Ace Cultural Tours

ACE Tour Director, John Bryden and Tour Manager, Michaela Rowland-Hall discuss their highlights of the 2019 Rhine Cruise: Musical Legacy, Festive Traditions, and what they are looking forward to on this year's cruise.
See more details here - https://bit.ly/31RpNzY

New music tours alert!
Across 2020, we will enjoy visits to classical music festivals in beautiful locations: from the St Magnus Music Festival on Orkney to the unique festival of chamber music in Kuhmo, Finland.
See them all here - https://bit.ly/320tDXK
... Image © Stefan Bremer
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With some of the most beautiful country houses and gardens on our doorstep, there's no need to fly to discover the stories and history behind the architectural facades on our UK Halls and Houses tours. Find them here - https://bit.ly/2GJk2L3

Join Nicholas Wearne in Latvia for our Riga Opera Festival tour and enjoy operatic masterpieces by Mozart and Tchaikovsky whilst discovering Latvia’s mythological and literary heritage.
Tour details here - https://bit.ly/31nk3Op
Image: Riga Opera House

Our Italian Tour Specialist, Noemi, discovered the fascinating traditions of the Isle of Man and the island's origins shrouded in legend and mystery. Read her blog here - https://bit.ly/3aY02lB

Watch ACE Tour Director, Sandy Burnett introduce the opportunity to enjoy Wagner's spectacular Ring Cycle in Budapest this June.⁠ ⁠ #music #classicalmusic #Wagner #RingCycle #Budapest #Hungary #aceculturaltours

With highlights including the richly decorated, magnificent Cathedral of San Lorenzo in Porto Venere, and Florence's Ospedale degli Innocenti, the orphanage designed by Brunelleschi, see two of our fascinating Italian tours with few places remaining for this year!
RIVIERA DI LEVANTE: FROM GENOA TO PISA - https://bit.ly/2sCWNyQ
VASARI: FATHER OF ART HISTORY - https://bit.ly/38iVNyO

"A once-in-a-lifetime exhibition devoted to Jan van Eyck is the jewel in the crown of this tour. More than half his existing works will be on show, including the newly restored outer panels of the peerless Ghent altarpiece. No wonder the art critics are calling it a 'must-see' event of the year."
- ACE Tour Director, Rupert Dickens discusses his personal highlights of our Flemish Painting tour this year
Tour details - https://bit.ly/3abhqTK

Explore some of the sites visited on our Prehistoric & Roman Anglesey & Snowdonia tour departing this July in The Guardian's look at the mixture of Medieval mythology and Roman history at the Tomen y Mur hill fort.
Tour details: https://bit.ly/2FodQrf

Start the New Year as you mean to go on...
Plan your travels for 2020 with our brand new tour launches; from Art on the Cote d'Azur to the International Chopin Festival and Shakespeare in Stratford, with ACE there's a tour for every cultural interest.
See them here - https://bit.ly/35zCfpf

Wishing all our ACE Cultural Tours customers a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year! ⁠ ⁠ Image: Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence by Caravaggio, 1609. ⁠ ⁠ #christmas #nativity #caravaggio #art #culture #jesus #virginmary #aceculturaltours #travel

See the fascinating discovery of two royal tombs near Pylos in Greece, containing gold jewellery and a pendant depicting an Egyptian goddess dating back more than 3000 years.
Our Athens, Delphi and the Peloponnese tour in April 2020 visits archaeological sites in Pylos. See more details here - https://bit.ly/36JCGxl

Here's what our passengers had to say about this year's Advent Cruise on the Rhine...⁠ ⁠ Accompanied by five specialist Tour Directors, our group explored the musical, cultural and festive heritage of this fairytale region along the Rhine river, starting in Paris and stopping at Frankfurt, Cochem, Cologne, Mannheim and Strasbourg. ⁠ ⁠ #christmas #advent #culturalcruise #RhineRiver #christmasmarkets #festive #music #art #Paris #Frankfurt #Cochem #Cologne #Mannheim #Strasbourg #aceculturaltours

A fresh look at The Night Watch... 2020 welcomes the exciting possibility to observe a team of 20 conservators carry out an in-depth investigation and restoration of Rembrandt’s masterpiece The Night Watch in the world-renowned Rijksmuseum.
Read our latest blog about the restoration work here - https://bit.ly/2YxCQFd
Image: Restorers at work in the Rijksmuseum © Piroschka van de Wouw, courtesy of the Rijksmuseum

One of ACE’s most celebrated and classic destinations, France offers a wealth of cultural delights to enchant and enthral travellers – from the painted caves of the Dordogne to the artistic and architectural treasures of Lorraine.
The Dordogne - https://bit.ly/35W4AWs Provence River Cruise 1 - https://bit.ly/2RayGkZ Provence River Cruise 2 - https://bit.ly/2P68BAJ... Albi & the Languedoc - https://bit.ly/2qjyEMC Lorraine - https://bit.ly/2Ycw5bN
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Don't miss ACE Tour Director, Stella Lyons' piece in the current Winter issue of The Arts Society magazine. Stella discusses the origins of recognised Scandinavian art, Norwegian landscapes and the country's true Golden Age.
See Stella's ACE art tours here - https://bit.ly/2P0stW0

Limited spaces remain on a selection of cultural tours across the winter and early spring. Whether exploring the wildlife and landscape of the Somerset Levels, or the wealth of art to be found in Berlin – there are tours to suit a range of interests to look forward to after the excitement of the festive season.
Explore them here - https://bit.ly/34ISzDs