Southern France

Medieval towns with their narrow winding streets, abbeys and castle ruins on craggy mountains, vineyards and fields of sunflowers or poppies, Mediterranean beaches, and the Pyrenees, all bathed in wondrous light, all waiting to be sketched and painted. The area is called "Little France" as it contains nearly every type of geographical feature in the rest of the country. As yet undiscovered, is quiet and not overrun by tourists and this is where the impressionists would be painting if they were alive today.

Le Monastere a restored medieval monastery with a 12th century wine cellar, is a four star hotel that offers trips to artists, Our home vase in Limoux, a charming town built on the banks of the Aude River. The area is the Midi region of France, the area that borders Spain and reaches to the Pyrenees on the West and the Mediterranean on the east. We have van supported trips to these and many more areas.

The guest rooms at Le Monastere are spacious and have en suits. The food is sumptuous and breakfasts and 12 dinners are included in the price of the trip. Generally we are served three dinners a week at the hotel and are taken out to local restaurants for the other meals. We purchase one dinner per week and the other 12 dinners with wine, plus all breakfasts are included in the price. There is only room for thirteen people which makes a nice intimate group.

We book from six to nine trips for artists a season. All trips are booked on a first come basis. Trips are two weeks duration and pick up and departure is at the Toulouse International Airport on Saturday mornings. Return flights are booked no earlier than 9:30am from Toulouse. In order to arrive at the Toulouse Airport on Saturday around noon we must leave Canada or the U.S. on Friday evening.

Your Painting Vacation Does Not Include:

• Insurance
• Airfare
• Lunches and one dinner per week

Dates: August 5 - 20 2011

Cost: CAN$3,000 including the instructor's fee

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For more information contact: donnahcameron@rogers.com