Classical Pursuits

Classical Pursuits We run small-group tours and seminars for people passionate about literature and the arts.

Classical Pursuits hosts an annual literary and cultural salon in Toronto. We also create cultural trips to places like Hemingway's Paris, Joyce's Dublin, Dante Alighieri's Italy, and Flannery O’Connor’s Savannah. Through our travel partner Worldwide Quest (TICO Reg: #2667946) we offer both scheduled small group trips and private tours.

Dramatic skies and delicious food in Crete. Our 2027 Greece tour opens for pre-booking tomorrow!
03/25/2026

Dramatic skies and delicious food in Crete. Our 2027 Greece tour opens for pre-booking tomorrow!

Our group at the famous beehive tomb at Mycenae, the town and area south of Athens where Agamemnon returned after the Tr...
03/20/2026

Our group at the famous beehive tomb at Mycenae, the town and area south of Athens where Agamemnon returned after the Trojan War. They are savoring the many opportunities to read Homer in the places where his poems took place.

View of the Acropolis, that beautiful, severe, poem in stone, from our group’s hotel. “[L]aurels crack like parchments i...
03/18/2026

View of the Acropolis, that beautiful, severe, poem in stone, from our group’s hotel. “[L]aurels crack like parchments in the wind.
who walks here in the violet dust at night
by the tower of the winds and water-clocks?” (Durrell)

Our Greece travellers are hitting the highlights of Athens but also going deep into the text of the Odyssey. Look for ou...
03/17/2026

Our Greece travellers are hitting the highlights of Athens but also going deep into the text of the Odyssey. Look for our 2027 tour soon!

It’s always a thrill when my issue of  arrives with a new Classical Pursuits ad! Come to Paris with us in September 2026...
01/28/2026

It’s always a thrill when my issue of arrives with a new Classical Pursuits ad! Come to Paris with us in September 2026. See link in bio.

New Year, first issue of Souvenir! I was thrilled to get my copy of this new Paris literary magazine co-founded by . One...
01/09/2026

New Year, first issue of Souvenir! I was thrilled to get my copy of this new Paris literary magazine co-founded by . One of our Paris guides, Samuél Lopez-Barrantes, is a contributor. See our link in bio for upcoming Classical Pursuits programs with Samuél.

Join us January 22 at 2 pm Eastern for a free talk on women writers of 20th-century Paris with our literary expert Lisa ...
12/19/2025

Join us January 22 at 2 pm Eastern for a free talk on women writers of 20th-century Paris with our literary expert Lisa Pasold. Registration link in bio. A bientôt!

12/12/2025

Tour launch! Our Paris Writers’ Workshop is now open for booking. Meet tour leader Lisa in this video. We have room for just 13 participants, so book your spot today with Worldwide Quest.

A trip to Kolkata would not be complete without a visit to Oxford Bookstore, a mainstay of the city since 1919. So many ...
11/04/2025

A trip to Kolkata would not be complete without a visit to Oxford Bookstore, a mainstay of the city since 1919. So many great titles on West Bengal and India, I wanted to get them all.

A few of my favourite views from our ship, the Ganges Voyager. In the last shot, our guide Dipta explained that the grou...
11/03/2025

A few of my favourite views from our ship, the Ganges Voyager. In the last shot, our guide Dipta explained that the group on the riverbank had likely been concluding a 13-day mourning period for a family member. Their ceremony included washing in the Ganges and changing into new clothing.

Textiles! We’ve seen many beautiful examples of traditional Bengali weaving and embroidery on our Ganges River Cruise. T...
10/31/2025

Textiles! We’ve seen many beautiful examples of traditional Bengali weaving and embroidery on our Ganges River Cruise. The second photo shows saris being starched. My colleague Abbie got three beautiful saris for dress fabric.

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Toronto, ON
M5A2L5

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+18443782869

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