A 6 day art holiday in the beautiful Dordogne region of France 

        

                   Price per person sharing a double or twin room £1355           

      Bring a partner: with no tuition, sharing a room £995

 

Dates: Monday 2nd - Saturday 7th June 2025.

Other dates available - please email theartanddesignstudio@gmail.com

 

All holidays include the following:   

Transfers to and from Bergerac airport  ~  All accommodation  ~  All continental breakfasts       

                  All lunches & dinners provided – a picnic, a restaurant meal and locally sourced meals prepared by our local chef, with beautiful local Bergerac & Bordeaux wine or soft drinks   

All tuition  ~  All entrance fees  ~  All transport during the holiday  ~  All materials and equipment

 

Holidays do not include: Flights to and from France  ~  Transfers from anywhere apart from Bergerac

 

Come and enjoy 5 nights accommodation, with 5 days of sketching and painting at La Colombiere. The gites offer a space that can easily accommodate up to 12 people across 2 different gites. The main gite offers a large amount of communal living space and 5 x separate bedrooms. The other cottage is self-contained with it's own bathrooms, kitchen and living area. The property also benefits from a beautiful swimming pool, a cinema room and a games room, as well as a teaching area in a converted barn. It is set in large grounds with picturesque countryside views.

 

The gites are about 20 mins drive from Bergerac airport which has direct links from the UK, and is located about 9km from Eymet in the Dordogne, South West France. It is exceptionally well placed for plentiful local wine tastings, restaurants, chateaux and food stores.

 

Day 1 When you arrive at Bergerac airport, we’ll be there to meet you and take you directly to your lovely accommodation. After time to settle in, it'll be time for a welcome drink and to run through the weeks activities before you al fresco dine, weather permitting. Below is a sample itinerary, as it's weather dependent!

 

The hours for each day will be: 10.00 to 12.30 (tuition) 12.30 to 14.00 (lunch break – restaurant lunch will be provided, or lunch will be served at la Colombiere) 14.00 to 16.30 (tuition)

 

Day 2 After breakfast, we’ll head to the market town of Marmande to explore and sketch the lovely medieval cloisters and the Jardins de Beauchamp, followed by a buffet lunch at la Colombiere. The afternoon will be spent producing artwork, developing up ideas from this morning, before retiring to your accommodation to relax. In the evening enjoy a delicious dinner at la Colombiere; on the terrace weather permitting.

 

Day 3 After breakfast, we’ll head to the Naked Vigneron vineyard where we’ll spend the morning sketching ideas. A fantastic lunch, with wines, will be at the vineyard, with the opportunity to buy some of the fabulous organic wines to ship home. We’ll return to la Colombiere after lunch and will spend the rest of the afternoon producing artwork, developing up ideas from this morning. There will be time to relax before dinner 'at home'.

Day 4 After breakfast, we’ll head to the mediaeval town of Issigeac to explore and sketch, followed by a gourmet lunch at L’auberge des Dimes and the afternoon will be spent back at the gites, producing artwork, developing up ideas from this morning, before retiring to your accommodation to relax. In the evening we’ll enjoy a light dinner at la Colombiere; on the terrace weather permitting.

Day 5 This morning after breakfast we’ll paint all day at la Colombiere. After a buffet lunch we’ll continue. Following an afternoon of art, we’ll make time to relax before enjoying a fantastic final 4 course dinner and farewell ‘drinks at home’.

Day 6 After breakfast there’s time for a little more artwork in the morning at the gites. Then pack and say goodbye before we run you back to Bergerac airport at noon.

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For partners who like golf, there are 4 golf courses within a 35 minute drive. There are also chateaux to visit and plenty of countryside for walking or cycling, or why not bring a book and read by the pool. All meals would be provided.

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                           Other dates available - please email theartanddesignstudio@gmail.com

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