ACE CULTURAL TOURS - the Association for Cultural Exchange - runs tours and cruises in the United Kingdom, Europe and worldwide. Founded in 1958 as ACE Study Tours, ACE pioneers over 150 escorted programmes every year which focus on cultural subjects - art, architecture, archaeology, history, music, natural history as well as regional culture. ACE's tours and cruises inform, educate and entertain in equal measure with a blend of cultural sight-seeing and explanatory talks – and all under the guidance of an expert tour director. ACE's tours are characterised by their originality and diversity, ...
ACE CULTURAL TOURS - the Association for Cultural Exchange - runs tours and cruises in the United Kingdom, Europe and worldwide. Founded in 1958 as ACE Study Tours, ACE pioneers over 150 escorted programmes every year which focus on cultural subjects - art, architecture, archaeology, history, music, natural history as well as regional culture. ACE's tours and cruises inform, educate and entertain in equal measure with a blend of cultural sight-seeing and explanatory talks – and all under the guidance of an expert tour director. ACE's tours are characterised by their originality and diversity, and many feature exclusive visits, privileged access and private concerts.
Our programme covers many aspects of British, European and world archaeology and includes tours of Hadrian’s Wall, Morocco, Greece, Turkey and Egypt.
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Our Architecture tours admire such masters as Palladio and William Kent, and explore architectural riches across Europe from St Petersburg to Seville. We visit historic ...
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Our tours that delve into the Art History of the UK, Europe and further afield range from the 20th century artists of Northern England, the life and route of Caravaggio ...
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On our small ship cruises – for between 15 and 30 participants – we explore Portugal’s Douro River aboard the royal barge, as well as the Lycian coast of Turkey and ...
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Our historical themed tour programme covers aspects from ancient times to 20th century warefare. Popular departures include Secret War, investigating the British intellig...
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Explore garden design and history and the art and architecture of historic houses in the company of our expert tour directors and a small group of friendly, fellow travel...
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Our music tours encompass various festivals in the UK and across Europe. We join the Haydn festival in Eisenstadt, celebrate Schubert in Schwarzenberg and enjoy the ...
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Our Natural History programme looks at birdlife, botany and the contrasting landscapes of the UK, Europe and further afield including the rugged isles of Scotland, wintering ...
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Our Regional Culture departures contextualise the history and cultural heritage of destinations as diverse as Bohemia and Moravia, Japan, Burma, Ethiopia, and Bhutan .
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Our tours specialising in Theatre focus on the delights of Shakespeare's plays in London's Globe or the bard's hometown of Stratford. We also take in contemporary play's ...
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