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Il Chiostro
241 W. 97th St., 13N
NY, NY 10025
800-990-3506
fax: 858-712-3329
Autumn
Arts Festival
October 25-November 3, 2008
at
the Dievole
Chianti Classico Winery
Price:
$2,695 p/p
The DievoleWinery
and the Chianti Hills beyond, photo by Antonio Rinaldini
Tuscany in autumn is a sensual feast. Russet and golden hills. Crisp air. Trees weighted with olives. Woods rich with mushrooms and chestnuts. The scent of grapes hangs over the valleys like mist. The harvest is the soul of the Tuscans. In autumn the hilltowns revert to the locals. Their art is to prepare the bounty: prosciutto, nuts, olive oil and especially Chianti. Traditional festivals celebrate every phase from the vendemmia (harvesting of grapes for wine) to the wild boar. Music, folklore, dancing in the piazza.And there, in the heart of Tuscany, is Siena. The legendary medieval town packed with history and art. In autumn, her museums and churches relax, uncrowded. The streets echo her architecture, art and heroes.
Il Chiostro celebrates this time of the year in Tuscany with our final program - The Autumn Arts Festival. We offer 4 separate workshops that all overlap throughout this 10-day celebration of the arts, the harvest, the wine and this wonderful region of Italy.
The Workshops (click each one for full details):
Painting in Plien Air: Watercolor & Acrylics with Lynn Stender
Tuscan Cuisine with Chef Michael Vignapiano
Photography with Barbara Brundege and Allen Kuhlow
Fine Art Collage with Sherry O'Neill
Accommodations: participants in the Autumn Arts Festival will stay in Dievole's 16th century inn and guest houses floating in the magnificent Tuscan hills. Rooms are doubles or suites (limited number) with modern bathrooms and heating. Dievole is classified as agritourism so it will seem more like a family inn rather than an impersonal chain hotel. Dievole is located in the town of Vagliagli, about 12km northeast of Siena and 40km south of Florence. If you wish to explore the area independently during your stay we recommend renting a car. The link below will give you a glimpse of the winery:
Click here to visit Dievole's web site...
Sunday afternoon pig
roast
Price & Registration: $2,695 p/p (limited number of suites available for a $450 p/p supplement)
Includes:
- Room (double or suite) with full bathroom
- 2 meals per day (dinner with wine and full Tuscan breakfast)
- Workshop tuition and fees (except where noted)
- General activities (except where noted)
- Transfers between Siena train or bus station and Dievole
Note: if you are traveling alone, we can match you up
with a roommate.
Departure is on Saturday morning, November 3, 2007
General Activities Open to All Participants (in addition to workshop):
Most
activities take place in and around the 900 year old Dievole estate &
vineyard.
- Winery tour and tasting, featuring Chianti Classico
- Italian Opera Appreciation classes every evening before dinner
- Wwalking tour of Siena
- 1-day excursion to Florence
- Special evening concerts and surprise entertainment, TBA
- Wild Boar Roast celebrating the harvest and the arts
For scenes from past Autumn Arts Festivals, click here...
Price does not include:
- Airfare
- Museum admissions
- Local bus or train fares
- Film development for participants in photography workshop.
To Register:
- Download Registration Form by clicking button at left
- Print, fill out and sign Registration Form
- Mail or fax it to Il Chiostro with a non-refundable deposit of $500 (address and fax number are on the Registration Form)
- You will receive a registration confirmation and subsequently, relevant information about your workshop, travel to Italy, arrivals, suggested supplies, etc.
- Or call us at 800-990-3506 to register by phone.
Wine tasting with
Mario in the Dievole cantina
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