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24.01.2022 Stonefields, Paul Bangays garden, features on Dream Gardens! Meet Paul Bangay and visit Stonefields on our tour Victorias Private Country Gardens and their Designers 4 NOV 15 NOV 2020 https://www.asatours.com.au/tours/victoria-gardens/

24.01.2022 On our tour Silver Coast & Golden River: Art, Architecture & Culture of Portugal - https://www.asatours.com.au/tours/portugal/ - we visit the vast Templar Convento de Cristo at Tomar. In 1157 Gualdim Pais, Grand Master of the Templars, was awarded the site of Roman Nabantia for his services against the Muslims. He built a fortress and church there but moved to an adjacent hill and here withstood a Muslim attack in 1190. In 1314 the Templars of Portugal were transformed int...o a new Order, the Order of Christ, thus avoiding the dissolution and persecution suffered by Templars elsewhere in Europe. Tomar became the headquarters of the Order of which Henry the Navigator became Grand Master between 1417 and 1460. In the early 16th century Joo III transformed the Order into a monastic brotherhood, necessitating further construction. The huge complex today is built around six great cloisters. At its heart is the Charola, the sixteen-sided chapel of the Templars, a typical centrally-planned Templar church which, like its counterparts everywhere, is a free imitation of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The complex has a good collection of Flemish paintings and interesting tombs and fine architectural detailing. Its treasure, however, is its very famous, highly decorated central window. Please enjoy this preview of Convento de Cristo, Tomar, courtesy of Portugal Tourism:

22.01.2022 https://www.asatours.com.au/region/tunisia/ Tunisia is a country with a long and rich history. A wide number of jaw dropping archeological sites demonstrate the historical role of Tunisia an important crossroads of civilisations. Combine this with a Mediterranean climate, friendly and kind people, delicious food with elements of Turkish, French and Mediterranean cuisine, and you have a great recipe for a fantastic destination you wont want to miss!... This tour, led by Dr Christopher Tuttle, explores Tunisias fascinating layered history by visiting Berber oasis villages with distinctive troglodyte houses, Roman cities with fine imperial monuments like el Djems huge amphitheatre, museums with magnificent antique mosaics, and beautiful Islamic buildings constructed over 1500 years.

21.01.2022 This cultural tour explores Romanias fascinating complexity. Explore breathtaking scenery, fine art and wonderful music, secluded old villages, frescoed monasteries and royal castles. https://www.asatours.com.au/region/romania/

21.01.2022 For a full itinerary visit: https://www.asatours.com.au/tours/tunisia/ Travel with noted archaeologist, Dr Christopher Tuttle. Explore Tunisias fascinating layered history by visiting Berber oasis villages with distinctive troglodyte houses, Roman cities with fine imperial monuments, museums with magnificent antique mosaics, and beautiful Islamic buildings constructed over 1500 years.

21.01.2022 NEW CULTURAL AND GARDEN TOURS FOR 2021! The beginning of the year is the perfect time for planning ahead. In collaboration with our expert Tour Leaders we have developed an array of new programs for 2021. Please enjoy this first preview - please click on the images for a link to the full tour itinerary:

20.01.2022 FROM OUR NEWSROOM by Jim Fogarty: Classic and Contemporary Designer Gardens of England Every gardeners bucket list including RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show... Travellers have forever visited the great gardens of England and many have become a staple when visiting the UK. However, in the last decade, gardening has changed in England. Read more in our Newsroom: https://www.asatours.com.au/newsroom/

20.01.2022 Did you know Sabrina Hahn hosts a fantastic gardening podcast? Season 1 of Sabrinas Dirty Deeds can be found at: https://podcasts.apple.com//sabrinas-dirty-de/id1482876090 Sabrina leads a great variety of our fabulous cultural garden tours. More information on Sabrina and the tours she leads can be found here: https://www.asatours.com.au/people/tour-leader-sabrina-hahn/

20.01.2022 On our tour Tunisia: From Carthage to the Sahara (20 Oct 6 Nov 2020) we visit the National Bardo Museum, Tunisias oldest and most important museum. The museum holds a fantastic collection of ancient mosaics collected from Roman and Byzantine sites in Tunisia. Please enjoy this article, courtesy of Smithsonian Magazine: For more information on our tour visit: https://www.asatours.com.au/region/tunisia/

20.01.2022 Be inspired by Australia and New Zealand.............. As the world is getting used to a new normal, ASA is pleased to announce an exciting new suite of tours for 2020 and 2021. Be inspired by Australias and New Zealands beautiful and diverse natural landscapes, gardening traditions, literature, art and cuisine. Visit grand homesteads and historic houses, galleries, libraries, wineries, artist studios and national parks. Drive through spectacular scenery, explore vibrant cities and charming country towns, and learn from ASA experts about the cultural and natural riches to be found in our own corner of the world. https://www.asatours.com.au

17.01.2022 Explore New Zealands literary heritage with authors Katherine Mansfield, Janet Frame, Ngaio Marsh and others, and enjoy stunning scenery, great food and warm hospitality. https://www.asatours.com.au/region/new-zealand/

17.01.2022 We love your work - and your podcast Deryn Thorpe! If anyone would like to travel with this wonderful lady, please have a look at Deryns upcoming tours here: https://www.asatours.com.au/people/deryn-thorpe/

16.01.2022 Meet some of Victorias most prominent landscape designers and horticulturalists including Andrew Laidlaw, Paul Bangay, Stephen Ryan, John Patrick and Sandra McMahon; view designs by such luminaries as Robert Boyle, Phillip Johnson and Fiona Brockhoff. https://www.asatours.com.au/region/australia/

14.01.2022 Sometimes restoring a work of art has surprising results! Have a look what happened to the lamb in this Ghent Altarpiece, completed by Hubert and Jan van Eyck in 1432. Visit Ghent on any of our tours to Belgium, for further details please visit: https://www.asatours.com.au/region/belgium/

14.01.2022 NEW TOURS IN 2020 Happy New Year! Wishing you a happy, healthy and safe year full of new and exciting adventures. We are excited about the New Tours we have in store for you in 2020, and what better time to present them than the start of a brand New Year!... Our new tours offer a great deal of variation, whether you want to travel off the beaten path in Tunisia, Sri Lanka or Shetland & Orkney, explore beautiful gardens, towns, villages and landscapes in Belgium & the Rhine Valley, England, Scotland and Wales, or if you prefer to stay closer to home and join our Literary, Historical and Cultural Tour of New Zealand, we hope you find your preferred option to quench your thirst for travel. As you know many of our tours fill up quickly, many only have limited places left - book now to secure your place! For details on all our tours visit: https://www.asatours.com.au/

14.01.2022 Susannah Fullerton Armchair Talks We are all disliking this time of no overseas travel, but did you know that you can enjoy some armchair travel with ASA literary tour leader, Susannah Fullerton? Susannah has created two fabulously illustrated virtual talks based on two of her most popular tours. For only $6 each, you can sit back, relax and let Susannah guide you around some of her favourite literary places in the world. To view the lecture titles and purchase, visit https://susannahfullerton.com.au/virtual-talks/

11.01.2022 The Museu Nacional de Arte Antigua, housed in the 17th-century Palace of the Counts of Alvor, has an important collection of Portuguese works from the 15th and 16th centuries and Flemish and German paintings (Cranach, Memling, Hieronymus Bosch, Mabuse, Holbein, etc.). There is also a fascinating group of 16th-century Japanese screens depicting the activities of the Portuguese in Japanese waters, and a small but excellent collection of Spanish paintings of the Golden Age, incl...uding Velzquez and Zurbarn. We visit Museu Nacional de Arte Antigua on our tour Silver Coast & Golden River: Art, Architecture & Culture of Portugal, enjoying expert guidance by our tour leader Dr Maria de Lourdes Riobom, who was head curator at this excellent museum. Maria is keen to show you so much more of her native Portugal, for a full tour itinerary please visit: https://www.asatours.com.au/tours/portugal/

11.01.2022 Sabrina Hahn’s Dirty Deeds is the gardening podcast that combines practical advice & expert Knowledge! In a recent episode, Sabrina & Jamie take us on a virtual tour of the amazing Kew Royal Botanic Gardens with guest, Director of Horticulture, Richard Barley, Dating back to the early 18th century, the Kew Gardens are home to one of the most diverse plant collections on the planet. Find the podcast on Apple Podcasts & Spotify - Season 2 | Episode 16: Kew Royal Botanic Gard...ens For more about Sabrina and the tours she leads https://www.asatours.com.au/people/tour-leader-sabrina-hahn/ For more about Richard and the tours he leads https://www.asatours.com.au/people/richard-barley/

10.01.2022 This is good news! Visit the Kew Gardens with Sabrina Hahn on our tour Spring Garden Masterpieces of England and the RHS Chelsea Flower Show (12 May 22 May 2020). https://www.asatours.com.au//garden-masterpieces-of-engla/ Be quick - we only have limited spaces left!

10.01.2022 A private evening piano performance by Daniel Blumenthal, in Muse David et Alice van Buuren is only one of the highlights of our tour Beyond Chocolate and Windmills: Cultural Treasures of the Low Countries (https://www.asatours.com.au//brussels-to-amsterdam-art-ar/) Before the performance we visit the extraordinary house bought in 1928 by the banker and art patron David van Buuren. While its exterior is typical of the so-called Amsterdam School, its interior decoration p...resents a feast of Art Deco by Belgian, French and Dutch designers. Van Buuren and his wife Alice Piette collected rare furniture, carpets, stained-glass windows, sculptures and masterpieces of painting from the 15th to the 19th century. Along with a historical collection including two Brueghels there are works by Fantin-Latour, Ensor, van Gogh, Signac, Van Dongen and Ernst. For a short preview of the museum, please watch:

10.01.2022 Explore the natural wonders of this vast and diverse country with great forests, unique flora, dramatic coasts and majestic mountains. Enjoy charming towns, lush vineyards & beautiful gardens. https://www.asatours.com.au/region/chile/

10.01.2022 On this tour explore the art, architecture and music of Belgium and the Netherlands. Trace the regions history from the economic powerhouse-days of medieval Flanders, through Hollands golden age to masterly Art Nouveau and contemporary architecture in Brussels and Antwerp. For a full itinerary: https://www.asatours.com.au//brussels-to-amsterdam-art-ar/

09.01.2022 Discover Bulgaria with its heady mix of folk music, roses, sultans and warlords, woodcarving and frescoed mountain monasteries, saints, slaves and kings. https://www.asatours.com.au/region/bulgaria/

08.01.2022 Travel with like-minded people on this Cultural Tour to Belgium & The Netherlands! For a full itinerary see: https://www.asatours.com.au//brussels-to-amsterdam-art-ar/ Explore the art, architecture and music of Belgium and The Netherlands. Trace the regions history from the economic powerhouse-days of medieval Flanders, through Hollands golden age, to masterly Art Nouveau and contemporary architecture in Brussels and Antwerp.

08.01.2022 Sabrina Hahns Dirty Deeds is the gardening podcast that combines practical advice & expert Knowledge! In a recent episode, Sabrina & Jamie take us on a virtual tour of the amazing Kew Royal Botanic Gardens with guest, Director of Horticulture, Richard Barley, Dating back to the early 18th century, the Kew Gardens are home to one of the most diverse plant collections on the planet. Find the podcast on Apple Podcasts & Spotify - Season 2 | Episode 16: Kew Royal Botanic Gard...ens For more about Sabrina and the tours she leads https://www.asatours.com.au/people/tour-leader-sabrina-hahn/ For more about Richard and the tours he leads https://www.asatours.com.au/people/richard-barley/

07.01.2022 Find our Portugal tours here: https://www.asatours.com.au/region/portugal/

07.01.2022 On our Summer Garden Masterpieces of England and the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show tour we spend the morning with Andy Sturgeon, one of Britains most acclaimed contemporary garden designers to discover what inspires his incredible garden designs. In this video he walks us through his inspiration for the 2019 RHS Chelsea Flower show, which proved to be a gold-winning design again! For a full itinerary of our tour please visit: https://www.asatours.com.au//summer-garden-masterpieces-o/

06.01.2022 Join literary expert Susannah Fullerton and award-winning artist David Henderson on a journey through the Snowy Mountains, Canberra and the Central Tablelands, to explore how the Australian landscape has exerted a powerful influence on Australian literature and painting. Limited Places View itinerary https://www.asatours.com.au//canberra-central-nsw-literary/

05.01.2022 https://www.asatours.com.au/tou/bulgaria-and-the-black-sea/ Through history Bulgaria has seen the footprint of Thracians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantrines & Turks. Over the centuries all have helps shape Modern Bulgaria! This diverse and picturesque country culturally & scenically has a lot to offer. Travel to Bulgaria with archaeologist Dr Katya Melamed

04.01.2022 Would you like to travel to Europe and want to do something different? Have a look at what Belgium has to offer! https://www.asatours.com.au/region/belgium/ Belgium has become the in vogue country to visit, thanks to the brilliance of Belgian Art Nouveau and the very latest in cutting-edge contemporary architecture and design.

04.01.2022 *** Late availability *** *** Tours departing from March - May 2020 *** Would you like to travel soon? We have 1 or 2 rooms left on these tours below. We can also help with your flights and other arrangements before or after the tour. If you have questions or would like to make a booking, please get in touch by phone on +61 (0)3 9822 6899 or email: [email protected]

03.01.2022 Nestled between the coast and the Santiago metropolitan area is the Aconcagua Valley. On our tour Atacama to Patagonia: Chiles Natural World we visit the Via Errazurit, a winery founded in 1870 by Don Maximiano Errzurid, one of Chiles most successful award winning wineries. Here we will visit the garden designed by Juan Grimm the grand master of Chilean garden design. For more info on our tour visit: https://www.asatours.com.au/tours/chile/

02.01.2022 Travel to Chile with horticulturalist, author and broadcaster Stephen Ryan and explore the natural wonders of this vast and diverse country with great forests, unique flora, dramatic coasts and majestic mountains. Enjoy charming towns, lush vineyards & beautiful gardens. https://www.asatours.com.au/region/chile/

02.01.2022 My PORTUGAL TOP 5 - Inge Pullar, Tour Manager Last year I had the privilege to be the Tour Manager on the tour Silver Coast & Golden River: Art, Architecture & Culture of Portugal. I knew l was in for a treat, visiting the country of beautiful Azulejos, fascinating history (famous explorers like Vasco da Gama instantly came to mind), the great cities of Lisbon and Porto, charming medieval villages, breathtaking countryside, lots of fresh air and blue skies, and last, but not ...least, great food and wine. I was not disappointed! At our farewell dinner, we were all talking about our highlights. I found it hard to narrow it down to just a few! After some contemplation here is my top five: 1. Visiting MUSEU NACIONAL DE ARTE ANTIGA with our tour leader Dr Maria de Lourdes Riobom, who was head curator at this excellent museum. Maria spoke with so much knowledge and passion about the collection, it truly set the tone for the rest of the tour. 2. COIMBRA: The history is tangible in this lively University town. Visiting the University and Library were a highlight, as was the Roman site at Conimbriga. To top it off we ended the day staying at the elegant Hotel Quinta das Lgrimas. 3. PALACIO NACIONAL, SINTRA: Once the summer palace of the Portuguese Royal family, definite standout features here are two extraordinary conical chimneys, beautiful azulejos, exquisite ceilings and gorgeous views. 4. Staying in Medieval buildings converted to comfortable hotels: CONVENTO DE SAO PAULO in Redondo, POUSADA DO MARVAO and POUSADA MOSTEIRO GUIMARAES are all marvellous in their own right. The rooms are very comfortable, however exploring the buildings and surrounds make staying here a highlight. These hotels also have an abundance of nice spaces to sit and enjoy the views, have a chat, or to read a good book, making it easy to relax after busy days. 5. Driving through the DOURO VALLEY and wine tasting. The views of the Douro while driving to the winery were just breathtaking. The wines of the Douro Valley are world class and the hospitality superb. Are you inspired to explore beautiful Portugal? Maria and I would love you to join us this September! For a full itinerary please visit: https://www.asatours.com.au/tours/portugal/

01.01.2022 Sabrina Hahn leads this exciting tour of some of WAs best wineries, gardens and natural landscapes during the states famed wildflower season. https://www.asatours.com.au/region/australia/