Where each journey is an immersive artful experience!
Group enjoying Negresco Hotel in Nice during a Provence tour.
2025 Tour Dates and Destinations
NORTHERN SOUL
Tour Dates: March 19 to 29, 2025
Artblazing's inaugural 9-day tour of Belgium and the Netherlands includes world-class museums, historic cities, and the Keukenhof Gardens. Enjoy 10 nights in 4-star hotels, gourmet meals, and expert-led cultural exploration.
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ILLUMINATING ISTANBUL
Tour Dates: October 7-16, 2025
Discover Istanbul's rich heritage, from ancient Byzantion to Byzantine Constantinople to Ottoman Istanbul, where layers of empires and civilizations culminate in modern times, awaiting your exploration.
Artblazing Tours
At Artblazing Tours we keep our groups small, with no more than 10 participants, ensuring a personalized and intimate journey. Our tours are affordable and competitively priced, making it easier for people to join us in exploring our favorite destination's artistic and cultural treasures.
We value knowledge and aim for you to come home not just with lasting memories, but with a deep understanding of the art, history, and culture of the places we visit. Each tour is preceded by a series of engaging Zoom lectures to prepare you for the adventure ahead.
Art is at the heart of our tours because we believe in its power to enlighten, elevate, and offer hope in the darkest times, celebrating the best of humanity. Our journeys are conducted with good humor, fun, and friendship, ensuring an enjoyable and memorable experience for all.
We invite you to join us and discover our exciting destinations through art and culture!
OUR TEAM: Sevan Melikyan is a passionate visual artist and art educator. Born in Istanbul to Armenian parents, he has led numerous international art tours for Artful Journeys and is the owner and curator of Wired Gallery in High Falls, New York. His wife, Maria Guralnik, has a long career as a music manager and is the chair of the BA in Arts Management at Purchase College SUNY.
