Painting with Eleanor White

in September/October 2025

Painting in the Peloponnese in September/October 2025

An art historian once said that ‘western painting’ was born in the Peloponnese and in Mount Athos, so what better place to enjoy a painting holiday over two and half weeks with art teacher Eleanor White than in Southern Greece. We plan to include Mystras where we can wander round an abandoned medieval town complete with the decorated churches referred to by Robert Byron and David Talbot Rice in their seminal work “The Birth of Western Painting”? Our journey will take us down to the coastal town of Monemvasia - part island, partly on the mainland - whose name in English is Malmsey (used to describe the local sweet wine). Half of our time will be spent on the enchanting and unspoilt island of Kythera. Click the button below to see our itinerary. The tour is now open for booking.