Hospes Non Hospi – A Guest Not A Stranger
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.
MONET & GIVERNY, PAINTED & PLANTED CANVASES
CULTIVATING IMPRESSIONISM
France
Tuesday 24 - Saturday 28 September 2019 (5 Days)
The landscapes and gardens along the Seine valley, meandering through Paris and on into Normandy, inspired the Impressionists. This exciting tour will allow us to see not only their sources of inspiration but how their art continues to work its magic today in these exciting gardens.
Aquileia, Ravenna & Torcello
Eternal Splendours
Italy
Tuesday 1 - Saturday 5 October 2019 (5 Days)
Italy underwent enormous changes as the Roman Empire collapsed: the capital moved from Milan to Ravenna, the ruler (and his religion) changed from a Roman to an Ostrogoth, the Byzantines invaded. The visual arts mirrored these rapid changes, leading in time to the emergence of the accepted visual shorthand of medieval religious art, brought vividly to life via the splendours of Ravenna, Torcello, Aquileia, Grado and Pomposa.
exploring persia & iran
ancient frontiers
Iran
Thursday 3 - Thursday 17 October 2019 (15 Days)
Many travellers think twice about visiting Iran, mostly because of poor press coverage. Anyone who has been there in the last few years will tell you that it is a fascinating and welcoming place, totally safe. The landscape is varied, the historic sites amazing and the hotels clean and comfortable. From the Achaemenid ruins at Persepolis to the great mosques of Shiraz and Isfahan, no visitor is left unmoved.
Antiquity & the Bay of Naples
Vases & Volcanoes
Italy
Tuesday 8 - Monday 14 October 2019 (7 Days)
Naples in the late eighteenth century was a hive of activity as the recently discovered ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum were excavated. Intelligent, sophisticated and highly acquisitive collectors such as Sir William Hamilton were to the fore and it is his world which we shall discover as we re-trace his steps enjoying, just as he did, privileged access.
the heritage of catalonia
roman, medieval & modernist
Spain
Sunday 13 - Saturday 19 October 2019 (7 Days)
Beautiful Mediterranean Catalonia, with its rich language, culture and cuisine (markedly different from the rest of Spain), is explored through the Roman archaeology of Tarragona, the splendour of Girona’s Arab and Jewish heritage and Barcelona’s expression of Catalan nature through the architectural legacy of Modernisme.
music & art in cremona & parma
stradivarius to verdi
Italy
Wednesday 16 - Monday 21 October 2019 (6 Days)
As Parma is to Verdi and opera, so is Cremona to Stradivarius and violin making. Here is the ideal opportunity to discover these remarkable figures from musical history as we explore two of the most engaging of small cities in northern Italy. Parma’s history may be dominated by its Farnese Dukes but its annual Verdi Festival is the magnet which is irresistible, while in Cremona its fine heritage of instrument making carries on down to today.