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A variety of travel opportunities each year focus on art, architecture, and gardens, often including private visits, along with guest lecturers and expert guides.  Please call (805) 884-6436 or email travel@sbma.net for more information about SBMA tours or to add your name to a wait list or "early interest" list and receive advance details about a tour.

We Recommend Travel Insurance: Trip cancellation and interruption insurance, as well as medical coverage with evacuation benefits, are highly recommended.  While the need is always unexpected, the benefits can be significant.  For more information or to sign up for insurance online, please visit www.travelinsure.com/cobrand/select/sbma.

 
 

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Summer 2010
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Spring 2011

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Full 2010-2011 Tour Schedule:
 

A Week on the Amalfi Coast featuring Pompeii and Herculaneum
September 1 to 9, 2010

Delight in the scenic grandeur of the Amalfi Coast with its varied architecture and picturesque vertical landscape.  Pastel-colored towns that cling to the cliffs are connected by the serpentine Amalfi Drive. 

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Music Cruise in the Classical World from Rome to Istanbul
aboard Corinthian II
September 20 to 29, 2010

Classical music is one of Europe’s most enduring gifts to the world.  This voyage visits some of the finest classical sites in the Aegean where a series of classical music concerts and recitals has been specially arranged. 

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Wonders of Egypt and Jordan: a Voyage from Cairo to Amman aboard Aegean Odyssey
November 12 to 27, 2010


Discover the rich heritage of Egypt and Jordan during a land and cruise tour from Cairo to Amman, exploring centuries-old pyramids, monuments, exquisite tomb paintings, and intriguing hieroglyphs with a team of lecturers.

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Classic and Contemporary China: Beijing, Xi'an, and Shanghai
April 2011

Explore the many faces of China from classic to contemporary art, historic splendors to natural wonders, and cosmopolitan cities to ancient sites. This itinerary is designed as a traveling symposium with special lectures by local scholars, artists, historians, and curators in each city.

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Italian Art and Culture in Tuscany and Umbria
May 3 to 12, 2011

Spend six nights in Cortona and two nights in Florence exploring the timeless artistic and cultural treasures of Tuscany and Umbria.

Book now and save $500 per person.

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Hidden Treasures of Turkey with Nigel McGilchrist
May 2011

Explore Turkey’s rich concentration of ancient sites on this land and sea tour that visits many of the historical riches of this crossroads between East and West.

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Contemporary Art and Design in Japan's Inland Sea featuring the Setouchi International Art Fair
Fall 2011

Thoroughly modern yet highly traditional, explore the many contrasts of Japanese art and design.  Take in the cutting edge architecture of Tokyo and delve into the country's past in Kyoto.  Tadao Ando's Benesse House will be the base to see the numerous contemporary installations in place on several islands in Japan's Inland Sea during the Setouch Internation Art Fair.

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Iran: Mosques, Minarets, and Persian Gardens

Iran is a country where ancient cities and awe-inspiring sites serve as a vivid reminder of the country’s great past.  Here the splendor of turquoise domes and minarets, monumental city squares, and the intricacy of architectural ornamentation contrast with exotic bazaars and expansive caravanserais.

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Click here to request advance notice on the following tours when more information becomes available.


A Week in Paris
Spring 2011

Venice and the Medieval World
April 22 to May 4, 2011

Hidden Treasures of Turkey with Nigel McGilchrist
May 2011

Italian Art and Culture in Tuscany and Umbria
May 3 to 12, 2011

Village Life along the Dalmatian Coast
June 20 to 28, 2011

Cultural Treasures of the Danube River
July 14 to 27, 2011

Bhutan: Land of the Thunder Dragon
September 2011

North Africa’s Mediterranean Coast through the Centuries
October 17 to November 2, 2011

Culture and Arts of St. Petersburg
November 25 to December 3, 2011 

 

 
     

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