Number of participants for this project: Min. 18 / Max. 20
1 Week – 45 hours
Arrival and Departure: Sunday afternoon

An insight into each manufacturing sector is obtained through contact with the specific regional area where the product is created. Each seminar starts with a full immersion in the landscape, architecture, and the furnishings of the location where the group will be accommodated. The group will learn about the history and folklore of the place where they are staying.

Sunday afternoon a welcome cocktail will be served and guests will be able to rest before having a typical Tuscan dinner. The locations where our guests will be staying are historical farmhouses or villas from the Renaissance or the nineteenth century. These places dominate the Arezzo valley and the landscape is beautiful!

Monday is the first day of the seminar. After breakfast, participants are left free for the morning. It is possible to visit Arezzo or Cortona or they can take a walk around the area where they will be attending their afternoon class.
After lunch, the first seminar will be held. The supervisor will describe the topic studied using clarifying cards, audio-visual material and other materials useful for lectures and discussions. At the end of the first meeting, an introduction to the museums will be given. At the end of the class, the participants will be able to relax and have dinner.

Tuesday, after breakfast, a guided visit to museums of specific interest for the seminar will be organized with the teacher of the course. A private bus will take the participants to the museums. The sites of these tours usually are ancient cities: Florence, Siena, Perugia, Bologna, and Venice and beautiful smaller Italian cities like Anghiari, San Sepolcro, Pienza, and Montelupo Fiorentino. After lunch, they will continue to gain an insight in the world of artisan production. The first workshops and the first contacts. In the evening, they will be driven back to the place of residence for dinner. If there are historic events in a neighboring town, they can take part in them while spending a few hours in a happy environment enjoying Tuscan wine, food and music.

After breakfast on Wednesday, participants will continue with their lesson for a few hours to further their knowledge on the topic and to discuss what the group learned on the previous day. After lunch, the group will be driven by a private bus to visit other sites of interest from an educational and business point of view.

Thursday and Friday the participants will visit workshops all day. They will have lunch at a typical local restaurant and will go back to the place of residence for the dinner.

Saturday is the last day. In the morning, the participants will meet with other artisans. After lunch, final greetings will be held with the representative of Federimpresa at the place of residence.

Departure will be on Sunday. If there are any exhibitions or fairs, such as the antique market in Arezzo, guests can spend the morning there to further their knowledge and to create a network. After lunch, a private bus will take the group to the airport from the place of residence.