Dear traveller, It is with great pleasure that I write with our plans for 2022. This is a seminal moment; it is the first printed mailing we have sent out since March 2020, and as such demonstrates just how far we have come in our recovery and our confidence for the future. We know many of you have missed our brochures – as have we – and so we will now start sending regular updates to those who would like something by post. They will not be on the scale of years past; the climate crisis has necessarily changed our approach, as has the pandemic. We do hope, however, that we can more successfully share with you our rich and varied programme, and we begin here with a straightforward calendar of events. If you would like further details on anything, please just call or e-mail us and we will happily put it straight into an envelope. You can also find everything we do on martinrandall.com. If you are content to be contacted by e-mail, please subscribe to our newsletters. This is still the best way for us to keep you informed of newly launched tours and festivals, our online talks or any other innovation, including most recently our online shop (for which we can also take orders by phone). The last 20 months have not been easy, but we have come out the other side with increased determination and knowledge, and renewed enthusiasm to give you the best possible holiday. On behalf of everyone at Martin Randall Travel, I wish you a happy and healthy Christmas and a peaceful start to the new year.
Fiona Charrington Chief Executive December 2021
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Our tours and events in 2022 January
April
31– 5 String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam (mi 243) Leo Samama
1– 3 Chamber Music Break: Navarra String Quartet 1– 7 Gardens of the Riviera (mi 294) Steven Desmond 5–13 Normans in the South (mi 300) John McNeill 6–11 Mozart in Berlin (mi 304) Ian Page 6–13 Romans & Carolingians (mi 301) Dr Hugh Doherty 6–14 The Cathedrals of England (mi 302) Jon Cannon 7–11 Ravenna & Urbino (mi 303) Dr Luca Leoncini 9–17 Essential Jordan (mi 305) Felicity Cobbing 11–15 Tom Abbott’s Berlin (mi 313) Tom Abbott 11–22 Art in Japan (mi 308) Dr Monika Hinkel 19–24 Pompeii & Herculaneum (mi 321) Dr Mark Grahame 19–25 Gardens & Villas of the Veneto (mi 322) Amanda Patton 19–27 Cornish Houses & Gardens (mi 324) Anthony Lambert 20–29 Albania: Crossroads of Antiquity (mi 330) Carolyn Perry 22– 3 Samarkand & Silk Road Cities (mi 328) Dr Peter Webb 23–29 Genoa & Turin (mi 332) Dr Luca Leoncini 25– 7 Civilisations of Sicily (mi 331) Dr Philippa Joseph 26– 1 Palladian Villas (mi 320) Dr Michael Douglas-Scott
February 22–27 22–28 23– 6
Connoisseur’s Rome (mi 253) Dr Michael Douglas-Scott Essential Rome (mi 254) Dr Thomas-Leo True Art in Texas (mi 255) Gijs van Hensbergen
March 4– 6 10–25 13–20 15–19 16–19 21–27 21–30 28– 6 29– 7 31– 7
Chamber Music Break: The Albion String Quartet Patagonia: ‘Uttermost Part of the Earth’ (mi 275) Chris Moss Gastronomic Andalucía (mi 267) Gijs van Hensbergen Venetian Palaces (mi 279) Dr Michael Douglas-Scott Welsh National Opera Simon Rees The Art of Florence (mi 286) Dr Michael Douglas-Scott Classical Turkey (mi 288) Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones Eastern Andalucía: Caliphs to Kings (mi 289) Gijs van Hensbergen Israel & Palestine (mi 290) Dr Garth Gilmour Gastronomic Provence (mi 293) Marc Millon
Illustrations. Front cover: Aquileia, Basilica, early-20thcentury watercolour. Opposite top: Brescia, watercolour by W.W. Collins, publ. 1911. Left: artefacts from Pompeii, engraving from ‘The Graphic’ 1882.
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30– 6 The Ligurian Coast (mi 333) Dr Luca Leoncini 30–10 Sailing the Dalmatian Coast (mi 329) Dr Ffiona Gilmore Eaves
May 4– 8 Flemish Painting (mi 335) Dr Sue Jones 6–13 Courts of Northern Italy (mi 337) Dr Michael Douglas-Scott 6–13 St Petersburg (mi 338) Dr Alexey Makhrov 7–16 Classical Greece (mi 339) Professor Antony Spawforth 8–12 Wales: Castles, Campaigns, Conquest Marc Morris 8–15 Gardens of the Bay of Naples (mi 343) Steven Desmond 9–15 Walking Hadrian’s Wall (mi 341) Graeme Stobbs 9–16 Gastronomic Le Marche (mi 340) Marc Millon & Dr Thomas-Leo True 9–21 Traditions of Japan (mi 346) Professor Timon Screech 9–22 The Western Balkans (mi 342) Cathie Carmichael 11–15 Budapest Reopened (mi 345) Dr Jósef Sisa 11–21 Sailing the Dalmatian Coast (mi 349) Dr Zoe Opačić 11–24 East Coast Galleries (mi 350) Mary Lynn Riley 12–21 Extremadura (mi 353) Paul Richardson 13–20 Krakow & Silesia (mi 352) Dr Agata Golmólka 13–21 Great Irish Houses (mi 354) Anthony Lambert
13–24 Samarkand & Silk Road Cities (mi 355) Dr Peter Webb 16–20 Arts & Crafts in the Lake District (mi 359) Janet Sinclair 16–22 Medieval Heart of Portugal (mi 357) John McNeill 16–23 Footpaths of Umbria (mi 358) Dr Thomas-Leo True 17–23 In Search of Alexander (mi 360) Professor Antony Spawforth 20–25 New English Gardens & RHS Chelsea Amanda Patton 20–28 Textile Collections in Russia with HALI (ei 363) Dr Alexey Makhrov & Ben Evans 21–29 Cyprus: stepping stone of history Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones 21–29 Moldavia & Transylvania (mi 365) Dr Shona Kallestrup 22–26 Sussex Modern Monica Bohm-Duchen 22–27 POLYPHONY IN PORTUGAL (mi 367) 23–27 Great Private Houses of Norfolk Dr Andrew Moore 23–30 Dark Age Brilliance (mi 368) John McNeill 24–30 Oberammergau (mi 370) Tom Abbott 29– 2 Gardens of Sintra (mi 372) Dr Gerald Luckhurst Iceland’s Story
June 5–12 7–13 7–18
Gastronomy & the Golden Age (mi 380) Gijs van Hensbergen Connoisseur’s Prague (mi 384) Richard Bassett Walking to Santiago (mi 383) Dr Rose Walker
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8–14 Connoisseur’s Vienna (mi 385) Dr Jarl Kremeier 8–15 Gastronomic Veneto (mi 387) Marc Millon & Dr R.T. Cobianchi 9–15 Leipzig Bach Festival (mi 388) Dr David Vickers 9–16 Medieval Burgundy (mi 377) John McNeill 13–20 Treasures of Moravia (mi 391) Martin Randall 15–20 Leipzig Bach Festival (mi 389) Richard Wigmore 17–20 Versailles: Seat of the Sun King (mi 393) Professor Anthony Spawforth 18–26 Gardens in the Highlands (mi 395) Colin Crosbie 19–26 The Schubertiade Katy Hamilton 19–27 Wagner in Leipzig (mi 402) Barry Millington 20–24 Medieval Kent (mi 396) John McNeill 20–26 Lucca & vicinity (mi 398) Professor Andrew Hopkins 20–27 Franconia (mi 400) Dr Jarl Kremeier 26– 3 Medieval Aosta & Como John McNeill 29– 3 Medieval East Anglia Dr Jana Gajdošová 29– 4 Wagner in Leipzig (mi 403) Barry Millington 30– 8 Finland: Aalto & Others (mi 401) Professor Harry Charrington Glyndebourne & Garsington Great Houses of the South West Anthony Lambert Illustrations. Above: Amsterdam, aquatint c. 1790. Overleaf: Segovia, La Granja de San Ildefonso, watercolour by Mima Nixon, publ. 1916. Back cover: Regensburg, copper engraving c. 1750.
July 4– 7 MUSIC IN SUFFOLK CHURCHES (mi 410) 4–10 French Gothic (mi 406) Dr Jana Gajdošová 5–10 Bauhaus (mi 405) Tom Abbott 5–11 Cave Art in Spain (mi 407) Dr Paul Bahn 6–11 Wagner in Leipzig (mi 404) Barry Millington 6–14 Northumbria (mi 412) Christopher Newall 11–16 Walking to Derbyshire Houses (mi 416) Anthony Lambert 18–24 Western Ireland Archaeology (mi 428) Professor Muiris O’Sullivan 19–25 Oberammergau (mi 430) Tom Abbott 20–26 Opera in Munich & Bregenz 23–29 Orkney: 5,000 years of culture (mi 432) Caroline Wickham-Jones Verona Opera Dr R.T. Cobianchi The Industrial Revolution Paul Atterbury Constable & Gainsborough
August 4–11 The Hanseatic League (mi 438) Andreas Puth 9–15 Moving on: Architecture & Memory (mi 444) Tom Abbott 16–19 The Age of Bede Imogen Corrigan 17–22 King Ludwig II (mi 448) Tom Abbott 22–29 Walking the Danube 22–29 MUSIC ALONG THE DANUBE
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September 2– 9 Courts of Northern Italy (mi 456) Professor Fabrizio Nevola 2–14 The Road to Santiago (mi 455) Dr Richard Plant 4– 9 Isambard Kingdom Brunel Anthony Lambert 5–10 Czech Modernism Professor Harry Charrington 5–11 The Etruscans (mi 458) Dr Nigel Spivey 5–12 Cave Art of France (mi 459) Dr Paul Bahn 6–12 Maritime England James Davey 6–13 The Douro (mi 463) Martin Symington 7–20 Peru: the Andean Heartland (mi 461) Dr David Beresford-Jones 9–20 Frank Lloyd Wright (mi 465) Tom Abbott 10–19 Classical Greece (mi 467) Dr Dan Jolowicz 10–20 Georgia Uncovered Ian Colvin 12–16 Dorset Churches (mi 474) Imogen Corrigan 12–17 Gardens & Landscapes of the Dutch Wave (mi 468) Amanda Patton 12–19 Gastronomic Galicia (mi 472) Gijs van Hensbergen 12–19 Footpaths of Umbria (mi 469) Nigel McGilchrist 12–24 Civilisations of Sicily (mi 471) Dr Luca Leoncini 14–18 Arts & Crafts in the Cotswolds Janet Sinclair 16–23 St Petersburg (mi 488) Dr Alexey Makhrov 16–27 Samarkand & Silk Road Cities (mi 493) Dr Venetia Porter
17–23 Gastronomic Emilia-Romagna (mi 491) Marc Millon & Dr R.T. Cobianchi 18–23 Monet & Impressionism (mi 495) Professor Frances Fowle 19–25 Walking a Royal River (mi 496) Sophie Campbell 20–27 Early Christian & Medieval Rome John McNeill 22–28 Gardens & Villas of the Italian Lakes (mi 500) Steven Desmond 25– 1 Art in the Netherlands Dr Sophie Oosterwijk 26– 1 Pompeii & Herculaneum (mi 502) Dr Nigel Spivey 26– 2 Piero della Francesca (mi 503) Dr Michael Douglas-Scott 26– 2 World Heritage Malta (mi 504) Juliet Rix 26– 6 Essential Andalucía (mi 501) Dr Philippa Joseph 27–30 Norman Conquest Marc Morris 29– 3 Ravenna & Urbino (mi 505) Dr Luca Leoncini 29– 7 The Cathedrals of England (mi 506) Jon Cannon Art in Scotland Lucinda Lax
October 3– 9 3–10 4– 9 6–14 7–15
Istanbul Revealed Jeremy Seal Gastronomic Puglia (mi 517) Christine Smallwood Palladian Villas (mi 520) Dr Sarah Pearson Berlin, Potsdam, Dresden (mi 525) Dr Jarl Kremeier Basilicata & Calabria (mi 527) John McNeill
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7–18 Morocco (mi 529) Dr James Brown 10–17 Walking in Southern Tuscany Dr Thomas-Leo True 11–14 Connoisseur’s Pompeii (mi 535) Dr Sophie Hay 12–14 Symposium at The Castle Hotel, Taunton (details to be announced) 13–19 Modern Art on the Côte d’Azur Monica Bohm Duchen 17–23 The Imperial Riviera (mi 550) Richard Bassett 17–26 Castile & León Gijs van Hensbergen 17–29 Civilisations of Sicily (mi 553) John McNeill 21–27 Roman & Medieval Provence Dr Alexandra Gajewski 22–28 Gastronomic Piedmont Marc Millon 22– 1 Oman, Landscapes & Peoples Dr Peter Webb 24–30 Raphael Dr Michael Douglas-Scott 25– 3 Israel & Palestine (mi 560) Dr Matthew J. Adams In Churchill’s Footsteps Phil Reed Cities of Catalonia Gijs van Hensbergen
November 2– 6 Art in Madrid (mi 565) Dr Xavier Bray 7–12 Essential Venice Dr Susan Steer 8–12 Venetian Palaces (mi 567) Dr Michael Douglas-Scott 10–21 Japanese Gardens (mi 568) Yoko Kawaguchi 13–18 VENICE: PAGEANTRY & PIETY 13–25 Vietnam: History, People, Food Dr Dana Healy
21–26 Venice Revisited (mi 573) Dr Susan Steer 21–27 Florence Revisited (mi 575) Dr Michael Douglas-Scott 26– 9 Cambodia by River Freddie Matthews Art in Paris
December We will offer 6–7 tours over Christmas and New Year. Contact us to register your interest.
March 2023 14–25 Indian Summer Raaja Bhasin
Martin Randall Festivals bring together world-class musicians for private concerts in glorious historic buildings. We take care of all logistics, from flights or trains and hotels, to pre-concert talks.
POLYPHONY IN PORTUGAL 22–27 MAY 2022 MUSIC IN SUFFOLK CHURCHES 4–7 JULY 2022 MUSIC ALONG THE DANUBE 22–29 AUGUST 2022 VENICE: PAGEANTRY & PIETY 13–18 NOVEMBER 2022 Contact us for details or visit: martinrandall.com/music-festivals
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Online lectures with expert speakers
NEW: the MRT shop
Like so many organisations, the events of the past 20 months led us to adapt and shift to online activities – and so we launched a programme of webinars with our expert speakers.
Following the success of our Christmas shop in 2020, we are again selling Christmas cards and calendars illustrated with prints from our collection – and have expanded our collection to include notebooks and packs of notecards.
We are delighted by the positive response to these series and plan to continue them into 2022 and beyond.
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Upcoming talks: Five Great Medieval Buildings in Context by John McNeill: 2 December 2021– 13 January 2022 (five talks) • £65 Gods Above, Gods Below: the Supernatural World of Ancient Mesopotamia by Dr Lloyd LlewellynJones: 7 December 2021–25 January 2022 (six talks) • £70 Art & Music in the Age of Impressionism by Patrick Bade: 3–31 March 2022 (five talks) • £65 Martin Randall Travel Ltd PO Box 77675, London SW6 9QA Tel +44 (0)20 8742 3355 | info@martinrandall.co.uk www.martinrandall.com
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