Seventy of Vincent van Gogh’s landscapes, including some works rarely seen outside of private collections, will be shown by Kuntsmuseum Basel (St. Alban-Graben 16, CH-4010 Basel, Switzerland; phone +41 [0] 61 206 62 62, fax 62 52, www.vangogh.ch), April 26-Sept. 27, 2009, along with 40 landscape paintings from van Gogh’s contemporaries.

Open 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. CHF28 ($24).

The organization Perlen der Klassik, or Pearls of the Classical (Berlin; info phone +49 030 43 60 53 90 or ticket phone +49 030 41 74 44 14 or visit www.berliner-schlosskonzerte.de [in German]), stages performances of classical music in ancient buildings in Germany. Venues include Berlin’s 16th-century Französischer Dom (French Cathedral) and Munich’s Allerheiligen-Hofkirche, a chapel in the Bavarian royal residence. Ticket prices run €21-€45 ($26-$56).

Orient-Express (20 Upper Ground, London SE1 9PF, U.K.; phone +44 20 7960 0500) offers train trips and tours in England.

Example — on select dates until Oct. 21, a day trip on a British Pullman from London Victoria Station to Bath costs $650 and includes a coach tour of the city, a visit to the Roman baths and pump room and, aboard the train, brunch, champagne and dinner with wine. “Smart” day wear is appropriate — no jeans or trainers (athletic shoes).