Montserrate

When Lord Byron visited Monserrate, an estate in the hill town of Sintra, an hour or so out of Lisbon, the neo-Gothic palace and gardens were tumbling back to nature. The poet was inspired by its sense of gentle decay…

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Posted: March 29, 2018
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Author: Kent Ross

Postcards from our recent travellers

Views, reports and travel tips from the world of Ross Tours, brought to you by our Tour Leaders. Purple best We enjoyed the best-ever jacaranda cruising and viewing season on Sydney Harbour last spring. More than 1200 people joined us…

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Posted: March 22, 2018
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Author: Kent Ross

Chaumont-sur-Loire Garden Festival

The Loire Valley is renowned as ‘France’s Garden’, and in summer it hosts an international design festival that imagines the future of gardening. Words: Robin Powell Chaumont-sur-Loire Garden Festival Loire Valley, France April – October 2018 Every year since 1992,…

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Posted: March 15, 2018
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Author: Kent Ross