Portrait Retreat

Included:

Travel

Ground travel by minivan from Siena , returning to Siena.
6 nights accommodations.

Hotels

First night or two in the historic center of Siena,  with the best view of the city right off your balcony.

The remainder of nights in private apartments at Fattoria Pieve a Salti, a working 15th century farmhouse complex, fully remodeled with new A/C, TV, amenities including indoor and outdoor pools, spa, restaurant.

Meals

• Luxurious breakfast each day at the farm
• Dinner or lunch each day as we travel.
• Wine tasting at famous Tuscan cantinas

Workshop

Workshop tuition, including on-screen reviews of your daily work (voluntary) and one-on-one photographic instruction in the field throughout the week.

Not Included:

• Airfare
• Trip insurance (recommended)

Also not included are crowds, slow moving tour guides and lectures on the history of plague 🙂

Payment Schedule

• A reservation fee of $500 will hold your spot
• 50% of balance is due 120 days prior to your workshop
• The balance of payment is due 60 days prior to your workshop

Rooms

We use hotels rated 3 or 4 stars, always with private bath. Rooms are assigned in order of reservations received, so early signup is recommended. Ask about premium rooms, at some workshop locations for an additional supplement charge.

Single Supplements

Fees are based on double occupancy. Single supplement may be added for participants who wish to have a private room to themselves. Supplements vary depending on the hotels used. If you are traveling alone and wish to share a room with another participant, please let us know and we’ll do our best to match you with a roommate.

Cancellation fee schedule 

• There is no charge for cancellation within ten days of booking your workshop.
• After ten days, reservation fees are non-refundable but may be applied to a future workshop event.
• Cancellations less than 90 days prior to workshop incur a cancellation fee of 25% of the total workshop cost.
• Cancellations less than 45 days prior to workshop incur a cancellation fee of 50% of the total workshop cost.
• Cancellations less than 15 days prior to workshop incur a cancellation fee of 75% of the total workshop cost.
• No partial refunds will be given for unused portions of a workshop.

We highly recommend that all workshop participants purchase trip cancellation insurance independently.

Cancelled Workshops

Italy Workshops reserves the right to cancel any trip for any reason whatsoever, including insufficient signup, logistical problems that may impede a workshop, hotel closures or acts of God. (We have never yet had to cancel a workshop.)

Refund of all fees paid shall release Italy Workshops from any further liability. Italy Workshops is not responsible for any expenses incurred by workshop participants in preparing for a cancelled workshop. In the case of insufficient signup to make a workshop feasible, notice and refund will be sent 120 days prior to the workshop.

Photographic Release

Italy Workshops reserves the right to photograph and film its trips in entirety. Participants should be aware that images of them may be used for promotional purposes or joint marketing efforts with third parties, without remuneration.