Join Keiko Tanabe for this uniquewatercolor workshop in Sicily.

Oct 27 - Nov 3, 2017Marsala, Italy

SALINARAHISTORIC CHARMING VILLA

KEIKO TANABE

SICILYCapturing Light & Atmospherein Watercolor.

Keiko Tanabe is an award-winning watercolor artist.

She was born in Kyoto, Japan. As a child growing up in an art-loving family, she always enjoyed drawing and painting and won many awards in children’s art contests. However, art was not her chosen field of study later on. She earned a B.A. in intercultural communication (International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan) and an M.A. in international education (UCLA, California).

Her paintings have been juried into many exhibitions across North America and in Asia. Her work has been purchased by private collectors from all around the world.

Keiko Tanabe fortunately not onlypaints great watercolors but also teaches

her technique in multiple workshops.

If you have the opportunity to attend her workshopsyou will enjoy an unforgettable experience.

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For more info visit: ktanabefineart.com

DiscoverSicily.

A land of extremes and contrasts.

An island of enormous intensity.

A concentrated of history and culture.

Sculpted wild coastline of stunning beauty.

Each season has its own distinctive charm.

VILLA SALINARA

It was originally built in the 1700s. It is a rural farm, a “baglio”, a “masseria”, a typical Sicilian building with a courtyard in the front and rooms that open up on it. Surrounded by vineyards and olive groves located about 500 meters from the sea,

with Mediterranean sunset view.Immersed in history and culture, close to many interesting sights as Mozia, Marsala, Trapani, Erice, Segesta and Selinunte. It is a place of indisputable charm.

Historic charming villa in Western Sicily.

Breathe in the beauty of Sicily.

Living area for leisurely meals.

Authentic and charming interiors.

HundredsMediterraneanpainting spots.

Inspiringpicturesquepainting spots.

Wild andunspoiled naturepainting spots.

The Sicilians.

Siciliangastronomy.

Sicilian wine.

Sicilian colors.

ONE WEEK PROGRAM

DAY 1 ARRIVAL Pick up Trapani Birgi airport at agreed time. Settle in rooms at Villa Salinara.7:00 pm Meet with instructor and staffs. Introduction to the programme, the tours and visits planned for the week.8:00 pm Sicilian welcome dinner at Villa.

DAY 2 PAINTING BETWEEN ANCIENT SALT PANS AND WINDMILLS8:00 am - 9:00 am Breakfast9:15 am - 12:15 pm Painting at Villa.12:30 pm Light lunch and relax at the Villa.3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Painting at windmills in a Natural Preserve. About 2,700 years ago the Phoenicians created the first salt pans. Today, became the most important area of salt making in Europe.6:30 pm Back to the Villa.7:30 pm Wine tasting, a passionate wine producer Gianfranco will introduce us to history of Marsala wines, accompanied by delicious local cheese, salami, olives, dry tomatos and then a delicious light dinner at Villa.

DAY 3 PAINTING AT CHARMING AND HISTORICAL VILLAGE ERICE8:00 am - 9:00 am Breakfast9:15 am - 12:15 pm Painting at Villa.12:30 pm Light lunch and relax at the Villa.2:00 pm Leave for Mount Erice.3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Painting and visit Erice village. An utterly panoramic ride with stops for beautiful sea views will take us to the medieval village.

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Y Erice is located on top of Mount Erice, around 750m above sea level, overlooking the city of Trapani, the low western coast towards Marsala, the dramatic Punta del Saraceno and San Vito Cape on the north-eastern and the Egadi Islands on north-western coast, providing spectacular views.6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Short ride to beautiful Trapani historic center. The city sits on a low-lying promontory jutting out into the Mediterranean Sea. The port and the coast are important for tuna fishing and salt production. Trapani was founded by the Elymians, who used it as an agricultural centre for their hill-top fortressvtown of Erice. When the Phoenicians took over, Trapani was turned into an important port.7:30 pm Dinner in Trapani, tasting the original Pizza at the typical Pizzeria.

DAY 4 PAINTING AT WINE TOWN MARSALA HISTORIC CENTER 8:00 am - 9:00 am Breakfast9:15 am Leave for Marsala.9:30 am - 12:30 am Visit and paint at the historic center and the fish market. Marsala is internationally famous not only for homonymous wine DOC. The name of town deriving from the Arabic “Marsa Allah”, meaning “Port of God”. Before the Arabs, however, were the Romans, and before the Romans, the Carthaginians. Lilibeo (ancient Marsala) was built in 396BC.12:30 pm Light lunch and relax at the Villa. Free time7:30 pm Dinner at typical sicilian trattoria with sunset sea view.

DAY 5 PAINTING IN ARCHEOLOGIC PARK IN SEGESTA8:00 am - 9:00 am Breakfast9:15 am Leave for Segesta.10:00 am - 1:00 pm Painting Greek Temple in Segesta. Greeks had a very good eye for where to build, the setting of the Temple, perched on a hill is simply beautiful. Just outside the site of the ancient

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Y city of Segesta lies an unusually well preserved Greek Doric temple. It is thought to have been built in the 420’s BC. The ancient Greek drama Theatre is totally unspoilt rolling by green countryside and views that stretch right down to the sea.1:00 pm - 2.00 pm Typical lunch at our friend Antonia’s Cave House with panoramic view of archeologic park.2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Continue painting at Archeologic Park.5:00 pm Back to the Villa On the way stop and shopping for personal needs at the local supermarket.7:30 pm Dinner at Villa.

DAY 6 FINAL CRITIQUE AND FAREWELL DINNER8:00 am - 9:00 am Breakfast9:15 am - 12:15 am Painting at Villa.12:30 pm Light lunch and relax at the Villa.2:30 pm - 5:30 pm Painting and final critique.5.30 pm - 7.30 pm Wrap up, packing for shipping, last little shopping trip to Marsala.8:00 pm Farewell Sicilian dinner at Villa.

DAY 7 DEPARTURE8:00 am - 9:00 am Breakfast Departure by 11.00 am. Shuttle to Trapani Birgi airport at agreed time.

Please note the itinerary is an example. Visits will depend on location and are subject to change depending on the weather.

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Start your adventure in Western Sicily:

- Typical Sicilian cooking class (min.4 pax).

- Visit local wine producers, with wine tasting.

- Visit and shopping at local Sicilian ceramic artists.

- Walking and visit the surrounding, sea coast with antique salt marshes, windmills and vineyards.

- Visit the beautiful seaside city of Marsala, home of the homonymous wine DOC.

- Visit the unforgettable city of Trapani where you can stroll, shop and eat in a relaxed setting.

- Bicycling and enjoy splendid views over vineyards, with the magical colours of the Mediterranean Sea.

- Visit the unspoiled Egadi Islands, such as Favignana and Levanzo.

- Experience yoga or kitesurf with professional trainer.

FOR PARTNERS AND FRIENDS.

“Salinara is truly an inspiring place to be. Marvellous.It is most definitely a unique and very beautiful place to be. The food is excellent, the company stimulating.”Caroline

“Yumi and Adriano have created a haven for aspiring artists seeking the perfect country setting, healthy but mouth-watering food, excellent tuition, and seriously good company.” Christine

“The Sicily workshop was the best gift I ever gave myself. This truly beautiful part of Italy is possibly one of it’s best kept secrets, as yet undiscovered by tourists.”Vincent

“Best hosts, they made us feel extremely welcome.This is the best organized workshop I have taken.Sicily is beautiful.”Robert

“Great lessons, great sicilian food, great wines, great visits, superb location. The chef Maria tuned into our needs and made sure that everyone in the group had a great time.”Nancy

OUR GUESTS TESTIMONIALS

For availability, any questions and booking, please kindly write us on:info@salinara.comOr visit our website: www.salinara.com

The deposit to confirm your workshop is 300 euro, it can be paid by bank transfer.After booking you will receive confirmation from us.

The balance for your workshop is due twelve weeks before arrival.

Please note our cancellation conditions set out below.We recommend that you take out normal holiday insurance, including cancellation insurance.

A handling charge of 100 euro per person per week will be levied on all cancellations. In addition, if you have to cancel eight to twelve weeks before departure, a charge of 40% of the total price is payable; at four to eight weeks, 60%; at one to four weeks, 80%; at less than one week, 100% is payable.

We reserve the right to cancel any course at two months’ notice and, where possible, provide you with an alternative course.

HOW TO BOOK YOUR WORKSHOP

We organize and host workshops, concentrate on reserching the finest international instructors for participants and strive to identify locations that feature picturesque, historical and emotional landscape.Our workshops are intimate, unique, and we keep on refining, thanks to our long experience in Sicily, always focus on having fun.

Our charming historic villa is immersed in nature between the blue Mediterranean sea and the open horizon in Sicily. It is the perfect holiday hideaway with a beautiful sea view where both body and soul can regenerate, giving a positive energy. We serve home-made foods, freshly baked breads and cakes. We try to let guests to experience the best Sicilian traditional cuisine.We have an organic vegetable garden for guests with different varieties of vegetable and fruit. Fresh eggs from our lovely hens.

During the renovation of the villa we worked with local artisans and we used only natural, local products. We tried to keep all the rooms more or less like they were, we wanted to respect the authentic Sicilian style. All our marbles are Sicilian, the colors used to paint the wall were made by Sicilian grounds and natural lime.Authentic doors, windows, floors and wardrobes, have all been restored with our attention and passion.

Salinara is a non-profit institution.We promote and encourage awareness,

practice, development and diffusionof cultural activities related to art in all its forms.

Salinara, it has been founded byYumi Igarashi and Adriano Castroni.

We are a community based on respectand the valorization of individual skills, provide inspiring, authentic and passionate experience.

Who we are, what we do.

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