Painting Programme C : Painting in Italy

Lucca outisde Dumo

Lucca - Piazza

Florence Duomo

Florence Ponte Vecchio
Bridge

Programme C: Pontasieve

Destination:	Pontasieve, Tuscany
Hotel:	Fattoria Lavacchio – www.fattorialavacchio.it
Programme:	Painting Tuition – Cooking lessons available for non-painting guests
Dates:	3rd June and 9^th September 2012
Price:	£1,399.00 + £180 single person supplement. Includes 7 nights’ full board accommodation, excursions and wine tasting and transfers from Pisa airport. Wine, soft drinks and coffee are included with all meals. Non-participating partners welcome (10% discount).

This is an extremely popular venue for us. Faye and her staff do everything possible to make the stay in their hotel enjoyable. The hotel facilities are comfortable, the food fantastic and the environment around the hotel everything you hoped Tuscany would be. There will be one excursion to the lovely town of Greve famous for Chianti wine for lunch and a wine tasting and to Florence.

We are able to offer three mornings of cooking tuition on this holiday for partners/friends who do not wish to paint which is included in the price. For non-painting or cooking guests we give a 10% discount on the price. The surrounding area is fantastic for walking and the hotel has mountain bikes available. They have a horse riding centre which can arrange lessons or hacking. These are all extras to the price.

Sunday

Collection from Pisa airport – time to be advised.
18.00: Welcome drink and introduction by tutor.
20.00: Dinner in hotel.

Monday

O8.00 – 09.00: Buffet breakfast is served.
09.30:   Introductory talk by the tutor on possible approaches with a discussion on the use of materials and the week’s artistic objectives.
10.00: Painting and drawing around the hotel.
10.30:   Cooking tuition.
13.00:   Lunch is served on the hotel terrace.
14.00:   The afternoon is spent either painting or relaxing by the hotel pool.
19.30:   Dinner in the hotel restaurant.

Tuesday

08.00 – 09.00: Buffet breakfast is served
13.00:   Lunch is served on the hotel terrace.
15.00:   Depart for excursion to Greve in Chianti. Visit the wine museum.
18.00:   Wine tasting and dinner.
22.00:   Return to hotel.

Wednesday

08.00 – 09.00: Buffet breakfast is served.
09.30:    Painting and drawing around the hotel.
10.30:    Cooking tuition.
13.00:    Lunch is served on the hotel terrace.
14.00:    Afternoon is spent either painting or relaxing around the hotel.
19.30:    Dinner in Casa Celi
22.00:    Return to the hotel.

Thursday

08.00 – 09.00: Buffet breakfast is served
10.00:    Depart to Sieci for painting on location by the river. Picnic lunch provided.
15.00:    Return to the hotel.
20.00:    Dinner in hotel restaurant.

Friday

08.00 – 0900: Buffet breakfast is served
12.30:   Lunch is served on the hotel terrace.
14.00:   Excursion to Florence. The tutor will guide guests to the church of San Lorenzo (the parish church of the Medici) and the Medici chapels. We will then walk through the Piazza del Duomo to the Piazza della Signoria. If guests do not want to follow the tutor they are free to do what they want. Meeting place:
19.30 Statue of David in Piazza della Signoria.
19.30:   Dinner in Florence.
22.30:   Return to the hotel.

Saturday

08.00 – 09.00: Buffet breakfast is served
09.30:    Drawing and Painting around the hotel.
13.00:    Lunch served on the hotel terrace.
Afternoon to be spent relaxing around the pool or painting.
18.00:    Review of the week’s work.
19.30:    Dinner in the hotel’s restaurant.

Sunday

Departure time of bus to be advised.
For more details please telephone: Freephone 08081185729