Cultural tours for travelers who seek understanding as well as photo ops, expert guiding, excellent accommodations, and affordability.

 

 

About Us

We are travelers who love architecture, landscapes, and the arts and enjoy gaining an informed understanding of places of exceptional interest, wherever we find them. We specialize in small groups of congenial travelers.

Learn Our Story 

When John Braymer organized the "Pilgrimage to Palladio" in 2008 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the great Italian architect Andrea Palladio, he offered up a tour with scholarly rigor, unparalleled hospitality, and palpable congeniality. 

Many of the original Palladian "pilgrims" continue to enjoy tours together--tours that combine coherent, "curated" itineraries highlighting exceptional art and architecture, comfortable and varied hospitality,  and--always--the most congenial traveling companions. 

Tour Details & Calendar

Learn more about our upcoming tours.

COMING IN 2025:

East of England
(July 19th — 28th, 2025)

Sicily: Crossroads of the
Mediterranean

(March 24–April 1, 2025)

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Testimonials

 Hear from Our Travelers 

"I'm still in the afterglow of a great trip, super information, the experience itself, and the nicest of people."

"The Art and Architecture of Royal London" tour was certainly one of the most enjoyable I've had."

"London [was] such a very special trip. We loved every minute of it. And huge thanks for the brilliant preparation and outstanding execution!"

"I keep reviewing in my head all the marvelous things we saw, how much I learned, and the pleasure of getting to know some wonderful new friends. A perfect group for a terrific tour. We packed a lot into a week!"