EUROPA NOSTRA HERITAGE TOURS
VOYAGES CULTURELS D'EUROPA NOSTRA
2006

Highlights include / Les visites incluent:
The Frauenkirche (Church of our Lady); the Grünes Gewölbe (the Green Vault) where the Saxon Crown Jewels are displayed; the Dresden Old Masters Gallery; a Wagner opera performance in the Semper Opera; dinner at Proschwitz Palace (owned by the Prince of Lippe); villas and private palaces in Dresden; the Baroque Pillnitz Palace; visit to the classical Weimar; trip on a steamboat along the Dresden Elbe Valley (on 1 May, optional).

Price/Prix: €1995
Single Room Supplement / Supplément chambre individuelle: €375
Europa Nostra Representative: Mrs Kira Billman

Highlights include / Les visites incluent:
Temples of Hypogeum, Hagar Qim, Tarxien, Kordin III and Ggantija; Roman Domus and St Agatha’s Catacombs in Rabat; the knight’s Cathedral of St John and the Anglican Cathedral in Valetta; boat trips to the islands of Gozo and Comino; fortifications built by the Knights and the British in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries; the former Grand-master’s Palaces of Verdala and San Anton; Palazzo Parisio and numerous other important places, private palazzos and private residences.

Price/Prix: €1950
Single Room Supplement / Supplément chambre individuelle: €630
Europa Nostra Representative: Mr Martin Scicluna

Pays de Vaud, Switzerland / Suisse
PRIVATE ESTATES, HISTORY AND LEGENDS / PATRIMOINE PRIVÉ, HISTOIRE ET LÉGENDES
7 - 12 September /septembre 2006

Highlights include / Les visites incluent:
Cathedral in Lausanne; Château de Blonay (possession of the Blonay family); “Le Grand Chalet” at Rossinières (home of the renowned painter Balthus); Castle and house of “Chalamala” (court jester of the Count of Gruyères); visit of Aubonne; “Campagne de Bougy-St Martin” to see the restored park and the gardens designed by Mansard; Roman ruins at Avenches; visit of Château de Crans (private property); Château de Grandson (owned by a private foundation); visit of the Abbey and its Priory in Romainmôtier; Château d’Eclepens and Château de Middes (both private properties) and the Roman Abbey of Payerne.

Price/Prix: €2150
Single Room Supplement / Supplément chambre individuelle: €400
Europa Nostra Representative: Mrs Marie-Rose Schuler

Saint Petersburg, Russia / Russie FULLY BOOKED / COMPLET
THE SPECTACLE OF RUSSIA'S GRAND HERITAGE /
LE SPECTACLE DU FABULEUX PATRIMOINE DE LA RUSSIE
2 - 6 October/octobre 2006

Highlights include / Les visites incluent:
Russian Museum; the Winter Palace; the Hermitage; the Mariinsky theatre; St. Isaac’s Cathedral; the Palace and Park of Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo); the Catherine’s Palace and its famous Amber Room; the church of St. Alexander Nevsky and the Pavlovsky Palace. Various other visits to important (private) places are planned.

Price/Prix: €1300
Single Room Supplement / Supplément chambre individuelle: €230
Europa Nostra Representative: Mrs Kira Billman

Eastern Turkey / TURQUIE DE L'EST
THE WORLD'S MOST ANCIENT SUNRISE / LES PLUS VIEUX MATINS DU MONDE
21 October - 1 November /21 octobre - 1 novembre 2006

Highlights include / Les visites incluent:
Sumela Monastery; Aya Sophia Museum; mosques of Fatih and Gulbahar in Trabzon; the city of Erzurum; the Ani Ruins near Kars; the Ararat Mountain; the Palace of Ishakpacha near the city of Dogubeyazit; the 7000 years old Urartian city of Van; the Akdamar Island; the walled city of Diyarbakir; Mount Nemrut and the city of Antakya with its famous mosaics museum.

Should in the months preceding this tour there be any indication that visiting certain parts of the country might involve a security risk, an alternative programme will be offered, which will be communicated to all persons interested in this tour. Si, dans les mois qui précèdent le voyages, nos correspondants nous avertissaient du moindre risque à l’égard des touristes, nous pourrions opter pour une destination alternative qui ferait l’objet d’un courrier spécial.

Price/Prix: €2100
Single Room Supplement / Supplément chambre individuelle: €300
Europa Nostra Representative: Le Marquis de Trazegnies

The Europa Nostra Heritage Tours Brochure 2006 with full descriptions of the tours is available from the Europa Nostra Secreatariat. (Barbara Zander, Heritage Tours Co-ordinator: +31 70 302 4054 om@europanostra.org)

La brochure des Voyages Culturels d'Europa Nostra 2006, dans laquelle vous trouverez une description complète des voyages est disponible du Sécretariat d'Europa Nostra. (Barbara Zander, coordinatrice des Voyages Culturels. om@europanostra.org +31 70 302 4054).