Painting Holidays
Perfect painting holidays in
inspirational places
Welcome to our 2010 painting holidays! Here you will find a wider choice of painting holidays than ever before. In addition to our popular 8 day Sardinia painting holidays and our successful 11 day Malta & Gozo painting holidays we introduced in 2009 we have also added Corsica and Lazio/Tuscany as new and exciting painting destinations for 2010. We also have a new location in Sardinia!
In Corsica we will be staying at the Casa Musicale, a rustic mansion house situated in Pigna, a peaceful car-free Corsican hilltop village with breathtaking views down to the crystal clear Mediterranean Sea. The Castello di Santa Cristina, a 17th castle owned by the noble Caterini family for generations is our base for our Lazio/Tuscany painting holidays and our second location in Sardinia will be in Bosa, a medieval town in the north-west of Sardinia where we will stay at the 3* Hotel Sa Pischedda, a charming Palazzo built in 1896 and located adjacent to the river Temo in the historical centre of Bosa.
Great climates, fragrant garrigue, medieval walled cities, Tuscan hamlets, turquoise Mediterranean seas, colourful fishing villages and extraordinary countryside make all our painting holidays... simply perfect.
Come and see for yourself!
· Sardinia
In the heart of the Mediterranean – it is an island that boasts a fiercely independent character whilst remaining indisputably Italian.
· Malta & Gozo
The islands' scenery and architecture provide a spectacular backdrop. The colours are striking, honey-coloured stone against the deepest of Mediterranean blues.
· Corsica
With both French and Italian flavours, fantastic cuisine and a friendly atmosphere, this island will capture your heart.
· Lazio / Tuscany
Straddle the border of these two regions of outstanding beauty - unique landscapes, with green rolling hills covered with vineyards and olive groves and small stone villages.
Would you like to know more?
For details on a specific painting holiday please click on a holiday date that interests you and it will open a PDF file with comprehensive information on that particular holiday. If you do not have a PDF reader installed on your computer download the latest free version of Adobe Reader which allows the viewing and printing of each holiday file.
Should you still be unable to open any of our holiday files please right click on the date you are interested in, choose the option save target as and then click save to save the file on your desktop. Now you should be able to open the saved file as normal from your desktop. If not, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@bellasardinia.com and we will be happy to mail you a copy!
Please note: due to the small group sizes we choose to operate, numbers are very limited so early booking is strongly recommended.
| 2010 Dates |
Tutor |
Location |
Price |
Days |
| April, 23 – May, 3 |
Kate Stenhouse |
Malta & Gozo |
£ 1.195 |
11 |
| May, 4 – 14 |
Untutored |
Malta & Gozo |
£ 995 |
11 |
| May, 22 – 29 |
Untutored |
Sardinia, Codrongianos |
£ 795 |
8 |
| May, 29 – June, 5 |
Hugh Templeton |
Sardinia, Codrongianos |
PRIVATE GROUP |
8 |
| June, 5 – 12 |
Berry Herniman |
Sardinia, Codrongianos |
£ 895 |
8 |
| June, 12 – 19 |
Margaret Evans |
Sardinia, Codrongianos |
£ 995 |
8 |
| June, 20 - 27 |
Rosemary Hale |
Corsica |
£ 995* |
8 |
| June, 27 – July, 4 |
Joanne Thomas |
Corsica |
£ 995* |
8 |
| Sept, 5 – 12 |
Sue Ford |
Lazio, Castello S. Cristina |
£ 995 |
8 |
| Sept, 12 – 19 |
Kate Stenhouse |
Lazio, Castello S. Cristina |
£ 995 |
8 |
| Sept, 25 – Oct, 2 |
Joanne Thomas |
Sardinia, Codrongianos |
£ 895** |
8 |
| Oct, 2 – 9 |
Sue Ford |
Sardinia, Bosa |
£ 995** |
8 |
| Oct, 12 – 19 |
Rosemary Hale |
Lazio, Castello S. Cristina |
£ 995 |
8 |
| Oct, 27 – Nov, 6 |
Carole Massey |
Malta & Gozo |
£ 1.195 |
11 |
| Nov, 8 – 18 |
Wendy Jelbert |
Malta & Gozo |
£ 1.195 |
11 |
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* Optional sea view room: £100 supplement
** Book these two weeks and receive a discount of £100 on the combined holiday price
Why choose BellaSardinia.com?
Listening to our guestsDeciding on new painting holidays is easy at BellaSardinia! We just do more of the painting holidays you’ve told us you like, introduce new destinations you suggest, hire the tutors you recommend to us and run the holidays at a time that is convenient for you. The whole operation is really driven by our guests’ comments.
Book with confidence: your money is protectedAs a package holiday provider we are bound by the Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tour Regulations 1992. Regulation 20 of these Regulations requires us to protect all customer pre-payments and therefore all monies received by us prior to the date of the holiday will be deposited in a Secure Trustee Account controlled by Independent Trustees who are professional people accepting the obligation for controlling this Account in our customers’ interest.
Your HostsAs usual John and/or Maria will host each and everyone of these painting holidays so we can leave our tutors free to concentrate on you. We pride ourselves on service with a personal touch and more importantly with a smile. We make the most of our local knowledge and always collaborate with local, small companies like ourselves. Nothing is left to chance on our holidays as everything is well researched, well planned and very well executed!
Experienced TutorsOn all our painting holidays, tutoring is offered on an individual basis, sensitive to ability and experience. Our tutors are vastly experienced and are attentive to all our guests' individual artistic needs. They teach for a total of 6-8 hours per day although you are, of course, free to take as many breaks as you wish: after all, you are on holiday!
AccommodationWe steer clear of the typical accommodation found in most holiday brochures, as we are convinced that our guests, just like us, prefer to stay in hand-picked country houses, friendly rustic retreats and small family-run hotels that retain the personal touch and give you a flavour of the local culture. Our selection criteria may result in losing some modern comforts such as mini-bars, cable TV, or a feature swimming pool; however we feel that our properties offer something more special, for example: stunning locations, convenient position, homely atmosphere, extremely hospitable hosts and/or delicious home cooking etc. We know because we have stayed in all of them and are confident that you will find them all equally as comfortable, practical and accommodating as we did.
No single room supplementsWe do not believe in discriminating against our single travellers, so we are once again pleased to confirm that the tradition continues: no single room supplements on any of our painting holidays! As many or all meals are taken as a group you have the opportunity to get to know everyone in the group over the length of the holiday.
Generous non painting partners and friends discountOur non painting partners and friends receive a generous £200 discount off the holiday price which means it is an ideal opportunity to include them in the fun this year!
Painting EquipmentAs usual we will supply all the equipment - lightweight easels, boards, sun umbrellas and folding chairs in all locations so you don’t have to worry about bringing cumbersome equipment. We send all our guests material lists which are personalised by the different tutors in advance of the holiday.
HELPING YOU CHOOSE YOUR PERFECT PAINTING HOLIDAY: IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR…
…the perfect ‘chill out’ places, all inclusive!If you are looking for a peaceful and tranquil painting holiday which includes a hassle-free, all inclusive land package including all meals (wine and water with dinner), accommodation, painting tuition, painting / sightseeing excursions and return airport transfers on arrival and departure days, our 8 day painting holidays in Sardinia, Corsica and Lazio/Tuscany are for you. You can literally come on one of these painting holidays and not spend a penny more than you've already paid!
…visiting two islands – one Malta!If you are looking for a perfect holiday in two very contrasting Mediterranean islands (but only a 25 minute ferry crossing apart) you could do no better than to choose our 11 day Malta & Gozo painting holidays. Experience the two opposite sides of Malta spending 5 nights in a 16th century historic building in the heart of Malta's captivating capital city Valletta and then 5 nights in one of Gozo’s most charming country hotels, a converted farmhouse on the outskirts of the pretty village of Xaghra, overlooking one of Gozo’s most cherished and serene sight, the long and winding valley that leads to Marsalforn bay.
…longer painting holidays!If you can spend more time on holiday our 11 day Malta & Gozo painting holidays offer you more time to see and paint these beautiful locations. If you fancy spending two weeks painting in Sardinia, staying at two different locations, one on the outskirts of a small village and one in a river town and benefiting from outstanding structured tuition we recommend you book our two week back-to-back painting holidays with Joanne Thomas and Sue Ford; one week Sardinia, Codrongianos and one week Sardinia, Bosa (25 September – 9 October 2010). We offer a £100 discount off the combined holiday price!
...more flexibility...If after an abundant evening meal and breakfast you like the flexibility of choosing where and what to eat for lunch, our Malta & Gozo painting holidays all offer this opportunity. Here you are spoilt for choice for eating with so many lunch options for every budget or appetite so we do not include lunches on these holidays!
…fun for both of us …During all our painting holidays we make sure there is plenty of things to see and do for our non painting partners/friends accompanying us, such as trips to nearby beaches or places of interest locally. However, if non painting guests are looking for a more relaxing ‘stay put’ kind of holiday we recommend our Lazio/Tuscany painting holiday at Castello S. Cristina which offers swimming pool, tennis, billiards, horse riding, walking trails, cycle paths as well as quad biking right on the property.
We hope to see you soon!
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