Painting Programme E 2008
Our Painting Programme E is based in Cortona, Tuscany
Programme E: Cortona, Tuscany
“We would like more time to paint”. We have listened
to our guests and have developed a programme in which there are
no excursions. This gives guests more time to paint and draw based
in a town in which everywhere is reachable on foot from the hotel.
We have also made it 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. We will get together in the evenings for dinners
in some the great restaurants in Cortona. Non-painting partners/friends
can enjoy a massage in the hotel or they can visit the nearby factory
outlet shopping centre or thermal spa for treatments.
We have reserved the superior double rooms in a beautiful boutique
hotel, Hotel Italia, as we felt the increased luxury was worth it.
Hotel Italia is a 15th-century mansion recently renovated with modern
conveniences. It is located in the centre of Etruscan Cortona. Breakfast
is served on the enclosed roof terrace which has breathtaking views
over the Valdichiana plain and Lake Trasimeno.
Cortona is a wonderful hill top town with lots of medieval streets
and typically Italian squares. The town was made famous by Francis
Mayes who wrote “Under the Tuscan Sun” and it is where
the film, based on the book, was made. Everything in Cortona is
within easy walking distance with an abundance of subjects to paint
and draw. When guests are not working there are many things to see
and do in Cortona. The town is famous for its museum containing
Etruscan artefacts, several other museums, art galleries, beautiful
churches, lots of coffee bars, restaurants and of course good shopping.
The programme is for 5 days. The price of £799.00 (+ £125
single person supplement) includes transfers from Perugia airport,
hotel, breakfast, tuition, dinners in local restaurants including
wine, soft drinks and coffee. 10% discount for non-painting partners/friends.


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