AIA Tours: land

From Stonehenge to Carnac

Tour Dates: May 28 - June 8, 2024 in the planning stages (12 days)

Tour Leader(s): Peter Bogucki ,

Megaliths, Monuments & Tombs of Wessex & Brittany

This tour is in the planning stages for a May 2024 departure. For more information or to be among the first notified when this tour brochure is available, call 800-748-6262 or email aia@studytours.org.

Explore the extraordinary prehistoric sites of Wessex, England, and Brittany, France. Amidst beautiful landscapes see world renowned, as well as lesser known, Neolithic and Bronze Age megaliths and monuments such as enigmatic rings of giant standing stones and remarkable chambered tombs.

Highlights

  • Stonehenge, the world’s most famous megalithic site, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site together with Avebury, a unique Neolithic henge that includes Europe’s largest prehistoric stone circle.
  • Enigmatic chambered tombs such as West Kennet Long Barrow.
  • Carnac, with more than 3,000 prehistoric standing stones, the world’s largest collection of megalithic monuments.
  • The uninhabited island of Gavrinis, with a magnificent passage tomb that is lined with elaborately engraved, vertical stones.
  • Several outstanding museum collections including prehistoric necklaces, pendants, polished stone axes, and more.
  • The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Mont-Saint-Michel, an imposing abbey built on a tidal island.
  • Charming villages, medieval churches, and beautiful landscapes of coastlines and rolling hills.
  • The tour begins in London and ends in Paris! Arrive early and/or stay longer to explore these cities independently.

Tour Prices (10 nights)

Per person, double occupancy
11-14 participants $TBA
9-10 participants $TBA
Single Supplement (limited availability) $TBA

Single room supplement will be charged when requested or required. With fewer than 9 participants, a small group surcharge may be added.

To reserve your space using the online form, click here.

For reservations or questions, please email us at aia@studytours.org (and include your full name) or call us toll-free at (800) 748-6262 (toll: 603-756-2884).

Salisbury Cathedral © DDelso

La Roche aux Fées (Fairies’ Rock), Essé. © Vigneron

A jadeite axe found near Breamore, Hampshire, at the Wiltshire Heritage Museum

Vannes, France. Image by © Myrabella

Champ Dolent menhir. © J. Waldbaum

Mont-Saint-Michel. © BeBo86

Itinerary


This tour is in the planning stages for a May 2024 departure. For more information or to be among the first notified when this tour brochure is available, call 800-748-6262 or email aia@studytours.org.

View Detailed Itinerary

This tour is in the planning stages for a May 2024 departure. For more information or to be among the first notified when this tour brochure is available, call 800-748-6262 or email aia@studytours.org.


For reservations or questions, please email us at aia@studytours.org (and include your full name) or call us toll-free at (800) 748-6262 (toll: 603-756-2884). To reserve your space using the online form, click here.

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