A natural addition to our Paint Brush Holidays program and by popular request we are delighted to be going to Tuscany, Italy!
Tuscany – everything the name evokes is truly there – the vistas, the intact hilltowns, the vineyards and olive groves – the classic cypress trees acting as punctuation marks in breathtaking scenery- the markets and preserved classic cities, the food, the wine, the art !
Our program -
- 6 nights Siena with daytrip to San Gimignano
- 3 nights Florence
Itinerary –
May 09 – We meet at Florence airport to transfer to Siena.
A classic counterpoint to Florence, Siena still rural behind its medieval
walls, its attraction lies in its cityscape; a majestic Gothic whole. In its
great scalloped-shaped Piazza 'Il Campo' it has the loveliest of all Italian
public squares from which an array of pedestrian streets each with its
own ancient story presents a succession of amazing vistas. Siena's
sophisticated and highly developed civil life developed a great deal from
its flourishing wool industry and the fact that it was a major hub along
the trade route between Paris and Rome. All this brought tremendous
wealth, and therefore art and architecture during the age of humanism
and early stages of the renaissance. Then came the Black Death in May
1348 which decimated the population. Siena's swift decline from
republican capital to little more than a market centre explains the city's
astonishing state of medieval preservation. Little was built and still less
demolished, while allotments and vineyards occupied the spaces
between the ancient quarters, as they do today. It's near-pristine state
makes it an ideal base for our painting course for 6 nights.
During our stay in Siena we will make a day trip to San Gimignano, a
jewel in its own right.
May 15 - Today we move from Siena to Florence.
No trip to Tuscany is complete without a visit and preferably a stay in
Florence ! During our stay of 3 nights in this vibrant city that still easily
carries its Renaissance image our artist/instructor Henry Vyfvinkel will
lead sketching/painting sessions at the city's most 
classic locations.
We will have a guided walking orientation of this wonderful city and as
we are staying right in the city for 3 nights you will have time to visit
the Uffizi Gallery, the Boboli Gardens and to see 'David' at the
Accademia.
COST AND INCLUDED FEATURES:
Cost
$1989.00 Canadian Funds per person based on twin share accommodation
$569.00 Canadian Funds per person based on single supplement
Early Booking Bonus $100.00 per person applicable to twin or single bookings for deposits received by February 15, 2002 !
Included features :
- Meeting service at Florence airport and transportation to Siena
- 6 nights accommodation in 3-star hotel in historic centre of Florence
- Guided tour of Siena
- Guided daytrip of San Gimignano from Siena
- Transportation from Siena to Florence
- 3 nights accommodation in Florence
- Guided tour of Florence
- 9 breakfast
- Instructional workshops with Artist/Instructor Henry Vyfvinkel
- Maximum of 15 Participants !
Deposit required $250.00 per person
Balance payment required by March 04
Please advise if you would like information on travel insurance.
A natural addition to our Paint Brush Holidays program and by popular request we are delighted to be going to Tuscany, Italy!
