2012 Watercolour Freedom Painting Holiday Schedule

All prices inclusive of taxe de séjour

We are unable to accept children under 12 years of age.
Bed & Breakfast rooms Breakfast each day and welcome meal included for everyone. (Sorry, no pets)	Bed configuration	Shower room	Kitchen facilities	2 Painters sharing room or pitch	Painter and non-painter sharing room or pitch
Ariege holiday room The Ariege is on the ground floor and has twin beds. The double French doors open onto its own private terrace overlooking the rchard. Reduction for singles in rooms - please enquire	Twin	ensuite	Summer kitchen will enable guests to prepare lunch and simple evening meals to eat outdoors or in the dining room.	1100 euros	850 euros
Tarn holiday room (Breakfast included) The Tarn, also a twin bedded room on the ground floor, has French doors leading to the main terrace. Reduction for singles in rooms - please enquire	Twin	ensuite	Summer kitchen will enable guests to prepare lunch and simple evening meals to eat outdoors or in the dining room.	1050 euros	800 euros
Camping Plots with electric hook-up Max 2 people per pitch. Breakfast each day and welcome meal included for everyone. Well behaved dogs considered. Please enquire.		Showers/toilet
Bring your own camper van, caravan or tent. All campers can take advantage of our basic shower/toilet facilities, and the opportunity to empty chemical-free liquid waste into our septic tank. Reduction of 25 euros per plot if electric hook-up not required. Reduction for single person on pitch.		shared	n/a	870 euros	620 euros

Holiday Accommodation Availability 2012 (6 days Sunday to Saturday)

Week start date	Ariège	Tarn	Camping Pitch 1	Camping Pitch 2
13 May 2012	Available	Available	Booked	Available
17 June 2012	Booked	Available	Booked	Available
29 July 2012	Booked	Available	Booked	Booked

Watercolour Painting Holiday - Which week should I choose?

Our descriptions below of the likely conditions for your holiday are based on our experience of the past four years and are intended only as a general guide to help you choose your week. As you know, nature follows its own course and we have no control.

By and large, spring can be showery with some very warm spells. The meadow flowers on the lane verges are beautiful - poppies, scabious, daisies, and the countryside is surprisingly green. The broom in the garden is in blossom and the birdsong is remarkable (Nightingale, Golden Oriole, Hoopoe, Cuckoo, Woodpecker etc.) Cherries, strawberries and asparagus fill the market stalls.

Summer usually begins in June with some hot days and occasional showers. The meadow flowers are still blooming and the vegetation is still green. Villages around celebrate with street parties and country fairs. Apricots and peaches appear in the market. You could visit a Vide Grenier to see the curios from the depths of their attics that the French wish to sell. As we progress to July and August, the weather heats up and showers give way to occasional spectacular convectional storms. Delicious local melons hit the market. We head to painting locations in shady places and often take a siesta, or take refuge in the pool, returning to paint as the heat dies away. Mid-July to mid-August is usually hot but this is the time to see the sunflowers in full bloom.

Mid to late August brings the start of Autumn, the favourite season of many locals as the fierce heat of summer dies away leaving much more gentle temperatures. Figs ripen on the trees and the occasional shower helps the apples to swell.