After last year’s successful study visit to Prato we are now combining it with Florence; where the emphasis will be on silk, with private visits to the Lisio Foundation and the studios and workshops of other designers and hand weavers of this most exotic and historic material. Prato’s National Textile Museum and the Datini Archive, the largest medieval archive in the world, is within easy walking distance of the hotel. Guided visits in English will be provided.
Time will also be available, for those who might wish, to see some of Florence’s and Prato’s galleries, churches and other world-famous cultural highlights. Dr Alan Ford, Art Historian, will be on hand as guide.
Hotel:
5 nights B&B at the 3-Star Hotel Giardino, Via Magnolfi Gaetano, 4, 59100 Prato (PO), Italy Tel: +39 0574 606576, which helped make last year’s visit so successful. (next to the Cathedral of St Stephen in the heart of the walled, medieval city).
Flights:
Return Flights from Birmingham Airport to Pisa Airport with connections to and from the Hotel in Prato. (Return coach connections from the Stroud area to Birmingham Airport will be arranged for an additional charge) Price includes one hold bag of up to 15K plus hand luggage.
Price:
Approximately £430 per person sharing a Twin Room. Single Rooms will incur a Single Room Supplement of approximately £80 per person (approximately £510 in all).
Not included:
Travel Insurance; Rail travel between Prato and Florence, (about 20K);
Meals other than B&B; Entrances to museums.
Deposit:
£120 with the balance payable by 15th August. Please book early, as the party is limited to 16 persons.
Contact:
Jane Ford,
Bree Cottage,
Selsley East,
Stroud, Glos GL5 5LP.
Telephone: 01453 766540
Email: [email protected] |
