Programme D
| Destination: |
Pienza,
Tuscany |
| Hotel: |
Relais Il Chiostro di Pienza (4 star)
www.relaisilchiostrodipienza.it
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| Programme: |
Painting Tuition |
| Dates: |
17th June and 2nd September
2012 |
| Price: |
£1,399.00 + £180 single person
supplement. Includes
7 nights’ half board accommodation, excursions and wine tasting
and transfers from Perugia airport.
Wine, soft drinks and coffee are included with
the evening meal. Non-painting partners welcome (10%
discount). |
Before
1460 Pienza was the humble little village of Corsignano but in that
year Pope Pius decreed that the town of his birth was to be glorified
into a city of art which he modestly renamed after himself.
Pius commissioned Bernardo Rossellino to design a cathedral,
palace and central piazza.
Relais Il Chiostro di Pienza was a 15th century
convent and is situated in the heart of Pienza with beautiful views
over the Orcia valley. In
1996 Pienza was selected by UNESCO to become a member of Global
Heritage. We have made
this programme half board as the town (on the doorstep of the hotel)
has many bars and trattorias for lunch.
This will enable those that don’t like two heavy meals a
day to eat what they want.
The hotel itself offers painting opportunities
but there are also many things to paint in the town.
We have made this programme half board so
that our guests have the freedom to have just a panini (sandwich)
for lunch or a full three-course lunch if they prefer.
This gives guests more time to paint, draw or explore the town.
Guests will eat together in the evenings.
Sunday
Pick-up from Perugia airport and transport
to the hotel. Some guests
will arrive by their own means (not included in the price).
We can help with this.
18.30: Welcome drink
and introduction to the week given by tutor in the hotel.
20.00: Dinner together
in hotel.
Monday
08.00 – 09.00: Buffet breakfast is served
09.30: Drawing and Painting
around the hotel and town with the tutor.
PM: Painters are
welcome to continue painting with the tutor.
Painters might want to paint on their own in another location
or just relax around the hotel.
15.00: Guided tour of
Pienza
19.30: Dinner in Terrazza
Van D’Orcia.
Tuesday
08.00 – 09.00: Buffet breakfast is served
09.30: Drawing and Painting
around the hotel and town.
PM Relax or continue drawing/painting.
20.00: Dinner in Trattoria
Latte di Luna.
Wednesday
08.00 – 09.00: Buffet breakfast is served
09.30: Drawing and Painting
around the hotel and town with the tutor.
15.00: Depart for visit
to the gardens of Villa La Foce.
Please take your sketch books with you. The gardens were designed
by Iris Origo and her husband.
The garden grew gradually, between 1925 and 1939. The house
is surrounded by a formal Italian garden, which is divided into geometrical
‘rooms’ by box hedges with lemon trees in terracotta pots. Travertine
stairs lead to the rose garden and a winding wisteria-covered pergola
bordered by lavender hedge. Gentle informal terraces climb up the
hill, where cherry trees, pines and cypresses grow among wild broom,
thyme and rosemary, and a long cypress avenue leads to a 17th-century
stone statue. Through the wood, a path joins the garden and the family
cemetery, considered one of Pinsent's best creations.
17.00: Leave La Foce.
On the way back we will visit the Monastry of Sant’Anna where
we will hopefully be able to listen to the monks sing a Gregorian
Chant.
20.00: Dinner in the
Hotel.
Thursday
08.00 – 09.00: Buffet breakfast is served
09.30: Drawing and Painting
around the hotel and town.
PM Relax around the hotel and town.
20.00: Dinner in the
Trattoria Fiorella.
Friday
08.00 – 09.00: Buffet breakfast is served
09.30: Drawing and Painting
around the hotel and town..
15.00: Depart for excursion
to Fattoria Capezzine for wine tour and tasting.
17.30: Depart Fattoria
Capezzine to Montepulciano.
Montepulciano is set atop a narrow ridge of volcanic rock.
The towns’ streets provide a wealth of palazzos, fine buildings
and churches.
20.00: Dinner in Montepulciano.
Saturday
08.00 – 09.00: Buffet breakfast is served
The day is free to continue painting, explore the town or relax around
the swimming pool. 20.00:
Dinner in the Hotel.
Sunday
08.00 – 09.00: Buffet breakfast is served
09.00 – Guests depart for Perugia airport.
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