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19/05/08 to 25/05/08
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£1580 per person (sharing)
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The Dordogne - Prehistoric Cave Art (by rail) (2008)
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| The Dordogne has long been at the heart of the study of Ice Age art, providing some of the most famous prehistoric art in the world; wonderful polychrome paintings, engravings and bas-reliefs. This is a delightful part of rural France, noted for its gastronomy. No flights - travel by train. |
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19/05/08 to 28/05/08
29/09/08 to 08/10/08
09/10/08 to 18/10/08
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£1850 per person (sharing)
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Albania - The Land of the Eagles (2008)
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| Albania’s own name for itself, Shqiperia, is believed to derive from the word for eagle, and emphasises the
geographical isolation of this mountainous land. More varieties of wild flowers grow here than anywhere else in
Europe, and the high mountains provide one of the the last refuges of wild beasts such as bears and wolves. |
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22/05/08 to 29/05/08
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£1600 per person (sharing)
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Apulia - Caves, Castles and Cathedrals (2008)
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| Trulli houses, classical sites, Norman castles, Romanesque
cathedrals, the finest Baroque city in the Mediterranean and
medieval rock dwellings.... It is a privilege to have Professor
Small introduce us to this lesser-known part of Italy he
knows so well, in late spring when the countryside will be
looking at its best. |
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Several departures this year.
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£1295 per person (sharing)
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Pompeii, Herculaneum & Classical Campania (2008)
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| Nowhere in the world could give a deeper insight into Roman life than the dramatic seaside towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum. |
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25/05/08 to 02/06/08
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£1680 per person (sharing)
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Greece's Northern Glories - Epirus and Macedonia (2008)
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| Glorious northern Greece - lakes and mountains, monasteries, painted tombs and palaces in Epirus and Macedonia. |
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04/07/08 to 06/07/08
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£ 375 per person (sharing)
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Wessex - Walking through a Prehistoric Landscape (2008)
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| It is our pleasure to introduce Andante travellers past, present and future, to the fascination of archaeology in some of the finest prehistoric landscapes in Europe which lie here, in Andante’s home territory. |
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29/08/08 to 31/08/08
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£ 295 per person (sharing)
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Bare Bones Wessex (2008)
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| Stand inside the circle at Stonehenge and walk through the prehistoric landscapes here and at Avebury. Accommodation in Salisbury Cathedral Close (Summer holidays) |
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01/09/08 to 07/09/08
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£1400 per person (sharing)
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The Pyrenees - Cave Art (2008)
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| Seven days based in one hotel in the centre of St Girons exploring the prehistoric art and culture of the Pyrenees, including Mas d’Azil, Gargas, Bédeilhac and Niaux. Your guide lecturer is a renowned international expert on prehistoric cave art. |
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01/09/08 to 08/09/08
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£1445 per person (sharing)
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Pompeii for Cognoscenti (2008)
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| Everyone who visits Pompeii becomes aware of just how much they have not seen. The riches of the city and the surrounding area are so great that a single visit can only scratch the surface. This is an opportunity to go deeper. |
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01/09/08 to 09/09/08
06/10/08 to 14/10/08
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£1550 per person (sharing)
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Roman Germany (by rail) (2008)
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| See the sites left behind by the largest army of the Roman Empire where they were amassed along the Rhine-Danube frontier. |
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01/09/08 to 07/09/08
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£1450 per person (sharing)
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Provence - Barbarians, Greeks and Romans (by rail) (2008)
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| A chance to travel by train to the beautiful south, and the impressive Roman monuments of Nîmes, Arles, Orange and Vaison-le-Romaine, as well as the Gallic background, with its cult of the severed head and reverence for its warriors. Not fogetting the fine food, wine and good living of today! |
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01/09/08 to 08/09/08
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£1350 per person (sharing)
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Ireland - Megaliths and Monasteries around Dublin (2008)
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| This is one of the richest archaeological regions in Europe, remarkably endowed with prehistoric art - a veritable megalithic art gallery. |
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05/09/08 to 12/09/08
20/12/08 to 27/12/08
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£1550 per person (sharing)
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Ravenna and Aquileia - Rome and her Heirs (2008)
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| This tour portrays a satisfyingly complete picture of the transition from the Roman to the early Medieval periods, all played out against the lagoons and marshes of the Po. |
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06/09/08 to 13/09/08
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£1600 per person (sharing)
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Catalonia - Ebro Delta, Rock Art, Iberians & Romans (2008)
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| Beautiful mountain scenery around the Ebro valley, with
prehistoric rock art, remote Iberians settlements and Carthusian monasteries, as well as the Greek and Roman
colonies on the coast and Barcelona itself. |
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08/09/08 to 14/09/08
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£1400 per person (sharing)
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Brittany - Mysteries of the Megaliths (by rail) (2008)
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| The great stone monuments of prehistoric Brittany are astonishing in their sheer scale and variety - standing tones,
chambered tombs with fine carvings and writhing stone rows lie scattered through the lovely landscape. The delicate ornaments found within the monuments fill the museums. |
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13/09/08 to 24/09/08
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£1750 per person (sharing)
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Anatolia and Cappadocia - The Heart of Turkey (2008)
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| A kaleidoscopic jouney; capital of the Phrygians at Gordion, and of the Hittites at Hattus; cutting edge discoveries at remote Kerkenes Dag; contender for earliest city in the world at Çatal Höyük; subterranean cities and monasteries carved from the rocks. All set against extraordinary geological backgrounds and, we hope, spring flowers. |
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15/09/08 to 27/09/08
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£2200 per person (sharing)
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Turkey - Euphrates, Tigris and beyond (2008)
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| A series of multi-cultural and multi-ethnic cities, and a great variety of very special, unfamiliar and unique sites and monuments. |
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18/09/08 to 28/09/08
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£1900 per person (sharing)
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Sicilia Antiqua (2008)
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| Sicily is justly famous for its ancient Greek temples, but is perhaps less well-known as the home of a flourishing prehistoric culture; site of Carthaginian strongholds and the granary of the Roman Empire. |
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22/09/08 to 28/09/08
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£1350 per person (sharing)
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Caesar's Gallic Wars (2008)
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| Follow in Caesar’s footsteps as he conquered the Tribes of Gaul in order to achieve power at home in Rome - where it really mattered...The tour concentrates on the climactic phase of Vercingetorix’s Revolt in 52BC, and the sites around Bourges, Gergovie and Alise Ste Reine in the Massif Centrale. |
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26/09/08 to 15/10/08
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£3750 per person (sharing)
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Bolivia & Peru - Journey to the Heart of Andean Civilisation (2008)
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| From the desert coast of the Pacific, we climb way up across the Andes and down towards the Amazonian jungles to the east, experiencing the huge diversity of environments and cultures that made up the Andean civilisation. |
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27/09/08 to 05/10/08
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£1700 per person (sharing)
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Sardinia - Nuraghic Warriors & Traders (2008)
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| Sardinia’s Bronze Age society of warriors and traders left behind them a staggering 7000 nuraghi (fortified villages), succeded by Phoenicians and Romans. Today Italian, this wild island retains a sense of its own identity, where the peasant traditions live on in mountain villages and along the rugged coastlines. Good food! |
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29/09/08 to 07/10/08
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£1650 per person (sharing)
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The Peloponnese - From Homer to Hadrian & beyond (2008)
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| The land of Homer’s heroes and the great Bronze Age citadels from which they came is also home to major cities and sanctuaries of Classical Greece.
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30/09/08 to 07/10/08
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£1400 per person (sharing)
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Umbria - Archaeology in the Hill Towns (2008)
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| Italy |
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| Umbria is home to the classic landscapes of tall cypress trees, ancient hilltop towns and olive groves which, for many travellers, represent the essence of central Italy. |
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02/10/08 to 11/10/08
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£1800 per person (sharing)
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Petra and the Desert Fortresses (2008)
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| Nothing can prepare you for the hidden city of Petra, the scale and workmanship of the monuments and the remarkable nature of the site itself. |
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06/10/08 to 13/10/08
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£1700 per person (sharing)
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Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) - On the shores of Lake Ohrid (2008)
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| A new tour of a country largely undiscovered by tourism. Roman remains, early Christian and Medieval frescoes and churches. |
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07/10/08 to 14/10/08
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£1100 per person (sharing)
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Bare Bones Crete (2008)
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| The best of the Minoan ‘palace’ sites, including the most famous - Knossos, as well as the opportunity to walk the Samaria Gorge (option of full walk or shorter trek) |
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