Welcome to Painting in Italy

We run fully organised holidays in which everything is taken care of. We arrange painting locations, excellent meals with wine and excursions for the group. This means that guests can focus solely on painting or cooking and enjoying themselves without worrying about other details and what things cost as everything is included in the price. Some cheaper options can become quite a bit more expensive when the extra costs are added into the holiday. The only extras you will need to pay are your flights and any drinks taken outside of meal times. We organise holidays in which like-minded people can share an activity in an atmosphere of warmth and friendship, and we will try to make this an experience you will want to repeat.

Over 70% of guests joining us in 2009 had been on the holiday before.

The holiday is designed to create the perfect balance between being alone and being part of a group. There is plenty of time to paint and draw, but Italian food and culture are an integral part of this unforgettable week.

To contact us, request a brochure or submit a booking form, please click here.

Cooking Tuition

We also organise cooking courses. This enables friends/partners to come on the holiday together, do separate activities in the morning and then join together for the rest of the day.

Non Painting Partners and Friends

Non-painting partners are very welcome, and receive a 10% discount. Partners are invited to join in all the excursions, wine tasting, meals, etc. When painting tuition takes place in the morning we can organise, at an extra charge, golf, guided walks, language tuition, or horseriding.

Programmes

We have organised two types of holiday. We have 7 days with painting tuition in the morning followed by excursions in the afternoon - see Programme A, B, C

We also have 7 days based in a town with painting tuition with only one excursion and half board which gives our guests more time to paint and draw - see Programme A, B, Programme E.

For full details of the different programmes we offer in Citta di Castello, Spello and Florence click here.

Hotels

We have carefully selected our locations. The hotels are chosen because of their charm and the way they add to the atmosphere we wish to create for our groups.

All hotels have on-suite facilities and all have swimming pools with the exception of Hotel Tiferno in Citta di Castello and Pallazzo Bocci in Spello as they are both situated in the centre of town.

Hotel Villa San Donino is on a hill top with stunning views over the Umbrian Hills. It is situated near to the medieval walled town of Citta di Castello.
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Hotel Fattoria Lavacchio is situated in Pontasieve just outside of Florence. The hotel is based on a family run estate in the Montefiesole hills comprising an organic farm, a vineyard, an olive mill, a restored windmill and working stables. The hotel has a stunning 360 degree view over the surrounding hills.
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Hotel Palazzo Bocci is a 15th century mansion positioned in the centre of the beautiful town of Spello. The hotel offers classical comfort but modern facilities.  All rooms are sound-proofed and en-suite with shower or bath, minibar, colour TV, telephone and air conditioning.  There are a couple of beautiful sitting areas decorated with trompe l'oeil.  There is an quiet inner garden to sit out in with beautiful views over the valley.
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Hotel Tiferno is a 4 star hotel situated in the centre of the walled town of Citta di Castello. The hotel, which is one of the oldest in Umbria (1895), has been completely restored, strictly respecting the building’s original architecture. It is located in a small square in the historic center of the hospitable age-old Umbrian city, in a seventeenth-century palace that was once the monastery of the church of St. Francis, which is located nearby.
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Painting Tutors

The painting courses are taught by very experienced and successful artist/tutors, and cater for all levels of ability.

The tutors include:

Alan Robb, Professor of Art at the University of Dundee - >click here
John Booth, former Head of Art at Eton College - click here
Micheal Grey Jones - click here

To find out more about the tutors and to see samples of their work, click here.

Excursions

After painting or cooking in the morning and an al fresco lunch, our excursions take place in the afternoon. They include visits to some of the most important and memorable sites of Etruscan and Renaissance art in Italy, including:

• Anghiari
• Sansepolcro
• Arezzo
• Perugia
• Assisi
• Gubbio
• Florence
• Fiesole

For more information about places we visit on the holidays, please click here, and for full details of the different programmes we offer in Umbria and Tuscany, click here.

To contact us, request a brochure or submit a booking form, please click here.

Testimonials

The appeal of our painting holidays is attested to by the number of returning guests we have, and the positive feedback we've received. A selection of comments from our visitors' book can be viewed here.

About the Company

H&G ITALY LTD is a small family business owned by Eddy and Sheila de Vries. From the moment you make contact with their office you will be treated like a welcome guest and looked after personally.

Eddy and Sheila will be in Italy throughout the summer, along with the painting and cooking tutors, to ensure this level of service is continued.

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