Culture, Food, Wine, History
Discover Orvieto is offered in May and September/October, running concurrently with the Creative Exploration Workshops at right. It is also available to small groups of 6 or more any time of the year. Taste of Orvieto takes place in late October and ties in to the olive harvest. Fantastic!
Discover Orvieto is offered in May and September/October, running concurrently with the Creative Exploration Workshops at right. It is also available to small groups of 6 or more any time of the year. Taste of Orvieto takes place in late October and ties in to the olive harvest. Fantastic!
Trip summaries are below. Each links to a full trip description and registration.
For Couples and Friends
Adventures in Italy is perfect for couples and friends,
allowing you to choose the trip that suits your
individual interest! Choose the Discover Orvieto trip
while your companion takes a Creative Workshop,
vice versa, or both on the same trip. Any way you
choose, you'll share exciting cultural activities
together each afternoon. The best of all worlds.
Included in Every Trip
• Introduction to the simple joys of Italian culture.
• Cook a delectable meal with a fabulous Italian
chef, while learning the secrets of using fresh local
ingredients.
• Visit a vineyard and meet the owner as he tells you
his philosophy for creating wines with character. Sip
several of his favorites and learn how each is unique -
a most intimate wine tasting.
• Shop as the locals do at the weekly market, where
fresh local produce makes tempting ingredients for a
picnic lunch.
• Discover the history and production of olive oil as you
take part in an olive oil tasting in an historic Etruscan
cave.
• Linger as you explore the finest Gothic cathedral in
all of Italy.
Adventures in Italy is perfect for couples and friends,
allowing you to choose the trip that suits your
individual interest! Choose the Discover Orvieto trip
while your companion takes a Creative Workshop,
vice versa, or both on the same trip. Any way you
choose, you'll share exciting cultural activities
together each afternoon. The best of all worlds.
Included in Every Trip
• Introduction to the simple joys of Italian culture.
• Cook a delectable meal with a fabulous Italian
chef, while learning the secrets of using fresh local
ingredients.
• Visit a vineyard and meet the owner as he tells you
his philosophy for creating wines with character. Sip
several of his favorites and learn how each is unique -
a most intimate wine tasting.
• Shop as the locals do at the weekly market, where
fresh local produce makes tempting ingredients for a
picnic lunch.
• Discover the history and production of olive oil as you
take part in an olive oil tasting in an historic Etruscan
cave.
• Linger as you explore the finest Gothic cathedral in
all of Italy.
Creative Exploration Workshops
Wanting to explore your creativity, develop your talents, and discover yourself, all while immersing yourself in Italy's magic? Choose any of our outstanding learning vacations suitable for all skill levels.
Wanting to explore your creativity, develop your talents, and discover yourself, all while immersing yourself in Italy's magic? Choose any of our outstanding learning vacations suitable for all skill levels.
Trips - Journeys of Discovery
We view travel in Italy as a “journey of discovery”. With us you experience Italy authentically and thoroughly. Learn about Italian food, wine and culture - or enjoy a learning vacation on any of our popular creative exploration courses. Through each of these “journeys of discovery” you will savor, experience, and delight in all Italy's richness.
We offer two kinds of trips
We view travel in Italy as a “journey of discovery”. With us you experience Italy authentically and thoroughly. Learn about Italian food, wine and culture - or enjoy a learning vacation on any of our popular creative exploration courses. Through each of these “journeys of discovery” you will savor, experience, and delight in all Italy's richness.
We offer two kinds of trips
Read the latest developments of upcoming trips on our blog Make Haste Slowly. See pictures of the Orvieto experience and what fun your "journey of discovery" will be. To understand how and why we do our trips visit
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Adventures in Italy, 221 Forest Hill St., Morganton, NC 28655, 828.221.2322, info@AdventuresInItaly.net
Copyright © Steiner Studio LLC. All rights reserved.
Copyright © Steiner Studio LLC. All rights reserved.
Each of the following three weeks:
May 11 - 17
May 18 - 24
May 25 - 31
Our full bore Italian immersion trip. Coffee, cooking, wine, food, vineyard visit, cheese making, history. The perfect trip for accompanying your spouse or friend on one of the Creative Exploration Workshops.
May 11 - 17
May 18 - 24
May 25 - 31
Our full bore Italian immersion trip. Coffee, cooking, wine, food, vineyard visit, cheese making, history. The perfect trip for accompanying your spouse or friend on one of the Creative Exploration Workshops.
September - October 2014
Creative Exploration Workshops
May 2014
Culture, Food, Wine, History
Each of the following weeks
September 15 - 21
September 22 - 28
September 29 - October 5
Our full bore Italian immersion trip. Coffee, cooking, wine, food, vineyard visit, cheese making, history. The perfect trip for accompanying your spouse or friend on one of the Creative Exploration Workshops.
September 15 - 21
September 22 - 28
September 29 - October 5
Our full bore Italian immersion trip. Coffee, cooking, wine, food, vineyard visit, cheese making, history. The perfect trip for accompanying your spouse or friend on one of the Creative Exploration Workshops.
Travel Journal: Italian Flora and Fauna Inspired
Fabric Journal Quilt with Sue Spargo
Fabric Journal Quilt with Sue Spargo
Use hand dyed wool and textural fabrics to create a "journal quilt" capturing the memories of your week in Orvieto. Your contemporary folk design journal will be one of a kind.
Slow Photography: Seeing with our senses and souls
Photography with Catherine Anderson
Photography with Catherine Anderson
Develop your own unique language of vision to capture what you see and feel in ancient Orvieto. Create a Photographic "Slow" Journal and learn techniques to enhance your images on the computer.
September 22 - 28, 2013
September 29 - October 5, 2013
Our 11th Year!
May 18 - 24, 2014
Open A Door To An Adventure In Italy
Quilting Design and Applique with Rebecca Goldsmith
Quilting Design and Applique with Rebecca Goldsmith
The doors of Orvieto serve as design inspiration for creating your own unique quilt. Explore design, cutaway applique, the invisible stitch, making and using templates as you draw on the beautiful doors of this medieval city.
May 25 - 31, 2014
Travel Journal: Italian Flora and Fauna Inspired
Fabric Journal Quilt with Sue Spargo
Fabric Journal Quilt with Sue Spargo
September - October 2013
September 15 - 21, 2013
This workshop features creative art journaling, sketching, drawing and hand letter-making, all inspired by the myriad letters found in and around Orvieto. Leave with your very own hand made art journal.
Whimsical Wanderings in Orvieto, Italy
Adventures in Lettering and Art Journaling with Joanne Sharpe
Adventures in Lettering and Art Journaling with Joanne Sharpe
Use hand dyed wool and textural fabrics to create a "journal quilt" capturing the memories of your week in Orvieto. Your contemporary folk design journal will be one of a kind.
May 11 - 17, 2014
Containing Buried Treasures: An Italian Adventure
Mixed Media Painting, Journaling with Lesley Riley
Mixed Media Painting, Journaling with Lesley Riley
October 20 - 27, 2013
Here is a new trip all about food and wine. Spend a day picking olives, taking them to be pressed and leaving with oil from the olives you picked to take home. There will be cooking classes and experiences; tasting of unique, indigenous foods; and exploration of the food and wine of Orvieto.
Here is a new trip all about food and wine. Spend a day picking olives, taking them to be pressed and leaving with oil from the olives you picked to take home. There will be cooking classes and experiences; tasting of unique, indigenous foods; and exploration of the food and wine of Orvieto.
Culture, Food, Wine, History
Culture, Food, Wine, History
Each of the following four weeks:
September 7 - 13
September 14 - 20
September 21 - 27
September 28 - October 4
Our full bore Italian immersion trip. Coffee, cooking, wine, food, vineyard visit, cheese making, history. The perfect trip for accompanying your spouse or friend on one of the Creative Exploration Workshops.
September 7 - 13
September 14 - 20
September 21 - 27
September 28 - October 4
Our full bore Italian immersion trip. Coffee, cooking, wine, food, vineyard visit, cheese making, history. The perfect trip for accompanying your spouse or friend on one of the Creative Exploration Workshops.
The Colors of Umbria: Keeping a Watercolor Journal
Watercolor and drawing journal with Jacqueline Newbold
Watercolor and drawing journal with Jacqueline Newbold
Creative Exploration Workshops
Creative Exploration Workshops
September 7 - 13, 2014
All levels will enjoy developing their drawing, watercolor painting, and journal making skills as Jacqueline takes you plein air and into the studio to create an extraordinary visual record of your week in Orvieto.
Create a treasure box to contain your art for the week. Hand painted journal pages, make faux frescos, work with color, use Italian papers, see the marbling of paper and more.
September 28 - October 4, 2014
Bellissimo Viaggio Italia
Creating the perfect travel journal with Pam Garrison and Amy Hanna
Creating the perfect travel journal with Pam Garrison and Amy Hanna
Create faux marbled paper, a variety of maps of your journey, pockets for keepsakes, hand carved stamps and more in the perfect way to record this trip and any future journeys to come.
September 14 - 20, 2014
An Italian Travel Diary: Creating a Diary for Any Trip
Writing, sketching and painting with Tracie Lyn Huskamp
Writing, sketching and painting with Tracie Lyn Huskamp
Learn the techniques for creating a trip diary that you can use for any future trips. Writing and sketching on the go, assembling the perfect travel art bag, conquering the fear of the blank page, painting and much, much more.
September 21 - 27, 2014
Wandering with Passion: Icon Painting
Painting, drawing and mixed media with Misty Mawn
Painting, drawing and mixed media with Misty Mawn
Misty joins us for the third year, this time leading you in painting icons. Take photographs to serve as the base for sketches leading to the creation of your very own icons. Draw on the multiple iconic images that adorn Orvieto in countless places.