Madrid & Toledo Cultural Tour

From the Glories of Medieval Islam to the Golden Age

A tour organised by Art & Culture Travel as a follow up to the autumn course on the Spanish Golden Age. The leader will be the course lecturer, Jacqueline Cockburn at Art & Culture Andalucía in conjunction with Ian Cockburn who has an MA from the Courtauld Institute in medieval Spanish art history.

The London Art History Society has no involvement in this tour and will not accept any responsibilities for the tour.

The group will stay at Hotel Catalonia Las Cortes in the Madrid historic centre.  A former 18^th century palace, now modernised, this four-star hotel is very near the Prado and other key museums.

Applicants will need to arrange their own travel to Madrid.

The tour includes a visit to the Prado Museum; a full day Excursion to Toledo, visit to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando; visit to the National Archaeological Museum of Madrid; lunch at the Círculo de Bellas Artes; the Convent of Las Descalzas Reales & a visit to the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection. It also includes lunch on two occasions and a visit to the Cardomomo Flamenco Club.

Fees (minimum 10 people/maximum 20 people): £1,360 per person.

Applications initially are being invited solely from members attending the course on the Spanish Golden Age. It will be opened to other members if places remain available and expressions of interest may be submitted to the Study Tours Organiser. Members attending the Spanish Golden Age course should communicate directly with Jacqueline Cockburn & Art & Culture Travel.

Note : a closing date of Sunday 16^th December for sign-up to this cultural tour, due to the imminent payment deadline under the Madrid hotel’s group-booking policy. If you would like to be part of the group, please enquire immediately as it will be necessary to send in your completed registration form and deposit payment for receipt by that date.