Vienna

Our new Vienna holiday offers a fascinating and unique insight into the city’s cultural highlights in the company of two worldclass experts. Wine guru Jonathan Ray will introduce some of Austria’s increasingly varied and well-respected wines, and celebrated baritone Christopher Maltman will join us for dinner at one of the city’s best restaurants before his performance as Escamillo in Bizet’s ‘Carmen’ at the Vienna State Opera – one of two operas which we see during our stay.

4 nights price from £3289 per person

“Kent, sir – everybody knows Kent – apples, cherries, hops and women” observed Mr Jingle in Dickens’ Pickwick Papers, and whilst we might phrase it differently almost 200 years later, the Garden of England retains a fruitful abundance from the High Weald, to the cliffs and beaches of the coast.

4 nights price from £1995 per person

A superb wine tour through Rioja and Old Castile to discover some of Spain’s greatest vineyards and enjoy the legendary hospitality of the bodegas.

5 nights price from £2896 per person

Champagne

Whet your appetite for the festive season with a pre-Christmas Champagne escape in the company of wine expert Tim Clarke. Based in the heart of Reims, walking distance from the magnificent gothic cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, we will enjoy exclusive tastings and delicious cuisine, as well as time to explore the atmospheric Christmas markets.

3 nights price from £2898 per person

Syracuse, Taormina

Sicily is the crossroads of the Mediterranean and waves of successive conquerors - from the Phoenicians to the Ancient Greeks to the Normans, have left behind their cultural legacies.

5 nights price from £3789 per person

A fascinating cultural blend of French and Germanic influences, Alsace is a region of half-timbered mediaeval towns and delicious cuisine which combines French refinement with hearty Germanic ingredients such as Choucroute, the regional speciality.

4 nights price from £2189 per person