Classical Pursuits - Travel Adventures for the Mind with World's Best Books, Art and Music as Your Guides

Coming Full Circle
The Name of the Rose in Central Italy
October 2018

On this journey to central Italy, we’re reprising our very first trip. We can think of no better setting in which to read Eco’s novel than the beautifully preserved towns and cities that line Italy’s Adriatic coast and dot the hills of the Apennines.
Magic Mountains
Literature, Culture and Coffee in Colombia
November 2018

Geographic and cultural diversity has given Colombia a rich literary heritage, from the legend of Yurupari to a lively contemporary fiction scene. Our focus will be magic realism, writing that blurs the line between what we perceive as reality and what lies in the supernatural realm—what Salman Rushdie calls “magic […]
Mystery & Manners: Flannery O’Connor
Savannah, Georgia
April 2019

To read Flannery O’Connor’s fiction is to be amused, provoked, and pushed to reconsider ourselves and our place in the world. Join us in beautiful, beguiling Savannah.
Vincent van Gogh’s Quest: In the Footsteps of the Artist
Netherlands and France
May 2019

Join us on this ambitious journey from Amsterdam to the South of France to develop a deeper and more personal understanding of van Gogh, his revolutionary work and ideas, and the places that inspired him.
Basque in the Glory: Camino del Norte
Northern Spain
May 2019
SOLD OUT

Over 1,000 years ago, the original way to Santiago de Compostela wove along the northern coast of Spain, passing through the fabled Basque country. Come discover this mysterious corner of the Iberian peninsula known for its proud people and marked contrasts.
TORONTO PURSUITS
University of Toronto
JULY 2019

Culture meets conversation at our annual salon in the sun, with seminars on fiction, epic poetry, music, painting, history, psychology, and more. Join us for a week of reading, discussion, food, friendship, and fun.
Russia’s Golden Age Moscow and
St. Petersburg
September 2019

Russian realism and romanticism blossomed with the novels of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, Chekhov’s drama, the music of Tchaikovsky, and Rachmaninoff, and paintings of Levitan and Repin. Don’t miss this unique celebration of the intensity and splendour of Russian art, literature, and music.
Jaipur Literary Festival
Jaipur, Delhi and Rajasthan
January 2020

Publishing legend Tina Brown has called the festival “the greatest literary show on earth.” We think you’ll agree! It’s all set against the backdrop of magnificent Jaipur.

Travel Adventures for the Mind
with The world's best books, art and music as Your guides

Coming Full CircleThe Name of the Rose in Central ItalyOctober 2018

Magic MountainsLiterature, Culture and Coffee in ColombiaNovember 2018

Mystery & Manners: Flannery O’ConnorSavannah, GeorgiaApril 2019

Vincent van Gogh’s Quest: In the Footsteps of the ArtistNetherlands and FranceMay 2019

Basque in the Glory: Camino del NorteNorthern SpainMay 2019SOLD OUT

TORONTO PURSUITSUniversity of TorontoJULY 2019

Russia’s Golden Age Moscow andSt. PetersburgSeptember 2019

Jaipur Literary FestivalJaipur, Delhi and RajasthanJanuary 2020

Coming Full Circle
The Name of the Rose in Central Italy
October 2018

Magic Mountains
Literature, Culture and Coffee in Colombia
November 2018

Mystery & Manners: Flannery O’Connor
Savannah, Georgia
April 2019

Vincent van Gogh’s Quest: In the Footsteps of the Artist
Netherlands and France
May 2019

Basque in the Glory: Camino del Norte
Northern Spain
May 2019
SOLD OUT

TORONTO PURSUITS
University of Toronto
JULY 2019

Russia’s Golden Age Moscow and
St. Petersburg
September 2019

Jaipur Literary Festival
Jaipur, Delhi and Rajasthan
January 2020