Tours & Study Days At
Ciceroni Travel
Our company name, CICERONI, is the Italian word for a group of eighteenth century ‘Grand Tour’ guides. We create and conduct our tours in the relaxed and informative manner of the Grand Tour with a particular accent on private visits. We use comfortable hotels in enviable country and city locations while good food and wine are an important part of our sense of hospitality. Our study days focus on individual themes, collections and exhibitions, offering an independent overview of each subject, many of which complement our tour programme.
dresden at christmas
Through Bellotto’s Eye
Germany
Saturday 23 - Thursday 28 December 2023 (6 Days)
Were Bellotto (known in Germany as the other 'Canaletto', who was his uncle and teacher) to return to Dresden this Christmas, he would recognise much of what he captured in his remarkable paintings. We too can compare past with present when we spend the 2023 Christmas holiday exploring this delightful city and its amazing artistic and musical heritage via the museums, operas, ballets and concerts on offer.
Exploring madrid
The habsburgs as collectors
Spain
Sunday 14 - Friday 19 January 2024 (6 Days)
This unique tour to Madrid focuses on one of the greatest collections of paintings ever formed with Titian, Rubens & Velazquez featured. We shall have three private early morning visits to the Prado to see the Habsburg and Bourbon Royal collection of paintings.
Art & Music in Vienna
The Habsburgs
Austria
Sunday 21 - Friday 26 January 2024 (6 Days)
Vienna is one of Europe’s most important cities, for centuries capital of the Habsburg Empire. This will be the ideal introduction to its history and the many great museums it contains, including the famed Kunsthistorisches and Lichtenstein Museums. It will also be the perfect opportunity to attend performances at the Vienna State Opera.
connoisseurs' rome
behind closed doors
Italy
Tuesday 6 - Monday 12 February 2024 (7 Days)
This is a remarkable opportunity to explore a Rome normally concealed behind closed doors. From our hotel located directly next to the Pantheon. you will be taken to visit the city's most important palaces and art collections. There will be an evening private visit to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, and many lesser-known jewels in the city. There is no other visit to Rome of this quality.
connoisseurs' rome
behind closed doors
Italy
Tuesday 20 - Monday 26 February 2024 (7 Days)
This is a remarkable opportunity to explore a Rome normally concealed behind closed doors. From our hotel located directly next to the Pantheon. you will be taken to visit the city's most important palaces and art collections. There will be an evening private visit to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, and many lesser-known jewels in the city. There is no other visit to Rome of this quality.
Connoisseurs’ venice
Patricians & Painters
Italy
Wednesday 6 - Monday 11 March 2024 (6 Days)
Be you a novice or seasoned visitor to Venice, we offer a privileged introduction to this magical city: palaces that are not open to the public; St Mark’s and its mosaics, seen privately at night; magical Torcello, “a positive ecstasy of melancholia” as Jan Morris described it; art galleries for the connoisseur – all seen at a time when the city is at its most quiet and serene.