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If the gloom of January is getting to you - you're not alone! The third Monday in this month is known as Blue Monday, which just happens to be after the weekend on January 20th. Its name was defined by factors that included the bad weather - typical of this…

This year is your next chance to experience the once-per-decade Passion Play in the Bavarian town of Oberammergau. As you may already know, we are offering a selection of tours that include tickets to watch the spectacle, but there are a few unanswered questions of yours that we wanted to…

The next tour in our Top Tours of the Past 10 Years is Classical Sicily, which appeared in our 2010 brochure as Sicily Antiqua. This is an Italian archaeological adventure that has gone from strength to strength, visiting incredible temples and museums alike, and we're delighted that we are offering…

Chile & Easter Island is the next archaeological adventure to feature in our Top Tours of the Past 10 Years series, and we spoke to its expert guide lecturer Dr. Paul Bahn to understand how the itinerary has evolved over the decade. …

The next tour in our Top Tours of the Past 10 Years series is Ravenna & Aquileia. This is a mosaic-filled Italian escape that covers archaeology, religious history and architecture. There are three departures to choose from in 2020: the 20th April, 25th May and 2nd November. …

Next up, we have our flagship tour to Pompeii. This tour has been running far longer than just a decade, but it has been finely honed as time has passed and rejuvenated especially for 2020... …

We're almost at the end of our Top Tours of the Past 10 Years feature, and next up is our Tunisia | The Punic Wars tour. We have three departures available for 2020, taking place in 3rd March, 3rd November and 11th November. 

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The final installation of our Top Tours of the Past 10 Years blog series takes us to Jordan, on our Petra & the Desert Fortresses tour. Led by Nick Jackson, this is a 10-day tour with three departures for 2020. Our expert guide lecturer Nick Jackson, who will lead the…

The next tour in our Top Tours of the Past 10 Years series takes us to Lebanon, a destination that proved so popular once it return to the Andante catalogue that it sold out all departures and we launched a range of new dates to keep up with demand!…

Here, at Andante, we have a selection of tours that have been with us for years. Each of our longest-running tours has different reasons that contribute to its longevity, so we decided it would be fun to take a look back over the past decade – especially now as we…