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Over the past 25 years we have created a wonderful portfolio of holidays enjoyed by thousands of people which combine high level academic integrity with a relaxed format. Our two different programmes, Travels in Archaeology and Bare Bones Tours, offer different ways to enjoy exploring and understanding the past - in ways which distinguish the traveller from the tourist: authentic hotels, time to explore and get around on your own if you wish; good local food and wine. People who travel with us tend to come back again and again. We invite you to find out why!
Exciting archaeological journeys all over the world in the company of specialist archaeologists. Every detail taken care of, leaving you free to enjoy a holiday in the form of an unfolding story.
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New November Departure - The Other Egypt
Written by
Denise Allen
Our new tour to Egypt visits the places other tours do not - hence its name 'The Other Egypt'. Starting in the wonderful city of Alexandria, redolant with past glories, it follows the coastal route before heading into the desert to Siwa and Bahariya, explores the extraordinary Fayoum region, and then heads back to Cairo. Tony O'Connor, the Guide Lecturer on our first tour in October, and Alex Casey, who administers the tour here in the Andante office, have just returned from a final check on hotels, sites and logistics, and confirm that it is a wonderful programme and an…
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Created to give you independence within a tour format - create your own holiday adventure with time to explore and the option to choose your own meals or eat with friends. All the expertise, but a more individual approach.
Hidden Gems
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Hidden Gem: looking down from Xerxes’ palace
Written by
Denise Allen
By Dr Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones.
Almost hidden out of sight, at the rear of the great platform of Persepolis, tucked away at the side of the museum are the remains of multiple chambers connected by long service corridors. Today the outlines of these rooms are easy to spot since they have been built up in mud brick to the height of about 12 inches. Stone lintels at the doorway and the shattered remains of columns are also visible. Stand at the remains of Xerxes’ palace and look down. You’ll see it all.
But what is this building? Scholars are deeply divided…
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Bare Bones Troy 2010 Eight days, Two hotels, and some of the most beautiful and evocative sites of the Classical world. Central to it all is the story of Troy and the Trojan Wars as recounted by Homer. £1295 (sgl supp £100) | Price without ... Read more |
Libya - Tripolitania & Cyrenaica 2010 Leptis Magna, built as a show piece of Roman Imperial success, is one of the most important Classical cities in the world. This tour contrasts the Roman cities of the west with the Greek cities of the east. £2050 (sgl supp ... Read more |
Bare Bones Southern Turkey 2010 £1320 (sgl supp £170) | Price without flights: £1115 Sun 11th - Sun 18th April 2010, 8 days with Dr Denise AllenAvailability: Singles Full | Doubles ... Read more |
Albania - Land of the Eagles 2010 Albania's recent isolation means that there is still a (quickly vanishing) sense of a time-warp here. The country lies between Greece and Italy, so much of its classical past is untouched and rural. £1900 (sgl supp £180) | Price without flights: ... Read more |
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Farès Moussa Farès Moussa specialises in North African archaeology/ anthropology and is currently at the University of Edinburgh researching Libyco-/Punic religion and ... Read more |
