Puglia for artist, a painting and cooking safari!

An unforgettable painting and cooking holiday of Puglia & Basilicata, to savour the finest wine and local food of southern Italy, while touring breathtaking and inspiring location painting and having fun with like minded companion.

Unspoiled Puglia and Basilicata countryside provide the best scenario for our unique painting holidays and art workshops for minded travelers who both love art, cooking and traditional local food and wine.

A luxury escorted all inclusive painting angd gourmet holiday to explore unspoiled Puglia & Basilicata most remote corners.
A marvelous combination of gastronomic excursions, painting workshops , gourmet meals, hands on cookery lessons & practical demonstrations of how the local recipes are handled enriched by guided tasting sessions of selected local product and fine local wine with our expert sommelier, chefs and confectioners. If you are not familiar with southern Italy this would be a unique opportunity to tour Puglia and Basilicata while painting and cooking, learning more about the wine tradition and the local grapes, discovering its little fishing villages and unspoiled countryside. This unique painting holidays will let you enjoy our personalized and professional services with a perfect balance of free time for independent sightseeing and shopping with lots of special places of interest and location selected for your painting session, from brathtaking coast views to private gardens, including private visit of local artist studio, charming historical residences and abandoned Masserie.

"Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth." Pablo Picasso

Non Painting Cooking Partners and Friends

Non-painting partners can join the group tour at a discounted rate (10% discount). Partners will enjoy all the excursions & field trips as well as wine tasting and meals, while a wide range of activities will be available during the cooking workshops and painting sessions.

A luxury escorted painting and cooking holiday in Southern Italy...

Day 1 Matera start your journey from the local food and fish markets of ideal location for sketch and inspiration
Day 2 Matera continue exploring Matera, the town of stones with breathtaking view and scenarios
Day 3 Itria Valley spend the following days cruising the Itria Valley and its unique Trulli houses
Day 4 Lecce discover Lecce's Baroque jewels and lear how to make fresh orecchiette
Day 5 Lecce enjoy an aperitivo admiring the roman anphitheater
Day 6 Gallipoli taste the finest apulian wine after a private wine tour of our favourite local winery
Day 7 Otranto tour local boutique wineries and experiment cooking with primitivo wine
Day 8 Otranto admire the breathtaking adriatic coast, discovering sun-soaked charming fishing villages
Day 9 Departure depart or stay for more....

Please enquire to require a detailed itineray.

This painting and cooking tour of Puglia can be tailor made to suite private groups and specific requirements. It is available for families, individuals, corporate and private groups. Please contact us to require a quote for small and private groups.