Inspire Creative Retreats
Cordes sur Ciel, South West France.
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
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.
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.
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