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Western Sicily

19th - 25th September 2012

6 nights

Lecturers: Robin Lane Fox and Charles FitzRoy

Western Sicily is one of the richest cultural areas in the whole of Europe. The Greek temples of Segesta, Selinunte and Agrigento, in magnificent settings, are among the most complete in existence.

We are very fortunate in having the famous classicist Robin Lane Fox to bring them vividly to life, and to explain how these city states once surpassed in wealth Athens and Sparta.

1,500 years later the Norman kings of Sicily made Palermo the most civilised city in Europe, with a unique synthesis of Latin, Byzantine and Arab cultures. They decorated their churches with magnificent mosaics, notably those in the cathedral of Monreale, one of the most remarkable buildings of the entire Middle Ages.

Palermo is a fascinating city. Hidden within its back streets are splendid Baroque palaces where we will be entertained to lunch and dinner by descendants of the Sicilian nobility who originally built them. We will be seeing the sumptuous ball-room chosen by Visconti as the setting for the ball scene in the film of The Leopard, whose author, Giuseppe di Lampedusa, lived nearby.

Dates	Wednesday 19th to Tuesday 25th September 2012
Cost	£2,985 This includes Half Board plus two dinners, all lectures, coach trips and entry fees. We reserve the right to adjust the price should there be a significant alteration in the rate of exchange. Please note that the cost of air travel is not included.
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Flights	Please let us know if you would like to travel as part of the group and we will advise you of the return flights we have selected for this tour.
Hotel	We will be spending 4 nights at the 5 Star Villa Igiea in Palermo, a stylish Art Nouveau building set in a beautiful, secluded garden overlooking the sea. The elegant bedrooms are spacious and well-appointed. The last 2 nights will be at the Villa Athena in Agrigento which has just been extensively refurbished and has an incomparable view of the Greek temples. Both are 5 star hotels.
Single Rooms	There will be a supplement of £465 for single occupancy of a double room.
Lecturers	Robin Lane Fox and Charles FitzRoy
Tour Leader	Charles FitzRoy

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