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Butler Country: Southern Ireland by Mrs S, 9 Oct 2014
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An excellent holiday, well planned, informative and fun.

This holiday explored the culture, history and landscape of South East Ireland. It was an excellent holiday in every way.

This holiday explored the culture, history and landscape of South East Ireland. It was an excellent holiday in every way.

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Helpful, friendly, efficient and erudite.

Christmas in St Petersburg by Lottie, 8 Oct 2014
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Travel with Ciceroni is always safe, comfortable, hugely enlightening and enormous fun!

We flew to Saint Petersburg in Russia with BA- the best airline, as it is reliable and comfortable and one feels in 'safe hands' ! We stayed in the Astoria Hotel in St Petersburg, which was comfortable, and close to all the attractions we were to visit. Our main visit was to the Hermitage Museum, which is vast and full of history and beautiful paintings and objets d'art. We had a Russian guide with us, and she explained a lot about the ...

We flew to Saint Petersburg in Russia with BA- the best airline, as it is reliable and comfortable and one feels in 'safe hands' ! We stayed in the Astoria Hotel in St Petersburg, which was comfortable, and close to all the attractions we were to visit. Our main visit was to the Hermitage Museum, which is vast and full of history and beautiful paintings and objets d'art. We had a Russian guide with us, and she explained a lot about the history of Russia and acted as our interpreter getting in and out of restaurants etc. We saw so many palaces full of amazing art, we got to know each other as a group, and travelling as a single woman, I felt completely safe and secure and that enabled me to relax and enjoy all the art and history I had come to learn about.

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Ciceroni specializes in taking small groups to various places, not necessarily outside British Isles, where the accent is on learning about Art, Architecture, music, Houses etc.... Their Groups Leaders are experienced, knowledgable, kind, good humoured, tolerant and great fun! They have excellent staff at their office who organise all your flights, hotel bookings, museum bookings, restaurant bookings, they organise everything for you, and you can trust that where ever they choose to stay, eat, travel etc, it will be safe, comfortable and as reliable as one can get. So, you, the traveller, just sit back and relax and enjoy!

Leonardo & the Court of Milan by Rangoon, 7 Oct 2014
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A Time of Music and Beauty

A real experience to be able to take part in the Stradivari Festival with chamber music concerts; visits to the Stradivari Museum and to watch a violin being made as well as a visit to an organ builder followed by lunch in his family trattoria; Cathdrals and churches and drives through beautiful countryside. An Art Gallery which was obviouslythe pride of Cremona but with no exceptional pictures. 2 excellent local guides and lunch in a Palais ...

A real experience to be able to take part in the Stradivari Festival with chamber music concerts; visits to the Stradivari Museum and to watch a violin being made as well as a visit to an organ builder followed by lunch in his family trattoria; Cathdrals and churches and drives through beautiful countryside. An Art Gallery which was obviouslythe pride of Cremona but with no exceptional pictures. 2 excellent local guides and lunch in a Palais which except for 3 paintings could have been left out. Mysister and I were bothon sticks but managed most things with the Tour Leader being so helpful in getting us taxies. The meals whichwere part of the proramme were good in well chosen restaurants.

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He was really good and very helpful and had arranged a good programme. He had a huge knowledge of local history as well as Italian language. Very impressive.

Leonardo & the Court of Milan by Niv, 6 Oct 2014
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An interesting and varied cultural tour in and around Cremona

We spent 5 days (almost)with our Ciceroni guide James Hill,helped by generally competent local guides, viewing sites of architectural and general historic interest in and around Cremona, going as far away as Bergamo. Apart from a rather disastrous (wordy and largely inaudible) host in the Palazzo Moroni the Bergamo trip was particularly enjoyable. The opportunity to visit the Museo del Violino during the Stradivari Festival and attend three ...

We spent 5 days (almost)with our Ciceroni guide James Hill,helped by generally competent local guides, viewing sites of architectural and general historic interest in and around Cremona, going as far away as Bergamo. Apart from a rather disastrous (wordy and largely inaudible) host in the Palazzo Moroni the Bergamo trip was particularly enjoyable. The opportunity to visit the Museo del Violino during the Stradivari Festival and attend three concerts in the magnificent modern auditorium was a strong feature of this holiday. The hotel Impero was adequate and James Hill did an excellent job.

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Ciceroni have a great reputation for their tour managers' knowledge of the history of art, architecture and politics. Their choice of hotels and restaurants is good and their customer care is outstanding.

Leonardo & the Court of Milan by blanche, 6 Oct 2014
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it certainly struck a chord with me

A well organised tour with like minded people. a small group which is much preferable when looking at churches, buildings etc. The highlight was the visit to the Violin Museum in Cremona and the various performances we were privileged to listen to on the beautiful instruments of Stradivarius,Amati etc.

A well organised tour with like minded people. a small group which is much preferable when looking at churches, buildings etc. The highlight was the visit to the Violin Museum in Cremona and the various performances we were privileged to listen to on the beautiful instruments of Stradivarius,Amati etc.

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This is my first tour with this company and it will not be my last. The Tour Manager,James Hill was excellent combining an in depth knowledge of all aspects the history of Italy together with the ability to get us where we needed to be at on time - no mean feat.

The Dalmatian Coast by Montaigne, 6 Oct 2014
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Imaginative and beautifully organised

The holiday was made by the tour guide who should be canonised. A model of clarity, tact and the patience of Job. The whole idea of the holiday was most orginal.

The holiday was made by the tour guide who should be canonised. A model of clarity, tact and the patience of Job. The whole idea of the holiday was most orginal.

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Impeccable in every respect

Christmas in St Petersburg by Ken, 5 Oct 2014
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This trip was a cultural guided tour of St Petersburg, its history and art collections

This trip was a cultural guided tour of St Petersburg, its history and art collections

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Ciceroni are a hard act to follow with an unbeatable combination of experience and expertise in the topics of the tour. The practical organisation of travel and accommodation was second to none.

The Dalmatian Coast by Damson, 4 Oct 2014
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Dubrovnik, Croatia and Montenigro

A wonderful few days immaculately looked after by experienced guide who made it all great fun and full of interest. We saw beautiful places, stayed in great hotels and it was an unforgettable journey through countries I had not visited. The weather was perfect. It was my first holiday as a new widow and to my surprise I enjoyed it very much.

A wonderful few days immaculately looked after by experienced guide who made it all great fun and full of interest. We saw beautiful places, stayed in great hotels and it was an unforgettable journey through countries I had not visited. The weather was perfect. It was my first holiday as a new widow and to my surprise I enjoyed it very much.

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My first trip with Ciceroni. James Hill was "tour guide" and was a mine of information - great sense of humour as well as daunting knowledge. The weather was outstanding and we saw beautiful places and learnt (from James) endlessly fascinating facts about what lay before us. Interspersed with excellent meals at well chosen restaurants. It was a truly great experience and I do hope to go on other holidays with Ciceroni.

CICERONI Travel by PMC, 3 Oct 2014
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This is a well run organisation whose planning and attention to detail are excellent

This is a well run organisation whose planning and attention to detail are excellent

Christmas in St Petersburg by star, 1 Oct 2014
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Interlectually challenging and thereby so very stimulating and rewarding.

My first tip to Russia put St Petersburg and environs into sharp focus. In a group of retirees, who value an introduction or refresher course on the history, the culture, the architecture ,the painting, the sculpture and other decorative arts, we were shown the best of the best. Tom Duncan shares his immense knowledge and passion for the Arts with generosity and patience lightened with humour. I came home resolved to continue exploring ; for ...

My first tip to Russia put St Petersburg and environs into sharp focus. In a group of retirees, who value an introduction or refresher course on the history, the culture, the architecture ,the painting, the sculpture and other decorative arts, we were shown the best of the best. Tom Duncan shares his immense knowledge and passion for the Arts with generosity and patience lightened with humour. I came home resolved to continue exploring ; for me it was a wake-up call so many, many years on from my own student days!

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Ciceroni has a very personal approach to running tours. They take trouble to get to know their clients and have gathered a loyal following. The Company is efficient and researches sites and hotels with care. The days are action packed but enjoyment and fun are not sacrificed in any way.