Destinations

LONDON - ART AND DESIGN/SCIENCE/HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES

Imperial war museum - The history of conflict from the First World War to the present day, the Imperial War Museum encourages study and understanding of war and its effects on our lives.

Natural history and science museum - The Science Museum and Natural History Museum are leading resources for education and have schools programmes catering for all ages.

Art Galleries - Tate Modern, Tate Britain, the National Gallery & National Portrait Gallery covers all art with excellent Education Departments for school visits.

PARIS - ART AND DESIGN/SCIENCE/LANGUAGE/HISTORY

La Louvre Museum - The Louvre is the world’s largest palace and museum. It has one of the greatest art collections in Europe.

Musee D’orsay- Housed in a grand railway station built in 1900. Home to many sculptures and impressionist paintings and is one of the most popular in Paris.

Museums - D’art Moderne-Europe’s finest collection of contemporary art.

La Defense - La Défense is the prime high-rise office district of Paris. Many of Paris’s tallest buildings can be found here.
Musee National Picasso - Holding Pablo Picasso’s own personal art collection alongside several Thousand of his own work ranging from masterpiece to sketch books.

The Sacré-Coeur Basilica - The majestic building is located on top of the Montmartre hill, Montmarte area on a hill in an 18th arrondissement, north of downtown Paris, is known for its many artists who have been omnipresent since 1880.

AMSTERDAM - ART AND DESIGN/LANGUAGE/HISTORY

Anne Franks House-In the centre of Amsterdam were the famous diaries were written.

Royal Palace - It was originally built as the city hall for the magistrates of Amsterdam. In the 17th century it was the largest secular building of Europe.

Rijksmuseum Museum - An unrivalled selection of Dutch art.

Riekemolen Windmill - The River Amstel where you will see 17th century molens.

Nemo Science Centre - NEMO houses loads of experiments and exhibitions inside its giant green hull on the Oosterdok.
Court of Human Rights - The Hague primary judicial organ of the United Nations. Its main functions are to settle legal disputes submitted to it by states.
Jewish Historical Museum - In the heart of what was once Amsterdam's thriving Jewish Quarter, this museum occupies a restored Ashkenazi synagogue complex.

Liberation Museum 1944 - Gelderland- This museum, on the German border South-East of Nijmegen and Arnhem, is a place where history comes to life.

BARCELONA (image) (ART AND DESIGN/HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY)
Las Ramblas - Stroll under the trees, admire the street artists, look at the alive statues

Park Guell - Gaudi avoided levelling the grounds so that the Park Guell has a network of twisting roads.

The Montjuic - A mountain inside the city. A true bowl of air. You can see the Splendid sight of Barcelona from all sides. The hillsides are covered with flowers, exotic trees and giant cactus. The luminous fountains of Gaietà.

Casa Milà - Commonly known as La Pedrera is the largest civil building designed by Antoni Gaudi.
The Sagrada Familia - Antoni Gaudí’s unfinished masterpiece, is one of  Barcelona’s most popular attractions. Construction on this church will continue for at least several more decades.
The Sagrada Familia - Antoni Gaudí’s unfinished masterpiece, is one of  Barcelona’s most popular attractions. Construction on this church will continue for at least several more decades.

MADRID (image) (ART AND DESIGN/LANGUAGE/HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY/SOCIALSTUDIES)
El Prado Museum - Boasts the world’s finest collection of Spanish art, with extensive examples of works by El Greco, Velazquez, Goya, and Murillo

Avila - Where the most ancient and complete fortified complex – from the 11th century – is conserved. Walk the 2.5km long wall throughout its 90 fortified tower.
El Escorial - Declared a protected Human Heritage, El Escorial is the symbol of Spanish Power in the 16th century and commemorates the famous and bloody San quintin Battle. The site is also a mausoleum for Charles V.

Royal Palace - The largest and certainly one of the most impressive palaces in Europe. It has more than 2000 luxuriously decorated rooms, 50 of which can be visited.
Toledo - City of three cultures’, as it is where Christians, Muslims and Jews famously lived together. Its impressive Spanish buildings include virtually all the big art periods in history including Arab, Gothic, Mudejar, Renaissance and Baroque style.

ROME (image) (ART AND DESIGN/LANGUAGE/HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY/SOCIAL STUDIES)
Cappuccini Crypt - Decorated with human bones.

Pantheon - Built more than 1800 years ago, this magnificent building still stands as a reminder of the great Roman Empire.

Collosseum - Originally known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, it was the largest building of the Roman Empire era.

Capitoline Hill Museums - The museums, housed in two palaces, are situated around a central square – or piazza – designed by Michelangelo Buonarroti in 1536 and completed over a period of more than 400 years.
The Vatican & St Peters Basilica - Home to the Sistine Chapel with its world renowned ceiling painted by Michaelangelo and the Vatican museum.
Piazza Navona - Containing Bernini’s Fountain of the four rivers.

Bradenburg Gate - Built during the 18th century of Friedrich Wilhelm 11 and located in no mans land between East and West Germany during the cold war.

Reichstag - Home of Bundestag, the German Parliament.

Checkpoint Charlie - Housing a museum the former West/East border crossing point in central Berlin.

Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp - There is a museum, memorial hall and cinema where a film about the history of the camp is shown hourly. The camp prison still stands, as does one barrack block.

Kutna Hora - A world heritage site since 1995 it is a quaint little town, which is home to St Barbora a rich Gothic style church and the unique Bone Church.

Karlstejn - Charles IV had this gothic monument built as a depository for the Empire crown jewels and relics of saints.

Theresienstadt Concentration Camp - Ghetto Theresienstadt has long been remembered for its culture, its famous prisoners, and its visit by Red Cross officials. What many don’t know is that within this serene facade lay a real concentration camp.

FLORENCE (image) (ART AND DESIGN/GEOGRAPHY/HISTORY)
Uffizi Gallery - Contains the world’s largest collection of Renaissance art.

The Duomo - The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore dominates the city centre, topped by Brunelleschi’s iconic dome.

Ponte Vecchio - Spanning the River Arno the “Old Bridge” is one of the most famous landmarks The current bridge was built in 1345.
San Gimignano - A fairytale town with medieval stone towers and churches, surrounded by Fields and vineyards.

Sienna - A gothic brick built town, which has managed to hold onto its buildings from the middle Ages.

Pisa - Home to the famous ‘Leaning Tower’ it is also home to some amazing architecture.

Galleria Dell’Accademia - Home to the world famous marble ‘Statue of David by Michelangelo.