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YOUR PAINTING WEEK ITINERARY

Saturday
Early evening get-together at the Mijas Wine museum for drinks and tapas. Dinner at Hotel Mijas

Sunday
Today we stroll to a picturesque corner of Mijas village and enjoy its light and vistas. A relaxing day painting with refreshments and lunch in a local restaurant with wine included. Further painting session in the afternoon. Dinner at Hotel Mijas

Monday
After breakfast we join with the photography group to head off into the countryside east of Malaga. For you this is a sketching day. Our route will take us through the changing landscapes east of Malaga and into the ‘bandit country’ around Alfarnate. From there you head north to Villanueva del Trabujo. There will be regular stops for sketching with refreshments and lunch in a roadside inn on route. Dinner at Hotel Mijas

Tuesday
Today, meet your tutor again and take a leisurely walk to a second delightful location in Mijas. Refreshments and lunch in a local restaurant included. Dinner at Hotel Mijas

Wednesday
Leaving Mijas after breakfast you head down to Marbella Included is a visit to the renowned Engraving Museum with ample opportunity to explore the old town and marina after a good lunch in a traditional restaurant.

Thursday
Today is spent within the hillside White Village of Ojen where you will walk to a chosen location for a day’s painting. Refreshments and lunch in a village restaurant included.

Friday
Meet with your tutor for a final morning of painting in the village. Refreshments included. Later you will enjoy a special lunch at the traditional old hunting lodge of EL REFUGIO DEL JUANAR just outside Ojen. A late and leisurely lunch where the week’s work can be mulled over! Rest of day free

Saturday
Breakfast and end of the holiday.

EQUIPMENT

Please note that you will be required to carry your own stool and painting equipment during the village walkabouts.

We will endeavour to keep to this itinerary but reserve the right to alter any part of it because of circumstances beyond our control.

Prices are per person in standard twin room.

MIJAS

The stunning white village of Mijas nestles in the hillside of the Sierra de Mijas 420 meters above the Mediterranean shores of the Costa del Sol.

The village is an artist’s dream with so many wonderful streets and pretty squares at every turn. Many of the buildings still retain hints of Moorish architecture dating from its many years of Muslim rule. Nowadays visitors flock to Mijas all year round to enjoy the stunning views and soak up the atmosphere of this truly traditional village.

Mijas is renowned for its ceramic and jewellery shops and it also boasts some fine restaurants and far too many bars!

OJEN

The small village of Ojen has a Moorish history and dates from around the 10th century when a fortress and a mosque were built. Nestling in the Sierra Blanca at a height of 650ft north of Marbella, Ojen has a fascinating ‘old town’ with a pleasant main square the Plaza de Andalucia housing the parish church of Encarnacion dating from 1670. Its streets are narrow and cobbled crammed with whitewashed houses, alleyways and small plazas. It is picturesque and sleepy – an ideal subject for an artist’s canvas!

REFUGIO DE JUANAR

The Refugio is set within the nature reserve of the Serrania de Ronda. Once a state-run hotel it is now privately owned and extremely popular with visitors. It is surrounded by chestnut and pine trees and the olive grove of Juanar. If the weather is good it is well worth taking a walk through these surroundings before enjoying a fine meal in the traditional restaurant. The Refugio has a fantastic mirador a fair walk from the main buildings where stunning views of Marbella and the coastline can be had, some 3000ft below.

MARBELLA

Well known as the haunt of the rich and famous, and possible infamous - Marbella is sophisticated and glitzy and its charm will captivate you if you take the time to wander through its smart tree lined streets and avenues. The shopping is high class and so are many of its restaurants. Whilst strolling the observant will notice that Marbella retains many remnants of its Moorish past including the area of the Plaza de los Naranjos, city walls and the old fortress.

The Christians reconquered Marbella in 1485 and in this plaza is the town hall dating from 1568 with a plaque celebrating the fall some 83 years before. A walk through the old town should include a visit to the Museo del Grabado Contemporaneo, which is housed in the old Hospital Bazan a restored 16th century building.