Drawing & Painting or Cooking Courses

“Triumpf of the Muses”
Drawing & Painting – Traditional Italian cooking

1. Drawing & Painting
The splendid medieval city of Perugia and its surroundings serve as a source of inspiration to people who like to paint or draw.
Antique architecture and the poetic landscape can be subject of the artistic works. The course participants will get professional guidance from a qualified tutor. Whether you are experienced or you want to give it a try; you are welcome to subscribe to one or more courses. The drawing and painting course will take place in the open air, in the historical centre of Perugia. Subjects can be the architectural elements of noble palaces, people in the streets, still lives and so called “vedute”. The course participants can try several drawing or painting techniques at wish: charcoal, ink, pencil, wax pastels or (oil/acrylic) paint.
The course participants can present the drawings and paintings at the final concert.
Duration of the course: 1 to 4 days (as desired).

2. Traditional Italian cooking
The cooking class will be dedicated to the traditional Umbrian cuisine, from appetizers to desserts. It highlights the evolution from country cooking to the most technologically advanced kitchen. We will pay attention to the preparation of fresh pastas and homemade pastries. After the first day, we adapt the course to the needs of the students, asking them which recipes and techniques they would like to learn. At request, participants can cook dishes of the Baroque era, following the original recipes.
During the course-week, participants can enjoy the results of the cooking course at lunch or at the common dinner.
Duration of the course: 1 to 3 days (as desired).

Who can attend?
The courses are open to all interested people of any age and level, including friends and partners of participants of other courses. Experience is not necessary. You pay on per-day basis, making it possible to combine one or more courses.

Presentation
The musicians of Accademia Amsterdam will treat participants of all courses with an inspiring concert in the beautiful Auditorium Marianum of the Istituto Musicale “G. Frescobaldi”, where the music courses are taking place. Music students present themselves on the last afternoon in the baroque theatre hall of the Università per Stranieri di Perugia.

Excursion
Some time will be reserved to visit the historical centre of Perugia or its surroudings. For those interested, we organize an excursion to one of the local cultural highlights.

Umbrian kitchen
Of course we do not forget the good life: dinners are being served in the proper Italian way, on the terrace of restaurant Iris, one of the typical Perugian restaurants. All course members and their family, partners or friends can join them. During the final party dinner we will offer you a typical Italian ‘aperitivo’ and the cook serves festive dishes.

Side programme
We offer a varied side programme for all interested people. This involves an Italian language & literature course, organized by the Universitiá per Stranieri di Perugia.

Where to stay?
Just in front of the Istituto Musicale “G. Frescobaldi”, in an antique structure, we find hotel hotel Signa, where guest-students can stay conveniently at a reduced price. Participants wishing less luxurious accommodation can stay at a camping site or in ‘ostelli’ in the neighbourhood or in the historic centre of Perugia. Very close to the course location are several affordable hotels.
Do you want to make it yourself more comfortable? VX Group Travel & Events can arrange and book the lodgings and the transportation from the airport to Perugia for you. When flying from The Netherlands, you can enjoy the all-in travel service, thus avoiding the hassle of finding suitable flights. This experienced travel agency takes out hands the efforts and the organisation, at a reasonable price.

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