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Exquisite Luxury Vacation Rental Villa in Tuscany
Beautifully restored, this former presbytery from the 11th century set within the ruins and gardens of the church of Sant’ Andrea, becomes the ideal vacation villa for relaxing and discovering Tuscany.
Special Offer!
Off-Season November 2008 through March 2009
$5,000.00 Weekly Saturday to Saturday
Regular Off-Season Rate $6,000.00 High Season […]
Italy, Archaeology, Hiking, Deluxe Travel, Cultural, Villa, Art / Architecture, Culinary / Wine Discoveries, Family Vacation, Etruscan, Renaissance, Villa S Andrea, Country Getaway
Our “Classic” Week-Long Exploration from Venice to Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast.
This is the classic Dalmatian Coast cruise, with itinerary options tailored to your preference by those who know the Dalmatian Coast best. (If you happened to miss it, Elegant Cruises was founded by a native of Dubrovnik.) In a week’s cruise in and out and among […]
Cruise Expeditions, Italy, Archaeology, Croatia, Educational, Cultural, Cruise Outfitters, Cruise Ships, Andrea, Monet, Renaissance, Roman, Classic Cruise, Coastal Cruises, Venice, Islands
Journey from Guam to Fiji…or reverse, to investigate the ruins of the “Venice of the South Pacific”, Nan Madol; Traditional Villages, WWII Sites and Snorkeling. Seldom explored by outside visitors, our voyage of discovery includes a unique combination of age-old primative island cultures, mementos of World War II sites in the Pacific, and some of […]
Cruise Expeditions, Archaeology, Fiji, Vanuatu, Active Travel, American Samoa, Solomon Islands, Guam, Educational, Cultural, Music Events, Nature / Ecology, Bird Watching, South Seas, Cruise West, World War II, Snorkeling, Exploration Cruise, Islands
From the romantic and spectacularly beautiful Society Islands we sail through pristine cobalt blue waters to the remote Tuamotu and Marquesas Islands. Here we’ll explore the great variety of dramatic volcanic and coral islands, fjord-like bays, and atolls that make these islands a naturalist’s paradise, and meet many of the locals whose rich cultural […]
Cruise Expeditions, Australia & Pacific, Archaeology, French Polynesia, Nature / Ecology, Cruise West, World War II, Snorkeling, Exploration Cruise
In the West you will experience the most African of the island’s landscapes, where Phoenicians, Greeks and Arabs settled. This has also been the historic heartland of the Cosa Nostra network. An amazing itinerary from Palermo to the heartland of Sicily and the Valley of the Temples of Agrigento to Palermo.
INCLUDED: 4 nights […]
Escorted Journeys, Europe, Italy, Archaeology, Time Periods, Sicily, Educational, Cultural, Art / Architecture, Groups, Ancient Greece, Module
For lovers of antiquity, Eastern Sicily provides the richest pickings: vestiges of Greek theaters, burial grounds and 6th century BC Temples are mixed with Roman sruins like the Ancient Roman Villa Casale at Piazza Armenina, with its UNESCO classified mosaic floors, where Roman maidens in bikinis scamper and elaborate Baroque stonework, curly balconies and […]
Escorted Journeys, Europe, Italy, Archaeology, Time Periods, Sicily, Educational, Cultural, Art / Architecture, Groups, Module
Journey in the ancient footsteps of St.Paul: This pilgrimage tour retraces his travels and ministries, from his birthplace in Eastern Turkey to the places throughout the country that he visited, explaining the religious and social context of his life. As well as visiting all major religious sites, the tour also includes those of cultural and […]
Europe, Archaeology, Turkey, Time Periods, Special Interest, Art / Architecture, Customized Programs, Bible Lands, Classic Visit, Module, Private Tour
Sicily has always been a melting pot in which people of different race, religion and language have clashed and met, leaving in the island a stratification of extremely significant traces. Jews have had a millenary presence on the island and, till the Spanish exile of 1492, the Sicilian Jewish community was one of the most […]
Escorted Journeys, Europe, Italy, Sicily, Special Interest, Join-In Tour, Bible Lands, Religion, Judaism
Breathtaking Sights, Tastes and Perfumes of the Heritage of Sicily
This tour offers the chance to share and learn the heritage of the Sicilian island, its secret and discovering our local traditions. This Escorted Trip has an average group size of maximum 20 clients, is escorted by at least one Sicilian Tour Leader for its entire […]
Escorted Journeys, Europe, Italy, Sicily, Cultural, Bible Lands, Module
This mystical discovery of Egypt allows you to visit much more in depth this country seemingly the cradle of Civilization. You will visit some of the more arcane temples where the original beliefs symbolized in the “Book of the Dead” originated from. Lake Nasser, created by the new High Dam south of Aswan, is surrounded […]
Africa, Archaeology, Egypt, Lake Nasser, Educational, Cultural, Special Interest, Art / Architecture, Join-In Tour, Cruising Type, River Cruises, Ancient Egypt, Classic Visit, Hosted Tours, Egypt Cruises