Tours coming up in 2012
Pécs (27th - 30th April)
A vibrant town, semi Ottoman, semi Hungarian, and home to the famous Zsolnay tiles found throughout the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Nearby is the site of the Battle of Mohacs (1526) when the flower of the Hungarian nobility and the young King of Hungary and Bohemia fell fighting the Ottoman Turks under Suleiman the Magnificent. Other interesting visits to and from Budapest.
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Transylvania (4th - 10th May)
An unusual visit tracing the cultures of the four peoples of Central Romania – the Romanians, Hungarians, the Roma and the Saxons. The architecture and cultures are all distinctive. They are further enhanced by their setting in one of Europe’s last medieval landscapes.
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Bulgaria 1st - 8th September
From the treasures of Thrace to the important Medieval capital Veliko Turnovo, the monasteries at Rila & Bachkovo, and the National Revival museum houses in Koprivshtitsa and Plovidv - an extraordinary survey of this fascinating country.
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The Crimea (21st - 26th September)
The glamorous past of Yalta is evoked by her fine palaces of Livadia, Alupka and Massandra, among others. Chekhov wrote The Cherry Orchard and Three Sisters on this coast. We shall also visit Sevastapol and
Balaklava, before continuing by train to Odessa, to spend a day and a half in this beautiful, revitalized city.
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NB None of these tours include flights, and we recommend the following agent to book flights after you have reserved a place: Jaeger Travel, Lakeside, West Dv. Cheltenham. Email Inge inge@jaegertravel.co.uk or call her on 01242 572000.
