Our painting holidays in Sicily are the ultimate creative retreat. Your senses will be overcome with the exotic colours and fantastic light provided by this beautiful island!

Our painting holidays to Sicily are proving extreamily popular already! Our dates and prices section will tell you more about what's available.

Saturday
On your arrival to Catania Airport you will be transferred to our venue, Villa Sicliy, which takes about one hour. There we will have a welcoming aperitif waiting for you, followed by dinner

Sunday
After breakfast we will have an introductionary session and a demonstartion of watercolour painting. Lunch will follow and then in the afternoon we will make a sketching and research visit to Noto, the most beautiful baroque villa in Sicily. Dinner will be served back at the villa.

Monday
After breakfast there will be a demonstration in landscape painting and the elements of good composition. Lunch will follow and the afternoon is spent enjoying a wine tasting at Felice Modica estate in Bufalefi. The grounds and house of the estate, which have been preserved in the 18th century Sicilian style, provide wonderful scope for wandering and sketching. We will meet back at the villa to discuss the day's artwork. Dinner will follow.

Tuesday
After breakfast we head out for a the day to visit the cities of Ragusa and Modica. Here you can explore and enjoy the atmosphere of these delightful cities! We have lunch out in one of the many lovely restaurants in Ragusa and then continue to the city of Modica. At the end of the day we return to the villa to enjoy dinner. Our Blog has a great guide to the city of Modica, if you would like to know more.

Wednesday
In the morning we move onto the development of larger scale pieces using water-based paints and mixed media. After lunch we visit the small fishing villae of Marzamemi with its Tonnara (ruined tuna fishing station) taking our paints to record the busy scenes. Back at the villa we will have critique of the work so far, followed by dinner.

Thursday
In the morning we will explore basic colour principles and their use in landscape painting and the rest of the morning will be spent around the villa with a chance to try new subjects or work further on exisiting paintings. In the afternoon we visit the city of Siracusa and dine out.

Friday
After breakfast we head to Portopalo which is is a small port. Another great chance here for quick, observational sketched in watercolour, with lunch in a local restaurant. The afternoon is free for you to paint at your leisure. Back at the villa, we will have a show of the week's work and a Scaccia party with an old Sicilian Mamma, (A Scaccia is similar to an Italian Pizza but done in the Sicilian way)

Saturday
After an early breakfast you will be transferred to the airport to get your 8.40 a.m. flight back to Gatwick

Flavours of Italy also offer painting holidays in Tuscany as well as Cooking Holidays in Bologna, Sicily, Puglia and Tuscany. We also offer Pilates Holidays in Italy. If you would like to know more about any of our holidays then please contact us on +44(0)131 343 2500 or send us an email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - we would love to hear from you!

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