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This was a botanical illustration holiday. Our tutor was a delight both as teacher and as a holiday friend. The hotel was luxurious that sat high up in the hills over looking a spectacular view. The hotel food was delicious too. I really enjoyed myself and came home feeling invigorated. Naturetrek were extremely efficient and informative. Every part of the holiday was perfectly planned. I thoroughly recommend Naturetrek holidays.
J.L.B. Somerset, Oct 22
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Botanical Painting on Greece's Pelion Peninsula
Tour Code: GRC18An 8-day botanical painting course on Greece's Pelion Peninsula, led by botanical artist Helen Ainsworth.
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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
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
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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