Destination Guides
Thanks to decades of experience researching and planning cultural tours, our tour leaders and team members are well-travelled, and they know what you’re looking for when you set out on a journey - from a hidden gem of a house museum that’s off the general tourist radar, to atmospheric neighbourhoods with pleasant restaurants or interesting boutiques.
Our destination guides bring you the best of our travellers’ wisdom. As with all things travel, currency is key, so we’re constantly updating them or adding guides to our of-the-moment favourites. If you have any feedback for us, contact us here.
DESTINATION GUIDE:
LEIPZIG
Thinking of travelling in Germany? Consider Leipzig: the most vibrant of the former East German cities is bursting with musical heritage, art and architecture and is a great base for exploring Saxony.
DESTINATION GUIDE:
MILAN
There’s more to Milan than business and industry: this northern metropolis contains a wealth of ancient art and architecture, cutting-edge contemporary design, and a vibrant dining scene.
DESTINATION GUIDE: CLASSICAL MUSIC IN VENICE
The team at Limelight Arts Travel has developed its expert knowledge of Venice over decades. Here is our guide to the leading venues for live performances.
INTRODUCTORY GUIDE TO ABRUZZO
A grand landscape, outstanding medieval art, proud food traditions, and a distinct cultural identity. Meet Abruzzo, a rewarding Italian destination that is considerably less visited by international travellers.
GUIDE TO FUKUOKA
For millennia Japan’s gateway to mainland Asia, Fukuoka today is a vibrant city with some of the country’s oldest shrines and temples, a growing interest in modern and contemporary art, and a food culture that is one of the country’s most highly regarded.
Kyoto & kawai Kanjirō
Kyoto’s temples, shrines and Zen gardens are world-renowned, but a quiet house museum gives a sense of how Japan’s twentieth-century artists and artisans adapted to the speed of modernity.
GUIDE TO BEAUNE
Heartland of a premier wine district, proud custodian of one of Flemish painting’s greatest works, and a pleasant village where traditional life and cuisine are preserved. Shamistha de Soysa introduces us to Beaune, Burgundy.
Padua: Beyond the Scrovegni Chapel
Exceptional medieval frescoes by Giotto and his followers, Europe’s second oldest university with its anatomy theatre and botanical gardens intact, and the world’s first ever PhD. Get to know Padua!
GUIDE TO GENOA
Genova, la superba – Genoa, the proud! Refreshingly far from the well-worn tourist track, its Roman history, medieval maritime greatness and pivotal role in the great “Age of the Mediterranean” means there’s more to Genoa than pesto, pirates and stunning Riviera scenery.