Courses

THE MAGIC OF TUSCANY with DORI BETH

With Dori Beth

At Lucca, Italy

21 April - 30 April, 2025

I am so thrilled and excited for a 10 day get away to Tuscany ! Come paint with me under the magical Tuscan sun. We will stay at a 300 year old villa, where everywhere you look is a painting waiting for you to create! Each day we will dine on original Italian cuisine that inspires anyone’s “palette.” We will have many excursions and adventures to explore the Regional countryside and towns. Visiting the village with the Bay of Poets, a seaside village, a town of towers all to entice creativity. I will teach four , 3 hour sessions, where I do demos and assist each students to help them complete 2 paintings to take home. You will learn a number of techniques working with watercolors. In Lucca there is a wonderful little art store that only an artist can appreciate. Beginners and advance students will be inspired beyond their wildest imagination in the atmosphere of romantic Tuscany. This is an adventure that you will draw upon for the rest of your life!

Course Highlights

  1. instruction by Dori
  2. Beautiful accommodation in traditional Tuscan farmhouse on the hills of Lucca
  3. Private driver
  4. Personal Chef offering best Italian cuisine
  5. Lucca , Florence , Cinque Terre day trips
  6. Tuscan cooking lesson with personal Chef
  7. Wine Tasting in local bio dynamic winery
  8. Puccini Concert in a Romanesque church with dinner in restaurant
  9. Glamorous Tuscan farewell dinner with art gallery
  10. Ceramic experience in Lucca

Day by Day Workshop Schedule

  1. Day 1: 21th The arrival day! Group will be picked up from Pisa/Florence airport or Lucca station between 3-5pm. Arrival, unpack, settle in Villa, time to rest. Around 6:00pm, welcome gathering with Dori and Karolina including day-to-day schedule and workshop plan, goals, and challenges. Dinner – Karolina’s favorite Tuscan delights.
  2. Day 2: 22th Breakfast served 8:30-9:30 , 10:00am first instructional session with Dori. Lunch at 1:15pm under pergola prepared by our Chef. Post lunch is time to start limoncello :) Afternoon cooking class with Chef Karolina.Dinner for everyone 7:00pm
  3. Day 3: 23th Lucca day! After breakfast group will depart to The town of Lucca ,Intensive ceramic class at Stefano(3h) later you will have time for Your personal shopping, exploring , snack . Back home around 5:30pm , aperitivo followed by Pizza party 7:00pm.
  4. Day 4: 24th 8:30am breakfast, Departure to Villa Reale for session with Dori (Pack lunch provided) After session visit the villa on own with time for exploring gardens . back home , free time ,dinner by Chef Luciana 7:00pm.
  5. Day 5: 25th Breakfast at 8:30 day trip to Florence . Guided walking tour upon arrival (1,5h-2h) , visit at il ,,Papiro,, for fun experience -You will see how the famous decorative paper is made ! later time to explore more, shop and lunch on own. Return home 5:00pm , dinner by Chef Luciana.
  6. Day 6: 26th Breakfast at 8:30 , session with Dori start at 10:00am , Lunch home 1:00pm , Back to Lucca for more exploring , Puccini concert and dinner at Karolina's favorite restaurant.
  7. Day 7: 27th Liguria day ! Departure at 8:00am-breakfast in oldest pasticeria in Lucca (cultural experience!) Departure to famous Cinque Terre -Monarola , time to explore ,lunch on own , Back home round 4:30pm , time to rest ,dinner by your Chef 7:00pm
  8. Day 8: 28th Home day , session with Dori 10-1 . Lunch served 1:15pm. Afternoon departure for bio-dynamic wine tasting , back home for dinner with Luciana
  9. Day 9: 29th Breakfast home , Time to finish Your works , Lunch 1:00pm ,afternoon is dedicated to pack , relax or take a massage there’ll be time to pack , relax, and rest. Late in the afternoon around 6.30pm we’ll create a gallery with all of your works together with Your ceramic plates presentation. You’ll enjoy this with a prosecco and our special snack. At 7:30pm there’ll be final dinner offering the best Tuscan cuisine. You’ll have a meal prepared by our chef alongside homemade limoncello.
  10. Day 10: 30thDeparture day. ☹ Breakfast at 8:30am. After breakfast, the group will be taken to Lucca train station or Pisa airport.

Course Cost: 4299€

ABOUT THE ARTIST :

I PAINT WHAT I FIND INSPIRATION IN! I paint almost every day. It centres me and gives me joy. These paintings are based on photos I take from my travels and just whatever I see that is striking in everyday life. My original paintings celebrate color and the process of water and pigment interacting. I make some of these originals available for sale (the ones I need to part with to make room on my easel for more). Please know that when you chose to buy an original it is one-of-a-kind and from a creative place in my heart.

Your Tuscan Experience

Our 9 day courses are held at the beautiful old farmhouse , on the idyllic historical hill overlooking the city of Lucca.

Tuscany is one of Italy’s best-loved regions. Its beautiful countryside is reminiscent of the landscapes of Renaissance masterpieces. Along with rolling hills and vineyards, it also offers a rich artistic heritage including exquisite art and architecture – not forgetting premium wines and delicious cuisine.

Set between the blue-green Apennine Mountains and the turquoise Tyrrhenian Sea, Tuscany is the heart and soul of Italy. Known and loved for amazing light, splendid landscapes, charming low hills, olive groves, vineyards, and beautiful old farmhouses, Tuscany is the ideal location for any artist.

As an immersive cultural experience, we also offer activities including a classical Puccini concert, cooking class with our Chef who specializes in Tuscan cuisine, wine tasting in our favourite local vineyards.These are only a few of our many close-by attractions.

Learn more about Dori Beth :

https://www.doribethart.com/

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This workshop is being arranged through followtuscany.com. Karolina will follow up on all questions about the workshop, accommodations, activities, coordinate arrivals and departures, food issues and all other details.She will handle all booking arrangements, all enquiries, and receive the payments of deposit and balance from the students directly.

Contact:

Karolina Lenart

Email:followtuscany@gmail.com

Web:followyoursensesintuscany.com

Telephone: +393455809974 or

+48 880876413

Included in the cost of your workshop in Tuscany:

  • Accommodations
  • All tuition fees
  • All excursions
  • All activities
  • Airport transfers and local transportation including day trips to Lucca, Portovenere , Florence .
  • All breakfasts lunches and dinners (excluding 3 lunches)
  • The use of folding stools

Exludes:

  • Flights to and from Pisa or Florence
  • 3 lunches (Lucca,Florence, Cinque Terre)
  • Painting supplies


Travel:
It is suggested that you fly into Pisa/Florence airport beetween 3-5pm as our transportation for the workshop will be coordinated from there .

Departure is scheduledby 10.00am Please make sure your flight back is coordinated with departure from Villa.

Register: To sign up, a non-refundable deposit of 1000 -Euro is required.

YOU ARE WELCOME TO BRING YOUR NON PAINTER WIFE/HUSBAND THE PRICE FOR WORSKHOP REMAIN THE SAME

Reserve your place now, so you don't miss out!

Contact Karolina to register:

Karolina Lenart

followyoursensesintuscany@gmail.com