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| Newsletter no, 1/2008 |
Panzano in Chianti, Italy | |
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| Artists love painting in Villa Le Barone! Guaranteed
beauty! |
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 Villa Le Barone has hosted 15 painters from Georgia (US)
brought by their teacher, Robin Miltner
The best is to let one of the participants, Patsy Lewis Gentry, reflect on
her experience at www.villa-lebarone.com:
“As I recall, the day began as a brisk cool morning with a majestic blue
sky overhead... Picking up my journal, I inhaled the purity of the air, gazed at
the clean picturesque countryside of Tuscany and began to reflect...”
For twelve days, the magic of Italy touched the hearts and souls of
Sautee Nacoochee artisans working with Robin Miltner. Robin had left no stone
unturned in her quest to introduce her charges to Chianti's regional beauty,
lifestyle and serenity.
“Once arriving at the exquisite La Barone Villa we never had to worry
about anything. From delicious gourmet meals, tea by the pool, ironed sheets to
curl up upon at night to adventures to increase our artistic knowledge, life
couldn't have been any better.
A collection of sight, sounds and smells of Tuscany was the menu for this
morning in April. Off in the distance a Morning Dove coos his mournful song
while menageries of birds chirp endlessly around me. A white butterfly or two
floats among the ancient blue flowering Rosemary bushes along the hedgerows
before me while scores of pigeons soar or perch on the colourful Spanish tile
roofs of the Abby on the hill.
Everything is clean, perfectly manicured and litter free. The sun beats
down on my head. I have to remove my vest. This warm spring day soothes my soul
while the refreshing breezes cleanse my spirit.
'How can one place be so filled with magical artistic venues?' I ask
myself. 'Colours so vibrant, skies so blue and life so serene in Tuscany?' I want
to stay in this moment forever... I turn my head around. All of my peers are
painting lost in this precious gift of a lifetime. Such was the life in Tuscany
for Robin Miltner's group of artisans from the Sautee Nacoochee School”.
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| Another french artist, Martine Perrenès, has been spending a few days
painting at Villa Le Barone |
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 Two courses are now scheduled in
2008
4 - 11 October with Jann Pollard
27 October - 1 November in French
with Jean François
Grillard www.listoo.com/web/grillard
read about Activities & Leisure at Villa Le Barone
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Villa Le Barone's
gardens - guaranteed relaxation and serenity
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Tulips, buttercups, daffodils, acacias, fruit trees of various kinds have
illuminated the spring at www.villa-lebarone.com. Iris have followed, and now, guests can enjoy
the many rose beds, which will last until autumn. Coming soon will also be the
lavender, the sunflowers, the cosmos and the dahlias... Flowers are not only in the
gardens, but also in the rooms! |
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Biodiversity is great at Villa Le Barone and around!
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Nature is still unspoiled in Chianti, and one will find still a lot of wild Mediterranean species (cistus, strawberry trees, holm oaks, various types of
orchids...), and one can hear and watch a wide variety of bird species! |
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| Villa Le Barone is at the centre of art and culture |
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| Music |
Exhibitions |
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 every Sunday in July and August, at 10 minutes from Villa Le Barone,
you can attend the concert of the Lamole music festival reserve@villa-lebarone.com
concerts are also given in the Pieve di San Leolino (5 minutes walk
from Villa Le Barone).
the Daniel Ferro Vocal Program master classes will be held in Greve
(10 minutes drive from Panzano) 16th July - 6th August.
At this occasion, a number of music events will take place in Greve.
and of course Villa Le Barone can assist in taking tickets for musical
events such as the Opera
Festival of Tuscany in the Boboli Gardens in Florence in July, or for the 4
performances of “La Traviata” in Siena in July and August, or for the Maggio
Musicale Fiorentino. Don't forget that www.villa-lebarone.com
is right between Florence and Siena, an ideal quiet location from
which to go to the main cities! |
for painting lovers, we suggest to visit the exhibition in the Villa
Medicea di Poggio a Caiano “Extravagant
and bizarre Bartolomeo Bimbi”. Paintings portraying extravagant or
exceptional fruits and vegetables by this Florentine painter (1648-1723) of
still life working for Cosimo de Medici are displayed until 20th July, but the
permanent museum of still lifes is also extremely interesting!
also to note, the exhibition in Galleria Palatina in the Palazzo Pitti, on
“Florence and the Ancient Low Countries” showing the artistic exchanges between
the Medici Florence and the Ancient Low countries between 1430 and 1450.
in the Museo dei Argenti of Palazzo Pitti, the exhibit “The Medici and
the Sciences” focuses on the important role played by physics and mathematics in
16th-17th centuries in Tuscany.
...and many other events such as local markets, wine tastings...
www.panzano.com
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Villa
Le Barone is also a great gastronomic venue, with its Tuscan cooks!
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Our exceptional Tuscan dinners include an “antipasti” (starters)
buffet, entrèes, main course, cheese buffet and deserts.
Dinner is served on the terrace, weather permitting, or in the main dining
room. Also, don't miss the wine festivals that will take place in Greve (10
minutes drive from Villa Le Barone) on 12-14 September, and in Panzano (2
minutes drive from Villa Le Barone) on 19-21 September. Wine from many of the
Chianti wineries is available to be tasted. There is music and great festive
atmosphere! |
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Villa Le Barone is ranked 1st by trip advisor travellers to
Panzano in Chianti! | |
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| End of July, August and October Special offers |
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| This year, for end July and August, and for October we
have prepared special offers including the stay at Villa Le Barone, a ticket for
a concert in Chianti when dates coincides, and visits of temporary exhibitions
in famous museums in Florence and around. |
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For detailed information, please see www.villa-lebarone.com
or contact info@villalebarone.com.
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| “Every aspect of our stay with you, 18-21 April, was delightful! The
villa, gardens, and views were glorious, your hospitality warm and friendly, and
the cuisine superb. I'm a former food columnist and couldn't resist buying your
cookbook! At dinner, on Sunday, 20 April, the dessert called 'Nona's Pudding'
was especially delicious. A search of my Italian cookbooks has turned up nothing
like it, but in my memory, the taste lingers...”. Betty B, Baton Rouge, LA
USA |
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| From november 1st to Easter 2009, Villa Le Barone will
keep 3 rooms open (in B&B only), for guests who want to enjoy the beauty and
calm of Chianti in late autumn and
winter. | |
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