CULTURAL & CREATIVE HOLIDAYS IN RURAL ANDALUCIA
Immersive Cultural and Creative Holidays tightly woven into the culture, landscapes, art, music, food, history and people of Moclín, a beautiful Andalucian village perched on the top of a mountain.
QUICK LOOK DATES 2025
20th - 27th May 2025
•CREATING MOSAIC ART
•ANDALUCIAN ABSTRACT
PAINTING (COMPLETED)
16th - 23rd Sept 2025
•TASTES OF ANDALUCIA
(COURSE NOW FULL!)
14th - 21st October 2025
•MIXED MEDIA PAINTING
•PAINTING LANDSCAPES
2025 promises to be our busiest year yet of Cultural and Creative holidays, and we have spread our most popular holidays throughout the year, including more painting weeks. We have increased the number of places available on our Flamenco week, as it has just been featured in the BBC TV programme, ‘Amanda and Alan’s Spanish Job’. Our ‘Tastes of Andalucia’ Cookery Holiday, with Masterchef winner Simon Wood, is now full, as is our May ‘Andalucian Abstract Painting’ holiday. If you see a holiday that interests you, our advice is to BOOK NOW!
DATE: 20-27 May 2025 - COMPLETED!
TUTOR: LINDA RINKE
This mosaic holiday is designed to be an introduction to Trencadís, or Pique Assiette, techniques of cutting and shaping discarded ceramics to make the pieces with which to create mosaic works of art. Guests will work on a minimum of two pieces: a small, personal piece that will not be too heavy to take away at the end of the week and a bespoke element for a mosaic mural, enhancing a wall in the host village of Moclín.
CREATINGMOSAIC ART
“The flamenco HOLIDAY was a once in a lifetime experience”
– Demica, Flamenco 2024
ANDALUCIAN
ABSTRACT PAINTING
DATE: 20-27 May 2025 - COMPLETED!
TUTOR: CLAIRE CHANDLER
This lovely week of painting looks at what is meant by abstract, expressive painting, compared to representational painting, and guides participants about how to successfully approach, plan and create more abstract work. We will take inspiration from the beautiful setting of Moclín and draw in the surrounding landscapes.
DATE: 16-23 SEPTEMBER 2025
TUTOR: SIMON WOOD
This year, we are thrilled to be able to welcome Masterchef Winner and Restaurateur, Simon Wood, as our tutor.
This special cookery course will take the freshest local ingredients and traditional Andalucian products and create culinary magic. The use of the best Extra Virgin Olive Oil, locally grown vegetables, fish fresh from the sea and meat with provenance is one of the many reasons why life expectancy is so high in Spain.
TASTES OF ANDALUCIA
painting
abstract
landscapeS
DATE: 14-21 October 2025
TUTOR: JO HATHAWAY
This painting holiday looks at what is meant by abstract, expressive painting, compared with realistic painting, and guides participants about how to successfully approach, plan and create more abstract work.
The rich colours and the beautiful light of southern Spain in June will provide a superb natural palette for self-expression and emotion through art. Working in acrylic paint and gels enables students to create finished work quickly, bringing a vitality to their work.
The week is suitable for everyone, including complete beginners.
DATE: 14-21 October 2025
TUTOR: PENELOPE ANSTICE
During this creative week we will be using waterbased paint, inks and chalk pastel.
Both watercolour and gouache are welcome and any beginners will be given plenty of guidance in the materials and how to use them.
Mixed media is fun and gives a wonderful freedom and less obligation to adhere to the ‘rules’ of a particular medium.
This area is rich in colour, line and texture and the village and surrounding area present a myriad subjects close to home.
MIXED MEDIA – COLOUR, TEXTURE & LINE
PAINTING
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Just 35 minutes from Granada, this hill top town is packed
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