Botanical Painting on Greece's Pelion Peninsula

Tour Code: GRC18

An 8-day botanical painting course on Greece's Pelion Peninsula, led by botanical artist Helen Ainsworth.

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£1,795 (Inc flights)
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£1,595
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Summary

Summary

As the heat of the high summer slowly morphs into pleasant, sunny autumn days, Greece’s Pelion Peninsula becomes alive with colour, and our focus for this week-long holiday will be botanical painting and illustration. Based at the charming Lagou Raxi Country Hotel in South Pelion, under the guidance and tutorage of botanical artist Helen Ainsworth, we will enjoy gentle morning excursions each day to collect subjects for our afternoon drawing and watercolour painting classes in the hotel’s purpose-built workroom. Whether you are a total beginner looking for your first foray into botanical illustration, or a seasoned artist on the search for new subject matter, this week, which will be spent in a stunning part of Greece, at a comfortable, friendly hotel, is sure to delight.

  • Practise botanical painting and illustration under the expert guidance of Helen Ainsworth
  • Gentle morning excursions using the ‘kalderimi’ (mule paths)
  • Explore the Aegean coast, local villages and olive groves looking for painting subjects
  • Afternoon painting sessions in the hotel’s purpose-built workroom
  • Day trip to Tsagarada, locally famed for its 1,000 year-old plane tree
Itinerary

Outline Itinerary

Day 1
Fly Volos; transfer Lagou Raxi, south Pelion
Day 2/7
Morning natural history excursions and afternoon botanical painting classes at Lagou Raxi
Day 8
Transfer Volos; fly London Gatwick
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What's Included

What's Included?

  • Flights
  • Accommodation:

    We will be staying in the comfortable Lagou Raxi Country Hotel, close to the village of Lafkos. All rooms have private facilities and balconies or terraces. There is a swimming pool and the restaurant’s terrace has stunning views across the islands of the Pagasetic Gulf. As well as the large sitting room and bar (with fireplace for cooler evenings), there is a library for reading and other quiet activities, as well as a large room in which we will enjoy our daily painting activities.

  • Food:

    Breakfast and dinner are included each day in the tour cost; lunches are excluded. Some days we may choose to eat out at a local taverna, other days we will return to our hotel for lunch ahead of our afternoon painting session. We suggest budgeting around £15 per day for lunch.

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Dates & Prices

Dates & Prices

2024

Departures Availability Cost
Sat 14th Sep – Sat 21st Sep SPACES £1,795
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Flights are included in the tour cost
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Land only cost:
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£1,595
Single Room Supplement:
Single Room Supplement.
£120

Prefer to Travel in a Private Group?

For any interested natural history club or society, we can arrange for a private departure of this tour.

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