This vast expanse of golden beach and deep blue sea is the beach at Balestrate in Sicily. It’s a ten minute walk from the hotel through a eucalyptus and pine wood, the smell of which is wonderfully overpowering. Many of our guests at Art Toscana painting holidays in Italy went to the beach for a quick dip before breakfast or a refreshing swim at the end of the painting day. The sea is warm and crystal clear. The sultry mountains in the background seem to echo the tranquillity of the ebb and flow of the sea. What is more relaxing than lying on an almost secluded beach listening to the motion of the sea? As the organiser of our Art Toscana painting holidays in Italy I spent several afternoons doing just that. Paradise.
