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If the thought of spending the holiday season at home is uninspiring after months this year of doing the same, why not treat yourself to an archaeological trip away. Whether you're after winter sun with a temples and tombs or a frosty European break where history abounds, we might have something to tempt you...
Festive Tours
30 July 2020
Christmas in Edinburgh
Enjoy a Scottish take on a Christmas market, a Christmas tour of Mary King’s Close below the Royal Mile and music at the Botanic Gardens. Scottish storytellers share tales of faeries and we visit the Museum of Childhood.
Christmas in Wessex
Archaeological excursions include a day among the stone circle in Avebury as well as visits to Silbury Hill, West Kennet Long Barrow, and – on the morning of Christmas Eve – we visit the world-famous monument of Stonehenge.
Danube at Christmas
Enjoy a festive cruise with a visit to Vienna’s charming Christmas markets, get lost in history at Dürnstein Abbey and gaze upon dazzling scenery. You'll also visit the UNESCO-listed Benedictine Abbey of Melk.
New Year in Krakow
Join us to appreciate the Gothic and Renaissance buildings of the old town, visit the Jewish Quarter which bore witness to both horror and heroism in the 1940s, explore the site of Auschwitz, and visit the Wieliczka Salt Mine.
Pompeii at New Year
Explore Naples with its wonderful churches and museums, and the astonishing remnants of the ancient city. Later, we will move onto the incomparable site of Pompeii – less crowded at this time of year but no less atmospheric.
New Year in Athens
Explore the sites and monuments that made Athens the centre of the classical Greek world. Visit two world-class museums – the Acropolis and the National Museum – and visit Athens’ Panathenaic Stadium, constructed in the 4th century BCE.
Mexico at Christmas
Departing on 23rd December, why not celebrate Christmas and New Year further from home this year? Visit the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan, see the imposing pyramids of the Sun and Moon and discover the Cuauhtinchan Archaeological Zone.
Tunisia at Christmas
Delve into the story of the Punic Wars in Tunisia this festive season. Discover the UNESCO sites of Dougga and Kairouan, visit the El Djem amphitheatre and admire incredible mosaics at the Bardo, Sousse and El Djem museums.
The Rhine at Christmas
Discover medieval cathedrals at the most magical time of year in Germany. Hop aboard the A-ROSA Aqua and visit the Basilica of St Castor, the Cathedral of St Peter and the Church of St Stephan with its Chagall stained glass windows.
