Art Toscana painting Vacations in Italy

Art Toscana Painting Vacations in Italy. Bagno Vignoni in Southern Tuscany has an enormous Roman baths in the center of the town as you can see from the picture. It is quite extraordinary and picturesque. When in Southern Tuscany you must go to Bagno Vignoni. From my first visit, it was unforgettable and from my

Art Toscana Art Vacations in Italy

Art Toscana Art Vacations in Italy. Ravioli Salvia e burro is probably one of my favourite pastas and this one was just delicious and looked so pretty. We stopped off, at a what seemed like, an unremarkable cafe to have a quick bowl of pasta and it was probably the best. Made by Mamma of

Art Toscana Painting Holidays in Italy

Art Toscana Painting Holidays in Italy. This is a picture of the San Filippo thermal baths set in the middle of the woods in Southern Tuscany. No, that isn’t water cascading down the hill but calcification from the thermal water or possibly something to do with the sulphur in the hot water springs which bleaches

Art Toscana Art Courses in Italy

Art Toscana Art Courses in Italy. This is a view of Pienza as we drove up to it last weekend. It’s a most beautiful town with the most spectacular views across the rolling Tuscan hills.

Art Toscana Painting Holiday in Italy

Art Toscana Painting Holiday in Italy – This is beautiful Southern Tuscany where the Brunello wines come from. Certainly you couldn’t mistake the picture for anywhere else but Southern Tuscany with all of those cypress trees.

Art Toscana Painting Holidays in Italy

Art Toscana painting Holidays in Italy. The cyclamen is still going strong. I planted it well before Christmas. It won’t be long before we will be getting the garden looking good our first Art Toscana Painting Course in Italy here in Tuscany. That might seem a long way off but there is always loads to

Art Toscana Art Retreats in Italy

Art Toscana Art Retreats in Italy. We went skiing with our family last month at a place called Val di Luce. It offers everything if you like to ski, or if you don’t, the Val di Luce hotel has an inside/outside pool which is so warm, you can bathe outdoors looking at the snow-covered mountains.

Art Toscana Painting Vacations in Italy – the first camelia

Art Toscana Painting Vacations in Italy – Yes, the first camelia appeared this weekend when the sun came out after endless rain. As long as we don’t have too many strong winds, the camelia bush will be covered in blooms by March and then we know that Spring is truly here.