Autumn availability at The Watermill at Posara

Aug. 18, 2011 - PRLog -- Taking place at a restored 17th century grain, chestnut and olive mill, each course is led by tutors who are experts in their field. The week-long courses include delightful accommodation, excursions and all meals. Food is a real highlight with meals at The Watermill using ingredients from the vegetable garden and local restaurants serving delicious Tuscan specialities.

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Watercolour prowess in Tuscany
27 August - 3 September 2011
Get creative this August bank holiday on an inspiring watercolour course in Tuscany.  Enjoy one-to-one tuition, delicious cuisine and a mid-week excursion to Lucca or the Cinque Terre. The week-long course is led by Danish watercolour artist Annelise Pio Hansen.

Calling all budding romantic novelists
24 September – 1 October 2011
Always wanted to pen a novel and see your name in print?  Author Jessica Hart who has written more than 55 best-selling Mills & Boon books, will lead an informative one-week course. Be inspired by your surroundings, from The Watermill’s riverside gardens, to the medieval walled-town of Fivizzano and the Lunigiana hills.

A painting feast in Tuscany
1 October – 8 October 2011
Pick up new watercolour skills or perhaps uncover artistic talent you didn’t know you even had, on this week-long painting holiday in Tuscany. Ideal for artists of all levels (including beginners), the course will be led by the popular and award-winning Australian watercolour artist Charles Sluga.  Away from your easel, feast on zucchini risotto, freshly-made pesto and home-made ice-cream from the local gelateria.

Course prices
A week’s course costs from £1,116 pp (two sharing) including transfers (Pisa), all tuition, seven nights’ accommodation, pre-dinner aperitifs, all meals (including local restaurants), local travel and a visit to either the Cinque Terre or Lucca. £200 off for non-painting partners. Flights (Pisa) extra. Contact The Watermill at Posara on 020 7193 6246; http://www.watermill.net/painting-holidays or http://www.watermill.net/writing-holidays.
In 2012, 14 painting courses and three creative writing courses have been scheduled.

All 2012 courses booked by 31 December 2011 will enjoy a £75 pp reduction in the price paid.

For further information contact The Watermill at Posara on (UK number) 020 7193 6246; http://www.watermill.net.  

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18 August 2011

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