885.

5 nights price from £2349 per person

Departs: 11 May 2027, 28 Sep 2027

Our tour takes in three of Andalucia’s great Moorish cities – Seville, Córdoba and Granada, each one with its own very distinctive characteristics and atmosphere. The grandeur of Seville is represented by its awe-inspiring cathedral and great Alcázar.

7 nights price from £3649 per person

Departs: 14 Nov 2026, 16 Mar 2027, 9 Nov 2027

Cornwall’s unique microclimate makes it the perfect destination for a spring escape, and the warmth combined with the special quality of the light here has – much like the French Riviera – long attracted both artists and horticult...

4 nights price from £1597 per person

Departs: 4 May 2027

Crowned by the Frauenkirche, which had lain in ruins since the end of World War II until it was re-consecrated in 2005, the historic quarter of Dresden has been completely and sensitively restored and the ‘Florence on the Elbe’ has regained its position as one of Europe’s greatest cultural centres.

5 nights price from £3489 per person

Departs: 22 Dec 2026

Our tour to these three great Flemish art cities was inspired by the long awaited reopening of Antwerp’s Royal Museum of Fine Arts (KMSKA), and while this wonderful museum may be the highlight of the tour for many, the mediaeval charm of Bruges and Van Eyck’s masterpiece ‘The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb’ in Ghent are not to be overlooked.

4 nights price from £2487 per person

Departs: 14 Jun 2027

La Fenice in Venice is one of the world’s most historic opera houses. Inaugurated in 1792 the opera house has, like its namesake the phoenix, been destroyed by fire and rebuilt, both in 1836 and 1996.

4 nights price from £4119 per person

Departs: 26 Sep 2027

Our tour to The Eternal City is designed to appeal to those in search of an authentic perspective on Rome, through the eyes of a local expert.

5 nights price from £2658 per person

Departs: 16 Nov 2026, 8 Mar 2027, 6 Dec 2027

With rolling lavender fields, olive groves and vineyards, Provence’s unparalleled light and vivid landscapes have long served as a magnet for history’s greatest artists.

5 nights price from £2978 per person

Departs: 28 Sep 2026, 26 Apr 2027, 27 Sep 2027

Lisbon, ‘City of the Navigators’, was once the heart of Europe’s maritime power and memories of this Golden Age are still clearly evident today. Our five-night tour will uncover the city’s glittering, powerful history hidden beneath its friendly façade.

5 nights price from £2934 per person

Departs: 21 Sep 2026, 15 Mar 2027, 18 Oct 2027