ISTANBUL & VENICE A TALE OF TWO CITIES OCTOBER 15-29, 2020 TOUR LEADER: ROBERT VEEL

Overview When the Roman Emperor Constantine founded his great city on the Bosphorus in AD 330 it was to be the ‘New Rome’. Throughout the Middle Ages it was Constantinople, not the decaying cities of Western Europe, which kept alive the traditions and maintained at least some of the great wealth of the ancient world. When the city of Venice began to emerge in the 7th century AD and become the centre of a powerful maritime empire, it was natural that it looked to Constantinople and the East both as a source of luxury goods for trade and as a model for the empire. This 15-day tour celebrates the shared history, mercantile culture and outstanding physical beauty of these two great medieval cities. We begin with six nights in Istanbul, capital of the Byzantine and later the Ottoman Empire, whose dazzling churches, palaces and mosques captured the imagination of Western Europe throughout the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Flying directly to Venice, we then spend two nights in Ravenna, the principal Byzantine city in Italy and home to some of the most outstanding mosaics of the Byzantine world, before returning to Venice for six nights. More than any other city in Europe, Venice absorbed the culture and art of the Byzantine and Ottoman worlds, creating a unique civilisation in an unforgettable setting. We spend our time in Venice visiting the institutions, museums and galleries of the medieval and Renaissance period, all of which are visually and historically tied to the East. Our tour leader Robert Veel will provide illustrated background talks and carefully structured sightseeing to help you understand, appreciate and enjoy these great cities.

Your tour leader Robert Veel is a cultural historian with over 20 years’ experience leading tours to Italy, the USA, Scandinavia and Turkey. He has a strong personal interest in the visual arts, architecture and music, and is a founding director of Academy Travel. Robert holds a BA, Dip. Ed and M.Ed, all from the University of Sydney. He worked as a lecturer at the University of Sydney before a long stint at the University’s Centre for

Continuing Education, lecturing in Italian history and culture and working as Assistant Director. Robert continues to teach occasionally in Continuing Education courses. Robert’s historical and artistic knowledge stretches from the Middle Ages through the early 20th century. In Italy he has led many tours focusing on the Medieval and Renaissance periods. Robert speaks fluent Italian.

“Robert was an excellent tour guide – very informative, enthusiastic, keen to show us everything which led to a fantastic tour.”

Feedback from Robert’s Venice tour, March 2019.

ISTANBUL & VENICE A TALE OF TWO CITIES Tour dates: October 15-29, 2020

Tour leader: Robert Veel

Tour Price: $8,270 per person, twin share

Single Supplement: $1,920 for sole use of double room

Booking deposit: $500 per person

Recommended airlines: Emirates and Qatar Airways

Maximum places: 20

Itinerary: Istanbul (6 nights), Ravenna (2 nights), Venice (6 nights)

Date published: May 14, 2020

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For further information and to secure a place on this tour please contact Jamal Fairbrother at Academy Travel on 9235 0023 or 1800 639 699 (outside Sydney) or email jamal@academytravel.com.au

Tour Highlights

HAGIA SOPHIA Built in 527CE for the Emperor Justinian this magnificent building miraculously still stands today in Istanbul’s Sultanahmet district. The church represents the high point of the Byzantine style, begun when Constantine established the city of ‘New Rome’ in the East in 330CE. Once filled with glorious mosaics, the building survived by becoming a mosque and then a national museum.

THE BOSPHORUS The legendary stretch of water dividing the city of Istanbul and separating Europe from Asia has witnessed millennia of history, navigated and fought over by ancient Greeks, Vikings, Venetians, Turks and Russians. A cruise from Istanbul north towards the Black Sea passes fortresses, fishing villages and the mansions of modern Turkey’s elite.

SANT APOLLINARE IN CLASSE Ravenna was the capital of the Byzantine rulers of Italy from the time of Justinian onwards. Of the dozens of monuments surviving from this period, the elegant and majestic mosaic which covers the entire 30-metre-wide apse of this church perhaps gives us our clearest glimpse of the artistic refinement and magnificence of Byzantium. The Basilica is an outstanding example of early Christian architecture.

PRIVATE VIEWING OF ST MARKS St Mark’s is justifiably one of Europe’s great sites, but it’s crowded! Our private evening visit means you can escape the daytime crowds that jostle to see this marvel, and be one of 20 people to witness the magical transition from darkness to glittering gold as more than 8,000 square metres of mosaics are illuminated. We enjoy the rare opportunity to visit the Basilica after hours.

LUNCH AT LOCANDA CIPRIANI Ernest Hemmingway stayed six weeks at the then-modest lodging in 1948 and since then everyone, including the Queen, Edward Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson, Princess Diana, Elton John, Igor Stravinsky, Maria Callas, Audrey Hepburn, Marc Chagall and most of the crowned heads of Europe, have enjoyed the Cipriani family’s hospitality. Now you can too at our farewell lunch.

Detailed itinerary Included meals are shown with the symbols B, L and D.

Thursday October 15 Arrive Istanbul

If you have booked your air travel through Academy Travel, we will organise a transfer to our hotel in the historic heart of Istanbul, Sultanahmet. Please note that hotel rooms may not be available until early afternoon. After time to check in and freshen up we meet in the hotel bar for early evening welcome drinks followed by an early dinner in the hotel. Overnight Istanbul (D)

Friday October 16 Imperial Istanbul

Following a lecture on Istanbul’s classical and Byzantine past, we visit the Basilica Cisterns, a cavernous space that allowed for 100,000 tons of water to be filtered before it arrived at Constantine’s Great Palace. Two centuries later Justinian I reconstructed a magnificent church adjacent to the palace, dedicated to Hagia Sophia or Holy Wisdom. It inspired generations of architects in the east and west. We compare Hagia Sophia with two other churches built by Justinian: the Hagia Eirene and Sts Sergius and Bacchus, a beautiful mosque known as ‘Little Hagia Sophia’. After admiring the 6th-century mosaics in the Great Palace Museum – one of which shows a group of drunken spectators at a chariot race – there is time to browse the adjacent Arasta Bazaar, a comfortable introduction to Turkish shopping. Tonight is our welcome dinner. Overnight Istanbul (B, D)

Saturday October 17 on the Bosphorus

We spend today on the Bosphorus, the strait that separates Asia and Europe. We transfer by coach to Sarıyer, with a stop to visit the Rumelihisarı fortress built by Sultan Mehmet II. The view from the fortifications is superb. In Sarıyer we visit the Sadberk Hanım Museum. Its two historic yalı houses, 19th-century wooden structures, allowed Istanbul’s elite to enjoy summer by the water. Today the Museum houses an important archaeological collection. After a break for lunch, we join a Bosphorus cruise, stopping at the Istanbul suburb of Ortaköy to view the fine mosque. Overnight Istanbul (B)

Above: Picturesque Ortaköy Mosque’s ornate exterior, one of the most popular locations on the Bosphorus Below: Interior of the Little Hagia Sophia Mosque, one of the most significant buildings of the early Byzantine period

Tour start & finish time

The tour begins on Thursday 15 October at 6.00pm at the Sura Hagia Sophia Hotel in Istanbul.

The tour ends on Thursday 29 October after breakfast at the Hotel Al Codega in Venice.

Above: Mosaic of Christ Pantocrator, in the Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora Below: The Alexander Sarcophagus is a remarkable work of art dating from the late 4th century BC

Sunday October 18 byzantine Istanbul

After a lecture we visit the Theodosian Walls, which defended the city for a thousand years until it was taken in 1453. We visit the Postern Gate where the walls were breached, the Golden Gate through which the Byzantine army once passed and St Saviour in Chora, whose 14th-century mosaics and frescoes are evidence of a late flowering of Byzantine art. After lunch in a local restaurant, we visit Zeyrek Mosque and Fethiye Mosque, once important Byzantine churches, and walk around the Galata district where the Italian merchants lived. There is the option of remaining in Beyoğlu to take tea in the historic Pera Palace Hotel. Overnight Istanbul (B, L)

Monday October 19 the ottomans

Ottoman Istanbul is our focus today. We visit the Blue Mosque, built in the early 17th century and famed for the Iznik tiles which decorate its interior. Afterwards we discover the delights and treasures of the Topkapı Palace, once home to the Ottoman sultans. Our visit to the palace includes a tour of the Harem and the Treasury and there is time to enjoy the palace grounds, overlooking the Bosphorus. After lunch in a nearby restaurant, the afternoon is at leisure. You may wish to join an optional visit to the Grand Bazaar, founded by Mehmet II in the 15th century and home to thousands of shops. Overnight Istanbul (B, L)

Tuesday October 20 mosaics, tiles and calligraphy

Today we gain an appreciation of fine and decorative arts in Ottoman Turkey. We began with a visit to the Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, designed by imperial architect Mimar Sinan in the 16th century for the Grand Vizier. Its interior is famed for its vibrant İznik tiles. At the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, we gain an appreciation for the training and craft behind the ceramics, glasswork, manuscript production and textiles of Ottoman Turkey, an important parallel with the organisation of the arts in medieval and Renaissance Venice. After a break for lunch, we visit the Archaeological Museum, home to an impressive collection of classical sculpture, including the stupendous Alexander Sarcophagus, and at the adjacent Tiled Kiosk there is more beautiful İznik decoration. We farewell Istanbul this evening with a meal on the waterfront. Overnight Istanbul (B, D)

Wednesday October 21 Istanbul to Ravenna

We fly from Istanbul direct to Venice this morning and transfer by coach to Ravenna, a few hours to the south. En route we visit the fine medieval Benedictine monastery at Pomposa, an excellent example of Romanesque architecture. Dinner and overnight Ravenna. (B, D)

Thursday October 22 carpets of stone

It is in Ravenna, after the fall of the Roman Empire, that the Byzantine visual style of gold-ground mosaics first developed. After a talk we tour the city, visiting the palaces and churches that sprang up during the reign of Theodoric the Great. Our first stop is the basilica of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo, with its glittering depiction of the royal court. We then tour the 6th-century baptistery and cathedral museum, which conserves the superb Ivory Cathedra. After lunch we view secular mosaics in the Domus dei tappeti di pietra, next to the basilica of San Vitale. The church was inspired by the design of Constantinople’s Hagia Sophia and its mosaics celebrate its builder, Emperor Justinian. In the grounds lies the mausoleum of Galla Placidia, a jewel-box of Byzantine mosaic. There is time this afternoon to look in Ravenna’s shops. Overnight Ravenna. (B)

Friday October 23 padua

On leaving Ravenna this morning we stop at nearby Sant’Apollinare in Classe, a splendid basilica with vivid mosaics. We then travel to Padua, a prosperous town since the Middle Ages whose university was the intellectual base of Venetian society. After time for lunch in the bustling Piazza delle Erbe, we visit the Scrovegni Chapel. The extraordinary fresco cycle painted by Giotto here was completed in the same period as that at Constantinople’s St Saviour in Chora. After transferring to Venice in the afternoon, there is dinner in a restaurant near our hotel. Overnight Venice (B, D)

Saturday October 24 The Venetian state

We spend today examining aspects of the extraordinary Venetian state, from its most basic level to the most exalted and symbolic. After a talk we visit the Arsenale and Naval History Museum, illustrating Venice’s superior sea power. After lunch we walk to St Mark’s Square for a brief visit to the Museo Correr, which contains historic maps, paintings and other records of Venice’s civic history. This evening we have a private viewing of St Mark’s, so that we can enjoy the spectacular mosaics lit up without the bustle of the usual crowds. Overnight Venice (B)

Sunday October 25 The merchants of Venice

Trade was the lynchpin of Venice’s relationship with the East. We begin the day at the Rialto, where merchants from all over Europe came to purchase goods from the Venetian traders, whose convoys from the East bought fine fabrics, exotic foods and rare art. We pass by the Fondaco dei Tedeschi, a warehouse for German merchants and visit the Ca d’Oro, a 15th-century merchant’s house on the Grand Canal that houses an exquisite museum of medieval and Renaissance art. After lunch in Cannaregio, a quiet district where tourists almost never venture, we tour the Ghetto, one of several districts where

Above: Mosaic of Emperor Justinian the Great in the Basilica of San Vitale, leader of both the church and state of his empire. Below: Giotto’s frescoes in Padua’s Scrovegni Chapel are among his best-preserved work and indicate the beginning of Italy’s extraordinary cultural “rebirth” or Renaissance

foreign groups were required to live separately. The afternoon is at leisure but there is an evening talk on foreign communities in Venice. Overnight Venice (B, L)

Monday October 26 Venice’s communities

Today’s sightseeing focuses on parishes and confraternities, where the welfare and social life of Venice’s communities was played out. These places contain great art by Bellini, Carpaccio, Titian, Tintoretto and others. We begin at the Renaissance church of San Zaccaria and the nearby Museum of Icons, reminding us of Venice’s Greek community. We then visit the nearby scuola (confraternity) of San Giorgio, home to the Esclavonian seamen, and the Scuola di San Marco. After crossing the Grand Canal we visit the church of the Frari, and the Scuola di San Rocco, the most magnificent of the Venetian confraternities, dedicated to plague saint Roch. Overnight Venice (B)

Tuesday October 27 The islands of San Lazzaro and San Giorgio

This morning we travel to the island of San Lazzaro, where we visit the convent of the Armenian monks, who in the 18th century were granted refuge by the venetian senate. The monastery has been a centre of Armenian learning and culture since then. Lord Byron stayed on the island for a time, compiling an English-Armenian dictionary, and the monastery contains an eclectic collection including some very rare manuscripts. On our way back to Venice, we stop at the island of San Giorgio, home to a major Benedictine monastery since the early Middle Ages, and also Palladio’s most magnificent church. We enjoy the panoramic view from the belltower. This evening has been set aside for a performance at Venice’s beautiful opera house, La Fenice. Overnight Venice (B)

Wednesday October 28 The Lagoon

On our final day we gain a sense of the geography of the Venetian lagoon and the city’s appearance in its earliest days. We travel by ferry past the Lido to the peaceful lagoon islands of Burano and Torcello. On Torcello we view the church with its mosaics and Byzantine decorations, as well as the small museum of the Venetian lagoon. We then enjoy a relaxed farewell lunch at the legendary Locanda Cipriani on Torcello before returning to our hotel, where there is an evening talk. Overnight Venice (B, L)

Thursday October 29 Departure

This morning is free. In the early afternoon a group transfer is available for those transferring to Venice airport for onward flights. (B)

Above: The Scuola Grande di San Rocco known for its collection of paintings by Tintoretto. Below: Ariel view of San Giorgio Island surrounded by the Venetian Lagoon

Hotels Accommodation is in centrally located four-star hotels, within easy walking distance to major sites in Istanbul, Ravenna and Venice.

Istanbul, Sura Hagia Sophia Hotel (6 nights)

Sura Hagia Sophia Hotel is a well-located hotel in Istanbul’s most popular location, Sultanahmet. Just a two-minute walk to Sultanahmet Square and the historic tram. With its traditional Ottoman architecture, the hotel also offers a peaceful botanical garden. www.surahotels.com/sura-hagia-sophia-hotel

Ravenna, Hotel Palazzo Bezzi (2 nights)

Hotel Palazzo Bezzi is a 4-star superior hotel, well located in the heart of Ravenna, just steps from some of the cities Byzantine mosaics. Rooms are modern and comfortable offering LED TV, minibar, safe, telephone, WI FI and hair dryers. www.palazzobezzi.it

Venice, Hotel Al Codega (6 nights)

The Hotel Al Codega is a charming hotel located in central Venice, just 200 metres from St. Mark’s Square. Stylish rooms with traditional Venetian influence combined with the latest in modern technology. www.hotelalcodega.com

Weather on Tour The weather is nice in Istanbul in October. Temperatures average around 20°C during the day, cooling after sunset to 15°C. Expect average daytime temperatures in Ravenna and Venice of 18°C, cooling to around 12°C in the evening. There is a chance of rain during this period so a light weather proof jacket and umbrella may be required.

Above: as the sun sets over the city of Venice Below: the empire’s wealth and control are exemplified in the sumptuous gold mosaics of St Mark’s Basilica

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GRADE TWO

It is important both for you and for your fellow travellers that you are fit enough to be able to enjoy all the activities on this tour. To give you an indication of the level of physical fitness required to participate on our tours, we have given them a star grading. Academy Travel’s tours tend to feature extended walking tours and site visits, which require greater fitness than coach touring. We ask you to carefully consider your ability to meet the physical demands of the tour.

Participation criteria for this tour

This Grade Two tour is designed for people who lead active lives and can comfortably participate in up to five hours of physical activity per day on most days, including longer walking tours, challenging archaeological sites, climbing stairs, embarking and disembarking trains and/or boats, and a more demanding tour schedule with one night stops or several internal flights. You should be able to: keep up with the group at all times walk for 4-5 kilometres at a moderate pace with only

short breaks stand for a reasonable length of time in galleries and

museums tolerate uncomfortable climatic conditions such as cold,

humidity and heat walk up and down slopes negotiate steps and slopes on archaeological sites,

which are often uneven and unstable get on and off a large coach with steep stairs, train or

boat unassisted, possibly with luggage move your luggage a short distance if required

A note for older travellers

If you are more than 80 years old, or have restricted mobility, it is highly likely that you will find this itinerary challenging. You will have to miss several activities and will not get the full value of the tour. Your booking will not be accepted until after you have contacted Academy Travel to discuss your situation and the exact physical requirements of this tour. While we will do our best to reasonably accommodate the physical needs of all group members, we reserve the right to refuse bookings if we feel that the requirements of the tour are too demanding for you and/or if local conditions mean we cannot reasonably accommodate your condition.

Tour Price

The tour price is $8,270 per person, twin share (land content only). The supplement for a single room is $1,920 per person. A non-refundable deposit of $500 per person is required to secure a place on the tour.

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All accommodation in selected four-star hotels All breakfasts and selected lunches and dinners in hotels

and local restaurants as indicated in the itinerary Land travel by air-conditioned coach Extensive tour notes Services of an Australian tour leader throughout the tour All entrance fees to sites mentioned on itinerary Local guides for most cities and sites Porterage of one piece of luggage at all hotels Tips to local guides and drivers

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Air travel OPTIONS The tour price quoted is for land content only. For this tour we recommend Emirates and Qatar Airways offering flights into Istanbul and out of Venice from most Australian cities. Please contact us for further information on competitive economy, business and first-class airfares. Transfers between airport and hotel are included for all passengers booking their flights through Academy Travel. These may be group or individual transfers.

Enquiries & bookings For further information and to secure a place on this tour please contact Jamal Fairbrother at Academy Travel on 9235 0023 or 1800 639 699 (outside Sydney) or email jamal@academytravel.com.au

About Academy TravelEach year Academy Travel organises around 60 journeys to Europe, the Mediterranean, Asia and the Americas, each focusing on a distinctive historical, artistic or cultural theme. The aim of every Academy Travel journey is to combine the pleasures of independent travel with the benefits and shared enjoyment of a group. Academy Travel is an Australian-owned travel company, founded in 2004. The company’s staff includes both academic experts and travel professionals with over two decades’ industry experience. We also have our own office in Rome which organises our tours in Western Europe. This means we have direct control over the selection of hotels, restaurants, coaches and local guides, guaranteeing superior quality.

Years of experienceAcademy Travel was founded in 2004 by a team with decades of prior experience in small group travel. On average, our tour leaders have over 11 years’ experience, some with 25 or more years. To ensure quality, we have our own office in Rome, Italy and a network of trusted suppliers around the world.

Great itinerariesAcademy Travel works hard to create itineraries that provide a balanced experience – walking tours, museum and gallery visits, live performances, city and countryside. We’re proud to be constantly innovating, from opening up new destinations, creating tours around festivals and special exhibitions, to providing unrivalled depth in our residential tours.

Like-minded groupsOver the years we’ve been in operation, we’ve developed a loyal band of Academy Travellers, some of whom have travelled with us more than 10 times. They say the small groups (maximum 20, average 17) and distinct themes of our tours attract like-minded travellers and create a relaxed, convivial atmosphere.

Long staysFeedback from our clients consistently tells us that creating itineraries with three and four-night stops, or even longer, is far more appealing that rushing from place to place. Wherever possible, we plan our tours around a limited number of stops, making your travels more relaxed and more meaningful.

Special EventsA private viewing of the Sistine Chapel? Tickets to a sold-out concert by the Berlin Philharmonic? A world-famous art fair? Access to private homes and gardens? Behind-the-scenes visits? Many of our tours feature access to places and events that are usually not offered on most group tours.

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