The Details
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Only two spots left in September.
Upcoming Trips:
2023 May 19th-28th (SOLD OUT)
registration deadline February 15th, 2023
2023 Sept 17th-26th
registration deadline June 1st, 2023
2023 Sept 29th - Oct 8th (SOLD OUT)
registration deadline June 20th, 2023
2024 May 14th - May 23rd
registration deadline February 15th, 2024
2024 Sept 17th - 26th
registration deadline June 15th, 2024
2024 Sept 28th - Oct 8th
registration deadline June 25th, 2024
Late registration accepted based on accommodation availability
General Itinerary
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Airfare
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Meals not specifically mentioned above
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Personal expenses
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Attractions visited independently of the group
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Beverages outside of covered meals and art class
What's not included:
The perfect mix of travel and relaxation
What's included:
Cost $4,695
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Welcome packet, upon registration, with maps and brief summaries of the attractions we will be seeing, travel details, travel tips and suggestions, as well as a couple surprises.
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Pre-trip travel advice if desired.
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Trip planning, itinerary and logistics
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Transportation from Florence airport to Florence apartments
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Accommodations for 3 nights in Florence apartments
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Welcome dinner first night in Florence
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Museum passes
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Florence Duomo tour
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Private driver for all major excursions
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Accommodations for 1 night in San Gimignano
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Welcome dinner first night at San Leo
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Accommodations (share apartment but have own bedroom) for 4 nights in Tuscany
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4 days art instruction approximately 4-6 hours per day
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All professional quality art supplies needed for 4 different techniques
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Wine, coffee, and water during art class
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3 lunches with wine on workshop days
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Cooking class and dinner at San Leo
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2 wine tastings in Tuscany
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Dinner at Italian grandma's house
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Packaging and shipping finished art back home
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Breakfast is included in all locations
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Hotel accommodation for 1 night in Florence
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Transportation to Florence airport
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New friends and memories for a lifetime
Day 1:
Day 2:
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Arrive in Florence. You will be picked up at the airport and driven to the apartment
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Explore the streets of Florence seeing the Ponte Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Loggia de Lanzi and the Piazza del Duomo
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Dinner Piazza Santo Spirito
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Climb the Duomo Dome (optional)
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Duomo tour
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Michelangelo's David
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Shopping at Mercato Centrale
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Welcome dinner
Day 3:
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Morning market Mercato di Sant'Ambrogio
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Visit the Basilica di Santa Croce
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Uffizi Gallery
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Piazzalle Michelangelo to see Florence from the hilltop at sunset
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Travel through Tuscany to Siena to explore the Duomo and the Piazza del Campo
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Lunch and wine tasting in the countryside
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Travel to San Gimignano where we will spend the night
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Wander around this perfectly preserved village. Climb the bell tower if desired.
Day 4:
Day 5:
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Lunch in a Tuscan village
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Travel to our estate San Leo
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Design and prepare our texture painting canvases
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Welcome dinner at San Leo
Day 6:
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Paint textured canvases
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Decoupage wine bottles
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Authentic Italian dinner in the home of an Italian grandma in the village of Panzano.
Day 7:
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Relaxing day on the estate
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Finger painting
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Cooking class and dinner at San Leo
Day 8:
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Mixed media collage painting
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Free time for more creating or relaxing by the pool
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Visit a Tuscan village for dinner.
Day 9:
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Travel back to Florence
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Shopping and lunch in the charming village of Greve
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Free time in Florence
Day 10:
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To the airport for the journey home
fill me with extraordinary, adventuresome moments......