Northern Italy Art Tour, November 2009
Preliminary Notice
Renaissance in the Veneto
14 nights beginning Sunday 18 October to 1 November 2009
Giotto, Mantegna, Donatello, Bellini, Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese, Palladio
Padua: Giotto: frescoes in the Scrovegni Chapel (2 visits), Museo Civico, Basilica of St Antonio
Verona: Roman Arena, Mantegna: San Zeno Altarpiece, Teatro Romano, Sant’ Anastasia
Vicenza: Palazzo Barbaran da Porto, Palazzo Chiericati, Teatro Olimpico, La Basilica, Villa Rotonda, Villa Barbaro Maser
Venice: Scuola Grande di San Rocco, La Gloriosa, Academy, Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Santa Zaccaria, San Giorgio Maggiore, Il Redentore, San Sebastiano, La Salute, island of Torcello
A tour for those who appreciate the finer aspects of life: art and architecture, but also the great cuisine of the Veneto, fine wines, a laugh or two, and plenty of time to wander on your own to enjoy what you have come to experience; accommodation is in elegant 4-star Venetian country villas.
14 nights: 18 October to 1 November 2009
Tour Operator: Claudio Polles; Art History Guide: Dr Angela Ashford
Tour (land) cost: approx AUS$7,500 twin share; single supplement AUS$1200
For bookings and details:
Dr Angela Ashford // ph 294 6233 // 027 266 3667
www.duomo.ac.nz // Angela@duomo.ac.nz
The tour will include the following services:
Accommodation
All breakfasts
All dinners with wine
All entry fees
All internal transport
Italian speaking guide (Dr Angela Ashford) to all the above places of interest to see architecture and art which will concentrate on the works of major Renaissance artists including Palladio. There will also be an Italian tour operator who lives in the Veneto region and who will provide transport in the form of two small comfortable vehicles. He will also be organising the dinner each night to a local restaurant.
Escorted by Dr Angela Ashford and Revd Ron Ashford
Tour Operator: Claudio Polles
TOUR COSTS INCLUDE –
. Transfers
. Accommodation with private facilities
. All excursions
. All breakfasts, all dinners (wines with evening meals)
. Entrance fees as per itinerary
NOT INCLUDED –
. Airfares and all associated airport and airline taxes
. Travel insurance
. Any personal costs