For the discerning traveller: cultural city breaks with a difference!

Would you like to make your long weekends away both cultural and convivial - and make new friends?

Broaden your horizons - it could be Paris or Turin or Marrakech or Istanbul! Even seasoned travellers who already know a city will discover that I get under its skin and reveal its little known aspects, atmosphere and seductive, hidden secrets.

To find out more do email me and I will send you a free sample of my Architectural City Tour Programmes.

For the past 25 years, Michael Barker has devised and led small group tours of many interesting cities - an exploration of all the fascinating aspects of each city – discovering the best of its art and architecture - of all periods from Romanesque to Contemporary, with a certain concentration on Art Deco and moderne - its museums, its atmosphere and its lesser-known attractions as well as the high-lights, often getting into buildings not generally open to the public and including gastronomic or at least enjoyable and sociable dinners - so that singles do not feel left out in the evenings. The groups usually include art historians, architects, collectors or just cultural enthusiasts but there is no pressure to be any kind of specialist; while the trips have a serious intent they are designed to be entirely pleasurable and, offered at reasonable prices, have attracted a faithful and convivial following over the years, often sparking new friendships. The standard travel pattern for City Travel is from Wednesday or Thursday until Sunday; flights normally depart from London.

A detailed architectural itinerary & programme is supplied for each tour.

Prices in Europe or to Morocco usually range from £395-£695.