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      • Inspire Creative Retreats

        Cordes sur Ciel, South West France.

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        Weeks: July 19th- 26th or September 6th-13th  

      • Prepare yourself to Explore, Create and be Pampered!

        Enjoy a week of luxurious surroundings, inspiration, delicious french cuisine and local, boutique wine.

         

        We will guide you through your French art adventure, helping you to create wonderful art and memories. You will visit quaint french markets, gorgeous gorges, discover pretty medieval villages and towns oozing with history and scenic inspiration. Based at an elegant, private estate beside the village of Cordes, surrounded by vineyards and sunflower fields.

         

        You will have all you need to let your adventure begin!

         

        Jenny Reynolds

        Founder

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      • Some details of your stay...

        A Week in Cordes

        Your Art Retreat Includes:

        • Accommodation in private room with private bathroom for seven nights.
        • Breakfast, lunch and dinner at St Jean with wine.
        • Welcome painting pack.
        • Full painting tuition at the luxury villa and sketching tuition on visits.
        • Full use of swimming pool, tennis courts and grounds.
        • One relaxing massage.

        Inspiring visits to:

        • Local village of Cordes, famous for it's stunning hilltop location.
        • St Antonin de Noble Val, with it's bustling country market.
        • Albi and the Toulouse Lautrec Museum.

         

        Price for One Week Art Retreat:

        £2600 - *special reduced rate for our first guests

         

        Your Location

        Cordes sur Ciel

         

        A Bastide Village built by the Viscount of Toulouse, to serve as a center for artisans. Cordes sur Ciel is famous in France, named for the way the village seems to hover above the clouds in the early morning mist.

         

        Cordes and it's surrounding villages hosts many festivals, all summer long. Known for it's chocolate museum and many galleries, there is much to see and do. Your accommodation is nestled below the village, so an easy walk for those who want to venture to the village on foot.

         

        Cordes is one hour away by train from Toulouse, Flights are regular all summer, with at least four from Edinburgh each week with Ryanair, or Bristish Airways.

         

        We will arrange one group collection from Toulouse Blagnac airport. The car journey is usually just over one hour.

         

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      • Cordes sur Ciel

        Your Accommodation

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      • Cordes & Surrounds

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      • Sample Itinerary

         

        ItinerarySample
        What to expect on your week: 

        Saturday

        Arrival at St Jean with a welcome apéro and light supper. Settle intoyour room, open your welcome art pack and explore the estate.

         

        Sunday

        Visit to nearby St Antonin de Noble Val to the bustling Sunday Market.Enjoy a sketching session whilst enjoying coffee and croissants at one of the
        local cafés. Take a wander along the River Aveyron for further sketching before
        heading back to St Jean for a delicious chef prepared dinner.

         

        Monday

        Breakfast with your hosts and other guests. A short sketching tipssession before setting off to spend the day exploring the beautiful local
        village of Cordes sur Ciel. Our first sketches from the top of the village,
        taking in the medieval village buildings and stunning vistas from high. Dinner
        at St Jean.

         

        Tuesday

        Relaxing day at the villa with two-hour tuition session exploring how topaint a chosen view from your beautiful setting. After lunch, swim, tennis or
        just explore the local village before dinner at St Jean.

         

        Wednesday

        After the morning at St Jean, we have a special trip to one of the localChateaux Vineyards for wine tasting and watercolour sketching, en plein-air. An
        afternoon to remember before a tasty barbecue at St Jean. Maybe time to take
        that inclusive massage.

         

        Thursday

        Afterbreakfast we take a trip into nearby Albi where we will visit the famous Albi
        Cathedral and the Toulouse Lautrec museum. Albi is the birthplace of Toulouse
        Lautrec and is a stunning small city, with winding cobbled streets and plenty
        of fabulous cafés, restaurants and boutique shops. We will have our sketchbooks
        to capture the beauty of your surroundings. And lots of support from your expert
        tutor. Lunch will be in our favourite restaurant in Albi.

         

        Friday

        Our last full day at the Villa where you can choose to either paint,visit the village or complete some of your works under our helpful tuition.

         

        Saturday

        Breakfast al fresco before checking out of St Jean with lots of lovelymemories and artwork to keep.

        Terms & Conditions

         

        1. All arrangements are made subjectto the following terms and conditions. When you make a booking with InspaCreative Retreats you undertake that you have the authority to acceptand do accept these booking conditions on behalf of yourself and your party. A
        contract will exist upon our accepting any monies from you towards the booking,
        or upon the issue of our Confirmation/Invoice, whichever is the earlier.

        2. A deposit of £520 perperson is payable at the time of booking which will be non-refundable except in
        the event of the booking not being accepted by us for any reason, or if due to
        unforeseen circumstances we are unable to provide the course which you have
        booked. And deposit paid under a reduced deposit offer is still liable for the
        full amount of £520 even in the event of cancellation.

        3. The remaining balance is to be paid intwo instalments, depending on the date of booking. If either instalment is not paid
        by the due date, we reserve the right to cancel the booking and retain the
        deposit.

        4. The final balance will be due threecalendar months before the first day of the retreat.

        5. It is a requirement that you mustarrange adequate holiday insurance or independent traveller protection. Such
        insurance should cover full medical expenses, personal baggage, personal
        accident, accident, loss or damage to property, cancellation or curtailment,
        personal liability, legal expenses and emergency.

        6. Cancellations – The followingcancellation charges will be levied i) Up to 10 weeks prior to departure, full
        deposit and any additional costs (private transfers etc), paid before that
        point will be withheld. ii) Within 10 weeks of departure 100% of the full
        holiday cost and any additional costs paid (private transfers etc), will be
        withheld.

        7. We shall not accept responsibilityfor any cancellations or effect on your holiday due to war, threat of war,
        civil strife, industrial dispute, terrorist action, natural or nuclear
        disaster, fire or adverse weather conditions.

        8. Transfers – Transfers included inthe holiday costing are provided as a group transfer. Please ensure before
        booking flights that the relevant transfer can be met. We are more than happy
        to arrange a private transfer for you should you wish to arrange flights out
        with the group transfer times, however this will result in an additional
        surcharge being payable by yourself. We reserve the right to withdraw or modify
        at any time and will always endeavour to provide a suitable alternative in the
        unlikely event of this occurring. Please note: Inspa Creative Retreats willnot be liable for any private transfer cost which is a direct result of flight
        delays. Should a private transfer be required due to the group transfer being
        missed, this additional cost should be claimed against your holiday insurance
        or directly with the airline in question.

        9. Flights are not included withinthe holiday cost.

        10. We reserve the right to withdrawor modify at any time the arrangements advertised where necessary. In the
        unlikely event of the accommodation advertised, proposed itinerary, or group
        holiday leader etc being unavailable, we will endeavour to provide a suitable
        alternative.

        11. All reasonable and proper stepshave been taken to ensure that the accommodation and services are as
        advertised. We will be responsible for any acts or omissions of our own
        employees and agents whilst acting within the scope of their employment but
        cannot be responsible for the acts or omissions of those providing services
        over which we have no direct control.

        12. We will not be responsible if yousuffer illness, personal injury or death as a result of misadventure during the
        period of your overseas trip arising out of an activity that does not form part
        of the course provided by us.

        13. All courses are subject to aminimum number of bookings and we therefore reserve the right to cancel and in
        this event we will return all monies which you have paid. In no case will your
        holiday be cancelled within four weeks of departure except in the event of
        circumstances out-with our control.

        14. In the event of any problemsarising during the course, you must report it immediately to our representative
        on the course and failing satisfactory resolution of the problem, you should
        file a written report within 28 days of your return. No liability will be
        accepted for any complaint not reported to our representative at the time and
        intimated within 28 days thereafter.

        15. All travellers need validpassports.

        16. The contract, of which this formspart, shall be governed by the law of Scotland.
         

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