OLLI is planning three unique trips for 2025-2026!
For more information, please contact donna.anderson@maine.edu.
This trip starts in Albuquerque, moves through Santa Fe, 4 Corners, the Grand Canyon, and Zion, and finishes in Las Vegas.
“Spotlight on Tuscany” is based in the spa town of Montecatani Ferme, with day trips to Florence, Lucca, Siena, Pisa, San Gimignano and more. Explore this beautiful and historic region of Italy while sampling wine, cheese, ham, olive oil, and other specialties. You may also choose a pre-trip extension to Rome.
The tour includes: London, home of Shakespeare’s Globe Theater, the Dicken’s Museum, Sherlock Holmes’ 221B Baker Street, Westminster Abbey and the Poets’ Corner, the British Library, and Churchill’s War Room—the birthplace of Cold War spy novelists; Chawton and Bath: Jane Austen’s homes and the beautiful Bath with its Roman baths and 18th century architectural masterpieces; Stratford-upon-Avon: The town where Shakespeare was born, married, and died—we’ll visit his home and gardens; Oxford: A richly historical university town with medieval colleges as well as pubs frequented by the Inklings—JRR Tolkein and CS Lewis—and by Colin Dexter, whose Inspector Morse novels (and TV spin-offs) are set in Oxford; and Winchester: Walk on the streets of this medieval city, visiting King Arthur’s Round Table and Jane Austen’s grave.
There is an optional 3-day excursion to the beautiful Lake District where we’ll visit Wordsworth’s Dove Cottage and cruise on Lake Windermere, followed by a visit to the Bronte Parsonage in Haworth.
OLLI Trips & Travel – General Information
OLLI goes on three or four regional excursions throughout the year to local points of interest (generally in Maine, New Hampshire, or Massachusetts) and one to two international trips a year, often in May or November.
Local excursions and Staycations:
Registrations are taken online by visiting our Online Registration Pages.
Registration Instructions
1. Sign in as a current member.
2. Click ‘Trips and Travel’ under ‘Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’ on the left of the page.
3. Once there, be sure to click on the DATE of the trip, then ‘Add to Cart.’)
International Travel:
Registration is NOT online, and details will be shared via the newsletter or other announcements to members. (Registration for international travel is in-person, first come, first served.)