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Tour of Duty: An art pilgrimage in southern Europe

Tour of Duty: An art pilgrimage in southern Europe #6: Lurching to the Lilting Tones of Fado in Lisbon and Beyond - Lisbon, Port

While wandering a town that has not changed its outer shell for 1000 years, Neville reflects on history, culture and ancient ways in Portugal that still come to life in today's world.

Tour of Duty: An art pilgrimage in southern Europe #1: Michelangelo: Master of Mallett and Palette in the Eternal City - Rome, I

To Neville Millen's mind Michelangelo stands supreme as the star in the pantheon of artists held within the walls of Roman museums.

Tour of Duty: An art pilgrimage in southern Europe #8: Pilgrimage Postscript - Cinque Terre, Italy

It is with great reservation that Neville tells about a place very special to him, so if you go, don't muck it up, okay?

Tour of Duty: An art pilgrimage in southern Europe #9: Bio - Europe

Neville and his partner Rhondda leave Australia for Europe to ponder the art of art, and the art of travel.

Tour of Duty: An art pilgrimage in southern Europe #7: Walking the Van Gogh trail - Arles, France

Despite frustration and French strikes, this time Neville didn't miss the bus to Arles, Vincent Van Gogh's former home.

Tour of Duty: An art pilgrimage in southern Europe #1: Michelangelo: Master of Mallett and Palette in the Eternal City - Rome, I

To Neville Millen's mind Michelangelo stands supreme as the star in the pantheon of artists held within the walls of Roman museums.

Tour of Duty: An art pilgrimage in southern Europe #6: Lurching to the Lilting Tones of Fado in Lisbon and Beyond - Lisbon, Port

While wandering a town that has not changed its outer shell for 1000 years, Neville reflects on history, culture and ancient ways in Portugal that still come to life in today's world.

Tour of Duty: An art pilgrimage in southern Europe #4: Tapas on Heaven's Door - Madrid and Toledo, Spain

In Madrid you spend much time admiring the past through the doors of cafes and bars, while consuming volumes of ale and plates of weird tapas almost to rival the delights of Bosch's weird paintings.

Tour of Duty: An art pilgrimage in southern Europe #5: Seductive Seville and Tranquil Tavira - Spain and Portugal

In two countries where the art is the city, it is easy to get carried away with walking, wining and dining, in the relaxed, safe outdoors and the history still vibrant and alive today.

Tour of Duty: An art pilgrimage in southern Europe #3: Moving with the Moderniste in Barcelona - Barcelona, Spain

Full of life and street-wise tenacity, Barcelona is a brash city that is as New York is to America, minus the skyscrapers.

Tour of Duty: An art pilgrimage in southern Europe #2: A Rendezvous with Flora and Venus in Downtown Florence - Florence, Italy

All the major tourist attractions of Florence are within a few kilometres of the main train station, but Neville's there for the 15th-century rock star.

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