Italy’s irresistible attractions for travelers are not just tantalizing glimpses of faded glory, the civilizations of Rome and the Etruscans, or the architecture and artistic marvels of the Middle Ages, or as the cradle of the Renaissance, or even today as the one of the great centers of the arts, design and fashion. From the world’s greatest cities for art and architecture ( and Shopping ), Venice, Florence, Rome and many perfectly preserved medieval cities, Siena, Assisi, Gubbio... to countless isolated "gems"‘ that people travel the world just to see. The countryside, punctuated with cypress trees, castles and walled hill town, that have scarcely changed since medieval times. Nowhere is there a greater profusion or variety of flowers and as you follow ancient country paths, from one perfectly preserved hill town or village to the next, and find comfortable characteristic accommodation and a wonderful meal, you have no doubt that only way to really see Italy, in all its infinite diversity , is on foot.
The charms of France need no introduction- vibrant town life, fine wines, lovingly prepared cousine, varied scenery and a plethora of sites from prehistoric caves to Proveçal market. The Dorgogne tour, a marvellous route through the heart of castle, cave and confit- country, to the pilgrim village of Rocamadour. Provence here we find the images that inspired Van Gogh and Cézannne: scarlet poppies in gold field, scrub scented with thyme, myrtle and juniper and the inspiring scenery of the Mts Alpilles and Ste Victorie.
Enriched by the legacy of so many civilizations, whether Phoenican or Greek, Carthaginian or Roman, Visgothit or Moorish, Spain has unique wealth of cultural complexity, while its imperial past, supported by gold from the New World, has left magnificent monuments and echoes of fading grandeur. the richness the tapestry is completed by Spain’s ethnic diversity, following millennia of migrations and invasions, from small dark Hispanic people of Teruel and the Maestrazgo, to the Swabians and Moorish Goths of Leon, to the Basques, the Celts of Galicia............
With sophisticated centers of culture, Barcelona, Madrid Sevilla, architecture from Roman and Moorish to Gothic and Gaudi’, art from Valasquez and Goya to Picasso and beyond, and grest monuments spanning every era, Spain’s heritage has an expansiveness that matches the vast panoramas of landscapes.
Also we have bicycling tours available with destinations to U.S.A., New Zealand, Thailand, China, Costa Rica & Argentina.
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