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SAILING the BLACK SEA Round-Trip T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT N S AILING THE B LACK S EA N Round-Trip Istanbul Aboard Variety Voyager N April 22 to May 5, 2014 N T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT Dear Members and Friends of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Black Sea, that busy crossroad that has linked Europe and Asia for millennia, boasts a rich historic and cultural legacy. Join us in the spring as we discover its less-visited eastern shores. We are delighted to be accompanied by Dr. Helen C. Evans, the Mary and Michael Jaharis Curator of Byzantine Art at the Metropolitan Museum. She will be joined by Professor Carole Fink, a specialist in European International History who is currently finishing a book on the global Cold War. In Istanbul, visit the sixth-century basilica of Hagia Sophia before cruising along the Bosphorus to the Black Sea. Admire Ottoman mansions and ancient royal tombs carved into cliffs in Amasya, and see the former Byzantine capital of Trabzon. In Batumi, Georgia, discover the Adjara Arts Museum, with its Western European paintings. Spend a day in Sochi, Russia, to view Stalin’s summer villa and the Cathedral of St. Michael. In Yalta, Ukraine, tour Livadia Palace, site of the historic 1945 meeting of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin. Discover Greek ruins at Chersonesus, then TRAVELING WITH YOU continue to Odessa with its five- domed Uspenski Cathedral. Tour Dr. Helen C. Evans is the Mary and Michael the painted churches of Romania Jaharis Curator of Byzantine Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. She has before concluding in 3,000-year-old traveled extensively in the Black Sea region, Nessebar, Bulgaria. in conjunction with her award-winning exhibitions The Glory of Byzantium (1997), For those wishing to spend Byzantium: Faith and Power (2004), and more time in Istanbul, an optional Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition three-night prelude is offered. (2012), and lecturing for the Museum’s Travel with the Met program. Please join us on this unique Dr. Evans graduated from Newcomb journey, in the congenial company College of Tulane University and received her Ph.D. from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. She has taught at the Institute of Fine of members of the National Trust Arts, New York University, Columbia University, and the University of for Historic Preservation and Yale Chicago; and acted as a consultant to museums and archaeological sites Educational Travel. in the Republic of Georgia, Ukraine, and Bulgaria. Sincerely, Suceava MOLDOVA Odessa UKRAINE Crimea RUSSIA Emily K. Rafferty Yalta ROMANIA Sevastopol President Constanta Sochi BULGARIA Black Sea Nessebar GEORGIA Batumi Istanbul Samsun Amasya TURKEY Trabzon T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT N 1000 FIFTH A VENUE N N EW Y ORK, N EW Y ORK 10028 N S AILING THE B LACK S EA N Round-Trip Istanbul Aboard Variety Voyager April 22 to May 5, 2014 ________________________ N ________________________ NEW YORK TRABZON, TURKEY Tuesday, April 22 Saturday, April 26 Depart New York on an overnight flight to Istanbul. Step ashore in Trabzon, long an important trading port on the Black Sea. Drive to the Sümela Monastery, built in the ISTANBUL, TURKEY fourth century on the side of a steep mountain overlooking Wednesday, April 23 the forest. Also tour the Old Town, with its cobblestone streets and bustling local bazaar. In the afternoon, visit the Arrive in Istanbul this morning. Following lunch, see the villa where Kemal Ataturk stayed, now dedicated to him. impressive sixth-century basilica of Hagia Sophia before The city’s late-Byzantine Hagia Sophia, converted from a continuing to the pier to board Variety Voyager. Toast our church to a mosque and then a museum, houses examples journey with a glass of champagne on deck as we cruise of vibrant frescoes and Islamic reliefs. the Bosphorus, past historic palaces, colorful yalis (traditional villas), and under two bridges that link Europe BATUMI, GEORGIA and Asia. Tonight we enter the Black Sea. Sunday, April 27 With its charming restored buildings, lovely tree-lined thoroughfares, and mild weather, Batumi is a popular seaside destination. Stroll through the peaceful Botanic Gardens and explore the ruins of ancient Gonio Fortress, where many of its towers still stand. At the Adjara Arts Museum see paintings by Georgian artists as well as graphic works and decorative art. After lunch, you may wish to walk along the beach promenade or visit the Archaeological Museum. SOCHI, RUSSIA Monday, April 28 Hagia Sophia interior. Spend a day in Sochi, host city of the 2014 Winter Olympics. View World War II monuments, the Russian AT SEA Orthodox Cathedral of St. Michael, and Stalin’s summer Thursday, April 24 villa. Then visit the Sochi Art Museum, built by the Soviets in the 1930s. This afternoon explore a nearby tea During a day at sea, relax on deck, enjoy the amenities of plantation. Alternatively, enjoy a day trip into the our ship, and attend lectures about upcoming visits. Caucasus Mountains to the Alpine resort of Krasnaya Polyana, site of some of the Olympic facilities. The SAMSUN, TURKEY Western Caucasus, with extensive areas of forests, has Friday, April 25 been designated a World Heritage site by UNESCO. From Samsun, drive to the charming city of Amasya, AT SEA situated in a deep river gorge. The capital of the kings Tuesday, April 29 of Pontus from 333 to 26 BCE, Amasya was later part of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires. Explore the 15th- As Variety Voyager sets a western course, you may century mosque and 19th-century Hazeranlar Mansion, wish to visit the captain on the bridge or relax with now home to an ethnographic museum. After lunch, admire agood book. Attend lectures in preparation for our the traditional Ottoman houses or climb the steps to see visits in Ukraine. Dinner is planned on deck as we sail the Pontus royal tombs carved into the rock cliffs. this evening. N S AILING THE B LACK S EA N NNN CONSTANTA N SUCEAVA, ROMANIA Saturday, May 3 Arrive in Constanta and fly by chartered plane to Suceava. Drive through the bucolic Romanian countryside, passing horse-drawn carts and peasant farmers, to Humor Monastery. Built in 1530, the church is the first in this region painted by refugee Byzantine artists. It is illustrated not only with biblical scenes but a historical depiction of the fall of Constantinople. At the Church of Moldovita, from 1532, view the vibrant blues and reds, and the fascinating exterior paintings. After lunch, see Voronets Monastery, where the intense blue of the frescoes has become famous as “the blue of Voronets.” Return by chartered plane to Constanta and the awaiting Variety Voyager. Dinner is on board. Chersonesus and Church of St. Vladimir. YALTA, UKRAINE Wednesday, April 30 Today’s visits in Yalta include the landmark Alupka Palace, designed and built between 1828 and 1846 by English architects. The palace is a combination of a Scottish castle on its landward side and Arabian fantasy facing the sea. Continue to Livadia Palace, originally a summer residence of Tzar Nicolas II and the site of the historic 1945 meeting between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin. After lunch, see White Dacha, the house where Anton Chekhov wrote some of his most famous works, or tour Nikitsky Botanic Gardens, one of the most extensive of its kind in Eastern Europe. SEVASTOPOL, UKRAINE Thursday, May 1 Depart from the port of Sevastopol to visit Chersonesus, an ancient Greek and Roman site overlooking the sea, where we hope to meet the excavation director. Alternatively, drive to nearby Balaclava, where a former Fresco at the Voronets Monastery, Romania. Soviet underground submarine base is now open as a museum. Following lunch on board, see the Crimean War NESSEBAR, BULGARIA panorama by Russian painter Franz Roubaud, depicting Sunday, May 4 the first main assault of Sevastopol on June 18, 1855. Step ashore in the town of Nessebar, whose Byzantine ODESSA, UKRAINE ruins and picturesque fishermen’s houses have long Friday, May 2 attracted artists and poets. Discover the Archaeological Museum and the richly decorated churches on a guided Variety Voyager approaches Odessa this morning, docking walking tour. Return to the ship for lunch, and set sail this near the base of the Potemkin Steps. Visit the five-domed afternoon. In the evening gather for the captain’s farewell Uspenski Cathedral with its extraordinary icons and see reception and dinner. the renowned opera house. Continue to the Archaeology Museum to view the extensive treasures from early ISTANBUL N NEW YORK Black Sea civilizations, including a 3,000-year-old gold Monday, May 5 breastplate and a collection of ancient coins. Conclude with a private concert in a neighboring 19th-century Disembark Variety Voyager after breakfast and transfer to palace, now home to the Literature Museum. the airport for the return flights home. N N R OUND-T RIP I STANBUL A BOARD VARIETY V OYAGER N NNN DECK PLAN VARIETY VOYAGER HORIZONS DECK Christened in 2012, the luxury yacht M.Y. Variety Voyager is built according to the most up-to-date international standards. Relax in 301 303 305 307 the main lounge, enjoy a drink on the sun deck or use the internet in DINING ROOM the library. The glass-enclosed dining room offers panoramic views and an al fresco option, while the spa and fitness suite features 302 304 306 308 massage, fitness equipment, a sauna, and beauty treatments. All cabins have DVD players, flat-screen televisions, and bathrooms with RIVIERA DECK marble finishing. 201 203 205 207 209 211 213 215 MAIN LOUNGE RECEPTION 202 204 206 208 210 212 214 BAR MARINA DECK
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