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Cultural tours departing in 2023

last updated on 12/05/23

We are delighted to publish a list of tours for 2023. Please click on the links below to view full itineraries.

Dates listed for tours which are not yet available to book (those without a code in the list below) are subject to change, although most are unlikely to move by more than one or two days. Please e-mail [email protected] to register your interest in these events. 

January 

Valletta Baroque Festival , 17–23 January (MJ605)

Mozart in Salzburg , 28 January–3 February (MJ610)

Israel & Palestine , 21 February–2 March (MJ626)

Palaces & Villas of Rome , 27 February–4 March (MJ624)

Essential Rome, 28 February–6 March (MJ625)

CHAMBER MUSIC SHORT BREAK: Castalian String Quartet , 3–5 March (MJ632)

Florence & Venice , 13–20 March (MJ643)

Indian Summer , 14–25 March (MJ644)

Cities of Al-Andalus , 20–26 March (MJ650)

Venetian Palaces, 21–25 March (MJ652)

Gastronomic Valencia , 27 March–3 April (MJ657)

Cyprus: stepping stone of history , 27 March–4 April (MJ660)

Essential Puglia ,   28 March–4   April (MJ658)

Florentine Palaces, 29 March–2 April (MJ661)

The Ring in Berlin , 3–11 April (MJ662)

Art in Japan , 10–21 April (MJ674)

Palladian Villas, 11–16 April (MJ677)

Romans & Carolingians , 12–19 April (MJ678)

Pompeii & Herculaneum , 17–22 April  (MJ683)

Anjou & the West , 18–27 April (MJ682)

The Cathedrals of England , 19–27 April (MJ684)

Albania: Crossroads of Antiquity , 19–28 April (MJ686)

Ravenna & Urbino , 20–24 April (MJ687)

Opera in Vienna , 20–25 April (MJ696)

Southern Tuscany, 20–26 April (MJ690)

CHAMBER MUSIC SHORT BREAK: The Linos Piano Trio , 21–23 April (MJ689)

Samarkand & Silk Road Cities , 21 April–2 May (MJ688)

The Venetian Land Empire, 24 April–3 May (MJ691)

Civilisations of Sicily, 24 April–6 May (MJ692)

CHAMBER MUSIC SHORT BREAK: The Elias String Quartet , 8–10 May (MJ706)

Tuscan Gardens, 8–13 May (MJ703)

Walking Hadrian's Wall , 8–14 May (MJ705)

The Duchy of Milan , 8–15 May (MJ716)

Traditions of Japan , 8–20 May (MJ717)

The Western Balkans , 8–21 May (MJ714)

Aragón: Hidden Spain , 10–18   May (MJ715)

Courts of Northern Italy, 12–19 May (MJ723)

Art in Scotland, 12–19 May (MJ719)

Great Irish Houses , 12–20 May (MJ724)

Cities of Catalonia , 13–22 May (MJ718)

Classical Greece , 13–22 May (MJ712)

CULTURE DAY: Byrd in the City 15 May (LJ722)

Prague Spring, 15–21 May (MJ720)

Moldavia & Transylvania , 18–28 May (MJ727)

Leipzig Mahler Festival, 18–29 May (MJ729)

Dresden Music Festival , 19–25 May (MJ726)

Samarkand & Silk Road Cities , 19–30 May (MJ725)

Castles of Wales, 21–25 May (MJ730)

Great Private Houses in Norfolk , 22–26 May (MJ735)

The Medieval Pyrenees , 23 May–1 June (MJ737)

Berlin New Architecture , 30 May–3 June (MJ748)]

Medieval Burgundy , 3–10 June (MJ754)

Gastronomy & the Golden Age , 7–14 June (MJ755)

Glyndebourne & Garsington , 8–11 June

Versailles: Seat of the Sun King , 9–12 June (MJ762)

Art in Tyrol: South & North, 12–18 June (MJ763) 

Gastronomic Friuli-Venezia Giulia, 12–18 June (MJ764)

Cave Art of France, 12–19 July (MJ795)

Footpaths of Umbria, 12–19 June (MJ766)

Great French Gardens, 14–23 June (MJ765)

Great Houses of the North, 15–23 June (MJ768)

CULTURE DAY: The Squares Walk , 16 June (LJ773)

Medieval Alsace, 16–23 June (MJ769)

Gardens in the Highlands, 17–25 June (MJ770)

Medieval Middle England , 19–23 June (MJ772)

Walking in Southern Bohemia, 19–25 June (MJ771)

Walking the Rhine Valley , 22–28 June (MJ774)

West Cork Chamber Music Festival , 23–27 June 2023 (MJ777)

MARTIN RANDALL FESTIVAL: MUSIC ALONG THE RHINE , 23–30 June (MJ776)

Lincolnshire Churches, 27 June–1 July (MJ785)

Copenhagen Modern,  29 June–3 July (MJ780)

MARTIN RANDALL FESTIVAL: CELEBRATING WILLIAM BYRD , 1–5 July (MJ787)

West Country Churches, 3–7 July (MJ790)

Flemish Painting , 5–9 July (MJ791)

CULTURE DAY: The Wren Tercentenary , 6 July (LJ879)

Savonlinna Opera ,  6–11 July (MJ792)

Hindsgavl: Chamber Music in Denmark, 11–16 July (MJ793)

Cave Art of France , 12-19 July (MJ795)

Lusatia: Germany’s Eastern Borderlands, 17–23 July (MJ797)

Opera in Munich , 18–23 July (MJ800)

CULTURE DAY: The London Backstreet Walk , 19 July (LJ801)

CULTURE DAY: The   Wren   Tercentenary , 26 July (LJ808)

The Hanseatic League, 27 July–3 August (MJ820)

CULTURE DAY: The London Gardens Walk , 28 July (LJ810)

Verona Opera, 2–6 August (MJ818)

Medieval Saxony, 7–16 August (MJ838)

Drottningholm & Confidencen , 11–14 August (MJ825)

Rossini & Puccini , 14–20 August (MJ827)

The Lucerne Festival, 20–25 August (MJ832)

The Schubertiade, 25–31 August (MJ835)

Mitteldeutschland, 27 August–4 September (MJ840)

CULTURE DAY: London Neighbourhoods , 31 August (LJ841)

Samarkand & Silk Road Cities , 1–12 September (MJ842)

The Heart of Italy, 2–9 September (MJ848)

Walking to Santiago , 2–13 September (MJ852)

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 3–8 September (MJ846)

The Age of Bede , 4–8 September (MJ860)

MARTIN RANDALL FESTIVAL: THE JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH JOURNEY, 4–10 September (MJ850)

Gastronomic Basque Country ,  4–11 September (MJ849)

Dutch Modern , 6–11 September (MJ853)

Ravenna & Urbino ,  7–11 September (MJ858)

Courts of Northern Italy,  8–15 September  (MJ859)

Châteaux of the Loire, 9–13 September (MJ855)

Classical Greece , 9–18 September (MJ856)

Walking in Slovenia , 11 September–18 September (MJ861)

Civilisations of Sicily,  11–23 September  (MJ862)

CULTURE DAY: London Organs Day (LJ684)

Georgia Uncovered, 16–26 September (MJ875)

Walking a Royal River , 18–24 September (MJ879)

English Georgian Towns,  20–27 September (MJ895)

Albania: Crossroads of Antiquity, 20–29 September (MJ898)

Frank Lloyd Wright , 22 September–3 October (MJ900)

Fiesole to Lucca: Tuscany on Foot , 24 September–1 October (MJ904)

Pompeii & Herculaneum , 25–30 September (MJ903)

Essential Andalucía , 25 September–5 October (MJ905)

Sir Christopher Wren , 26–30 September (MJ910)

Arts & Crafts in the Cotswolds, 26–30 September (MJ865)

Medieval Champagne, 26 September–3 October (MJ906)

The Cathedrals of England , 27 September–5 October (MJ907)

Two Spains: The Spanish Civil War & its Aftermath , 27 September–5 October (MJ908)

Siena   &   San Gimignano , 30 September–4 October (MJ920)

Gardens & Villas of Campagna Romana , 2–7 October (MJ923)

Art in the Netherlands , 4–10 October (MJ922)

Berlin, Potsdam, Dresden, 5–13 October (MJ925)

Malta: prehistoric to present , 9–15 October (MJ930)

Ravenna & Urbino ,  12–16 October (MJ940)

Gastronomic Piedmont, 14–20 October (MJ943)

In Search of Alexander, 16–22 October (MJ934)

Footpaths of Umbria,   16–23 October (MJ946)

Castile & León , 16–25 October (MJ935)

Civilisations of Sicily,  16–28 October  (MJ932)

Palladian Villas, 17–22 October (MJ955)

Renaissance Rivals , 18–24 October (MJ962)

MARTIN RANDALL FESTIVAL: THE THOMAS TALLIS TRAIL , 20–22 October (MJ975)

The Ligurian Coast , 21–27 October (MJ978)

Essential Jordan , 21–29 October (MJ980)

Oman, Landscapes & Peoples ,  21–31 October (MJ981)

Modern Art on the Côte d'Azur ,   22–28   October (MJ928)

Malta: prehistoric to present , 23–29 October (MJ982)

Italian Design , 23–29 October (MJ983)

Wexford Opera Festival , 30 October–4 November (MJ995)

Palermo Revealed , 31 October–5 November (MJ996)

Les Années Folles , 2–5 November (MJ100)

CHAMBER MUSIC SHORT BREAK: Consone Quartet at The Castle Taunton , 3–5 November (MJ101)

Venetian Palaces, 7–11 November (MJ105)

Japanese Gardens , 9–20 November (MJ108)

Art History of Venice , 13–19 November (MJ110)

Gastronomic Sicily , 13–20 November (MJ111)

Art in Madrid , 15–19 November (MJ112)

The Art of Florence, 20–26 November (MJ120)

The Printing Revolution , 20–27 November (MJ116)

Celebrating Picasso , 21–29 November (MJ125) 

Essential South India , 30 November–13 December (MJ132)

Florence at Christmas , 20–27 December (MJ141)

Turin at Christmas , 20–27 December (MJ145)

Paris at Christmas , 21–27 December (MJ148)

Prague at Christmas, 21–27 December (MJ150)

Munich at Christmas , 21–28 December (MJ154)

Verona at Christmas , 21–28 December (MJ142)

Music in Berlin at New Year , 28 December 2023–3 January 2024

Please email  [email protected]  to register your interest in events that are not yet available to book. 

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We specialise in cultural tours for small groups, which are imaginative and meticulously planned, often with private visits to places not normally open to the public and always in the company of an  expert speaker .

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Around 30% of guests in our groups are solo travellers; rooms allocated are always a double or twin for sole occupancy.

Our UK tours range from two nights to a week or more with themes such as country houses, music, architecture, art, walking and history.

Head to  Samarkand and the Silk Road cities  of Uzbekistan or experience the highlights of  Jordan .

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Superb tour of the Châteaux of the Loire

We visited a variety of beautiful chateaux of the Loire valley whilst based in a splendid former chateau - now hotel - in Charge. The visits included time for the gardens, time to recover and time to enjoy delicious evening meals and wine.

Martin Randell is an extremely good tour operator which has (again) provided an excellent holiday. The lecturer was first class and the accommodation was also excellent.

A wonderful insight into Bach and his music in his own towns and cities.

W enjoyed an expertly-led and comfortable tour over a week with 9 outstanding concerts in 5 days. Excellent and expert commentary from Sir Nicholas Kenyon.

Martin Randall Travel offers cultural tours and visits world-wide, led by experts. Outstanding hassle-free organisation.

A brilliant day in London.

4 organ recitals during the day in 4 different historic churches.

It was supremely well organised, and with a delicious lunch.

MRT - Ravenna & Urbino SG066120

Excellent throughout. Expectations fulfilled. MRT's description in its brochure was accurate as to what was actually provided.

First class at every point. Superb lecturer and most helpful and very approachable and helpful tour leader.

Ravenna and Urbino

Looking at art, mosaics and architecture

Good quality accommodation and tour guides. a wide and interesting range of holidays. Very helpful head office staff. An excellent range of holidays throughout the world with an emphasis on all the arts.

Deeper knowledge of Ravenna & early Middle Ages

Four days in Ravenna & Urbino with an art historian - bliss!

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It was the experience of the lifetime. I cannot praise it highly enough

A group tour that took us to the places where Bach had worked and where we heard his music played by musicians of the very highest calibre.

An enormous amount of work had clearly gone into the preparation of this tour with a booklet describing in detail the schedule together with essays on the you places we were visiting and the music we would be hearing. The overall organisation was absolutely seamless and supervised by charming and intelligent staff. To describe the whole experience as excellent is not high enough praise

Superb Bach Festival

The tour involved travel to six towns in which J. S. Bach lived. The tour involved hotel stays in three cities, lectures by Sir Nicholas Kenyon, nine concerts by outstanding musicians, transportation by coach, and most meals.

Martin Randall is an outstanding organizer of cultural tours.

An emotional experience not to be missed.

This was an illustrated tour following the music of J.S. Bach and the places he lived and worked. The itinerary was well thought out, the concerts well programmed and the musicianship world class. Talks were very informative and delivered in a very professional, easy to follow style. Hotels were good quality and travel between locations comfortable and well organised. With everyone on the tour having such a particular interest in common, it ...

This was an illustrated tour following the music of J.S. Bach and the places he lived and worked. The itinerary was well thought out, the concerts well programmed and the musicianship world class. Talks were very informative and delivered in a very professional, easy to follow style. Hotels were good quality and travel between locations comfortable and well organised. With everyone on the tour having such a particular interest in common, it was easy making new friends and acquaintances. This holiday exceeded my expectations, I could not have asked for more.

The bookings people were always ready to help and knowledgeable and were very flexible when I was trying to decide whether to go earlier or stay later. The on tour guides were friendly and helpful and everything was very well organised. The (198 page) book containing the itinerary and information on locations, concert and artist details, and even the menus was most comprehensive and covered every aspect of the trip and will be a valued memento.

A lovely week in beautiful venues listening to outstanding musicians.

The holiday focused on the music of J S Bach, and we visited the places in which he lived and worked, listening to outstanding musicians playing his music.

I thought the tour operator was outstanding and the organisation was brilliant. It required something like a military operation to ensure that 160 people, staying in different hotels, were in the right place (restaurant, concert hall, church etc) at the right time. The Martin Randall staff were lovely people, always pleasant and calm in the face of adversity. I thought that everything went very well and that we were looked after exceptionally well.

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