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5 October - 10 October, 2006
Please note change of dates from those originally advertised
 
Assisi is a small medieval town dominated by the Basilica dedicated to St Francis. Begun two years after the saint’s death in 1228, this pilgrimage shrine was decorated by many of the foremost artists of the thirteenth century, including Cimabue, Simone Martini, Pietro Lorenzetti and Giotto.
 
Orvieto is another striking medieval hill-top town, home to a great cathedral with a magnificent Gothic west front. By contrast inside there is a Renaissance masterpiece, Luca Signorelli’s great fresco of the Last Judgement, completed in 1504, and admired as an inspiration by both Michelangelo and Raphael.
 
We will spend a day each in Assisi and Orvieto, travelling there by coach: Perugia, the capital of Umbria, will be the centre for this varied study week, where there is also plenty to see and enjoy. Its centro storico is the focus for a busy and sophisticated city, full of interesting and beautiful buildings. Outside the Duomo is the Fontana Maggiore, decorated by the celebrated thirteenth-century sculptors, Nicola and Giovanni Pisano, and opposite is the Palazzo dei Priori full of frescoed rooms dating from the thirteenth century. On the second floor of the Palace, in the Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria, are many of the greatest Umbrian paintings, including many works by Perugino, as well as altarpieces by Piero della Francesca and Fra Angelico.
 
Tutor for this study week will be Alice Foster, a frequent lecturer for the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education and the WEA, who has led many Learn Italy tours. Organiser will be Martin Gray.
 
We will stay in a four-star hotel in the heart of the city and within easy walking distance of all its treasures. The hotel has its own restaurant, but cafes and restaurants are abundant in central Perugia. As on other Learn Italy holidays, a number of group meals will be organised.
 
 
Guideline prices, excluding flights:
Per person, single use of double room:   £855
Per person, sharing a double room:   £805
 

These prices include:
five nights accommodation with breakfast in a four-star hotel;
a series of lectures illustrated with slides exploring the art of Umbria;
entrance fees to galleries and churches on our itinerary;
transfers by coach between Rome airport and Perugia;
coach travel to and from Assisi and Orvieto;
coach travel between Oxford and a London airport and return (if appropriate).
 
Travel to Italy is not included in these prices. Tickets on a designated BA return flight to Rome can currently be bought for less than £120 over the Internet or via our chosen travel agent.
 

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