Painting Holidays in Tuscany
Tuscany is world famous for hearty food, rich culture and stunning landscapes, making it the ideal location for a painting holiday. Take your time to scan the landscape for the perfect composition, capture the details of beautiful local villages, and visit historic cities like San Gimignano and Volterra and get lost in their ancient streets, taking the chance to sketch their beautiful buildings.
The venues for our painting holidays in Tuscany are surrounded by breathtaking countryside and provide wonderful inspiration for painters. Not only are the views stunning, the grounds of the villas are the perfect place to relax and get the creative juices flowing!
With a sketchbook, easels and boards provided, all of the big details are taken care of for you, and Flavours will provide you with a handy list of painting materials to bring with you for your trip.
The painting was brilliant, our great tutor gave me lots of tips to improve my skills. The landscapes were very inspiring. The food and wine were excellent. Flavours is great value for money because everything is included.
Villa Accommodation
Stunning views are essential for a painting holiday in Italy and that is why our villas are hand-picked to find the perfect location. We have carefully chosen areas of Tuscany famous for their breathtaking scenery to inspire our guests – what could be better than painting the olive groves, rolling hills and vineyards? When you are not painting, take some time to relax by the pool and wander the grounds of the estate. All bedrooms are ensuite and decorated in a contemporary style.
Your Holiday Price Includes:
- 5 days painting tuition with our experienced tutors.
- Private, en-suite accommodation in one of our Tuscan villas.
- Visits to local towns such as Siena & San Gimignano, as per itinerary.
- All meals and wine, including 2 meals at local restaurants.
- Private transport throughout stay.
- Group airport transfers*
- No single supplement
* Provided you are able to meet them. Please ask for transfer times.
Dates for 2025
Reserve your holiday by paying a deposit of £599 today.
| Date | Price | Availability | |||
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| Sat 3 May - Sat 10 May | £1799 | Available | Ask a question » | ||
| Sat 17 May - Sat 24 May | £1799 | Limited | Ask a question » | ||
| Sat 31 May - Sat 7 Jun | £1799 | Available | Ask a question » | ||
| Sat 7 Jun - Sat 14 Jun | £1799 | Sold Out | |||
| Sat 14 Jun - Sat 21 Jun | £1799 | Sold Out | |||
| Sat 21 Jun - Sat 28 Jun | £1799 | Available | Ask a question » | ||
| Sat 28 Jun - Sat 5 Jul | £1799 | Limited | Ask a question » | ||
| Sat 30 Aug - Sat 6 Sep | £1799 | Available | Ask a question » | ||
| Sat 6 Sep - Sat 13 Sep | £1799 | Available | Ask a question » | ||
| Sat 13 Sep - Sat 20 Sep | £1799 | Sold Out | |||
| Sat 20 Sep - Sat 27 Sep | £1799 | Available | Ask a question » | ||
| Sat 27 Sep - Sat 4 Oct | £1799 | Available | Ask a question » | ||
| Sat 4 Oct - Sat 11 Oct | £1799 | Sold Out | |||
| Sat 11 Oct - Sat 18 Oct | £1799 | Available | Ask a question » |
Dates for 2026
| Date | Price | Availability | |||
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| Sat 2 May - Sat 9 May | £1899 | Available | Ask a question » | ||
| Sat 16 May - Sat 23 May | £1899 | Available | Ask a question » | ||
| Sat 30 May - Sat 6 Jun | £1899 | Available | Ask a question » | ||
| Sat 6 Jun - Sat 13 Jun | £1899 | Available | Ask a question » | ||
| Sat 13 Jun - Sat 20 Jun | £1899 | Available | Ask a question » | ||
| Sat 20 Jun - Sat 27 Jun | £1899 | Available | Ask a question » | ||
| Sat 27 Jun - Sat 4 Jul | £1899 | Available | Ask a question » | ||
| Sat 29 Aug - Sat 5 Sep | £1899 | Available | Ask a question » | ||
| Sat 5 Sep - Sat 12 Sep | £1899 | Available | Ask a question » | ||
| Sat 12 Sep - Sat 19 Sep | £1899 | Available | Ask a question » | ||
| Sat 19 Sep - Sat 26 Sep | £1899 | Available | Ask a question » | ||
| Sat 26 Sep - Sat 3 Oct | £1899 | Available | Ask a question » | ||
| Sat 3 Oct - Sat 10 Oct | £1899 | Available | Ask a question » | ||
| Sat 10 Oct - Sat 17 Oct | £1899 | Available | Ask a question » |
Painting in Tuscany - Itinerary
Day 1 - Benvenuti!
Benvenuti! Welcome to Tuscany! You will arrive at the villa where you can settle in, meet your chef and teacher and enjoy welcome drinks. Dinner this evening is at the villa, prepared by your chef.
Day 2 - Your first sketching
This morning you have your first sketching and painting session with your teacher. This will include discussing the course outline, aims, and expectations and getting started. The session will be followed by lunch prepared by your chef. The afternoon is yours to continue sketching and painting, or to relax by the pool. Dinner is prepared for you at the villa.
Day 3 - A day of drawing and painting followed by dinner at the villa.
After breakfast, spend some time drawing and painting both at the villa or while wandering around a nearby village where you can enjoy amazing views of the Tuscan landscape
Day 4 - A day trip to explore a beautiful local town.
After breakfast, our driver will take you out on an excursion. Get inspired by the architecture and the charm of the town. Dinner will be prepared for you at the villa.
Day 5 - Today's painting session will give you time to develop your watercolour and drawing skills
After breakfast, you will develop your watercolour and drawing skills in another painting session with your teacher. The afternoon is yours to continue painting or relaxing around the villa and pool. Lunch and dinner are at the villa.
Day 6 - Visit to Volterra
Today you will make your way to Volterra, one of Tuscany’s best-preserved historical towns filled with fine examples of Etruscan, Roman, and Renaissance architecture and also has a beautiful garden (Parco Archeologico Enrico Fiumi) to explore.
Day 7 - Spend today relaxing by the pool or painting.
Today is your final day of drawing and painting, with time to finish off your work and relax at the villa. Later this evening, we’ll have an exhibition of your artwork to the group, followed by a special farewell dinner prepared by your chef
Day 8 - Arrivederci!
After breakfast, you’ll have some time to pack before our driver takes you on our group transfer back to Pisa Airport for your flight home. Arrivederci!
No Single Supplement
A room to yourself. We never charge a single room supplement.
Solo Traveller Friendly
Over 70% of our guests travel solo taking advantage of our no single supplement policy.
Travel Information
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If you might be interested in holidays other than painting holidays, you can find out more about the Pilates holidays in Tuscany, cooking holidays in Tuscany, photography holidays in Tuscany and language holidays in Tuscany that we offer.
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Flavours Holiday Testimonials
It was a really lovely group and we got on so well. I loved looking at everyones art and really appreciating it. Mark, as always is very enthusiastic about his art and loves to share it with us. He helped us to think about other painting techniques and gave us the confidence to try them. Always available with a teaching session, he would also give us his individual attention and help us to see how we could improve our individual pieces of work. Diego was a very thoughtful and sensitive host. When others needed that little bit of extra help he was there to assist them, providing a support and guide to some of the more dependent members of the group on some of the trips out. He even offered to lend me some money when I was having problems with my card. Nothing we asked was ever too much for him, and he makes a brilliant G&T!
Our tutor Mark Holden was wonderful. He was constantly positive and entertaining. He was not only a great teacher he kept the group going with humour and enthusiasm. I feel I have learnt a lot but also found an interesting way to travel with like minded people. I enjoyed all the trips . Both for art inspiration and local history.
The day trips out were lovely. Mark was amazing tutor, went above and beyond. I learned a lot from him and was impressed with his ability to interact and help a group of 10. On that basis I have booked Andalucia in April.
Getting my mo jo back! Very inspirational tutor! Days spent with interesting, kind people. Being cosseted. Confident that each day would be a good one.
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