NEW DESTINATION AT AZENART PAINTING HOLIDAYS!!!
2025 and 2026 CROATIA PAINTING HOLIDAY | Dubrovnik CROATIA
Discover Dubrovnik as a painting holiday participant on our Azenart art retreat in Croatia.
You can’t paint? This holiday is open to beginners and artists of all artistic levels. The tutor will a demo and will be there to help and encourage you in a relaxed atmosphere.
You would like to come on your own? Most participants do and make great friends on our art holidays.
Join us on our fabulous artistic Croatian adventures based in a 4 STAR hotel just a few minutes from the fabulous old town of Dubrovnik.
2025 DATES:
October 18 - 25 2025 - OPEN FOR BOOKINGS - Only 2 rooms left.
October is a great time to visit and paint Dubrovnik and Lokrum island! Less tourists and no sweltering heat.
INCLUDED in our Dubrovnik, CROATIA art holiday:
ACCOMMODATION: 7 nights ENSUITE ROOM at a 4 STAR hotel with a swimming pool in Dubrovnik.
MEALS: Buffet breakfast at the hotel and restaurant meals with wine at dinner OR choose our Breakfast Only option.
TUITION with demos at gorgeous painting sites: By Marie Remond (Azenart owner).
EXCURSIONS: Fabulous painting and sightseeing outings in Dubrovnik and Lokrum island.
ART MATERIALS and equipment provided for the week (optional easel).
TRANSPORTATION: Walking or quick bus rides (2 km).
FERRY to Lokrum island.
DUBROVNIK CABLE CAR return ticket.
PRICES:
£175 at booking. The remainder 4 months prior to the holiday or within 4 days after booking if less than 4 months to the holiday.
Please note: A knee surgery or a son’s wedding could pop up after you book! This is why our booking payments are transferrable for a period of 24 months after the date of purchase under our Terms.
EVERYTHING LISTED INCLUDED IN THE HOLIDAY.
You are coming on your own (like most participants). ENSUITE ROOM in SINGLE OCCUPANCY:
£175 Booking Payment + £1990 for the week. MEALS INCLUDED - Lunch at restaurants, dinner at the hotel. (No lunch on the free day).
You are coming with a PAINTING FRIEND and wish to share an ENSUITE ROOM:
Per person: £175 Booking Payment + £1690 for the week. MEALS INCLUDED - Lunch at restaurants, dinner at the hotel. (No lunch on the free day).
You are coming with a NON-PAINTER and wish to share an ENSUITE ROOM:
Per person: £175 Booking Payment + £1990 for the week (painter) + £995 (non-painter: Includes shared room with painter, meals, ferry to Lokrum island, cable car return ticket). MEALS INCLUDED - Lunch at restaurants, dinner at the hotel. (No lunch on the free day).
Not included: Getting to Dubrovnik accommodation. Lunch on the free day. Minibar consumption (if applicable). Personal travel insurance, city tax (+-2€/n).
Closest airport: Dubrovnik airport is 21 km (13 miles) from Dubrovnik. There is an easy 10€ airport shuttle which will take you to Dubrovnik.
Our 4 STAR hotel in Dubrovnik:
About Croatia:
The Republic of Croatia, known as CROATIA, is a small country with a population of 3,872,000 situated in South East and Central Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It became a member of the European Union on January 1st 2013 and adopted the Euro as its currency on July 1st 2023. It stands majestically on the Adriatic Sea and is bordered by 5 countries: Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. Its largest city and capital is Zagreb. Other important cities include Split, Rijeka and Osijek. Croatia’s 56,594 square kilometres (21,851 square miles) are ideal for art retreats as the country’s beauty is truly breathtaking!
DUBROVNIK is where we have decided to base our painting holiday (also for drawing artists) because of its obvious charm and ‘paintability’!
CROATIA PAINTING HOLIDAY typical schedule:
DAY 1: 6.00 PM welcome at the hotel’s reception where your tutor will give out materials and equipment provided for the week. Dinner in Dubrovnik as a group. Let the fun begin!
DAY 2: Painting demo for beginners at watercolours from 10.00 AM to noon. On this art retreat to Croatia, you will learn the basic techniques to get you started such as how to do a flat wash, graded wash, wet in wet, lifting colour, and dry brushing. Participants who are not beginners or who are intermediate or above and using another medium will be able to test out their materials. The demo will be followed by lunch in Dubrovnik old town. Painting session in the old town from about 2.00 to 5.00 PM, followed by some free time to have a drink, walk around, shop etc. Dinner with wine at a local restaurant in the evening.
Dubrovnik is situated in the Southern part of Croatia, and in our humble opinion, one of the prettiest areas of the country. Dubrovnik is the most prominent tourist destination of Croatia, and one of its most beautiful maritime cities. Its delightful fortified Old Town and port will sweep you away by its beauty.
DAY 3: 11.00 AM sightseeing followed by lunch at noon. Afternoon painting session from 2.00 to 5.00 PM at the overly charming Dubrovnik port. Your paints will itch to jump out of the box! Free time. Dinner with wine at a local restaurant.
The city has a population of 41,500 people and was added to the World Heritage Sites of UNESCO in 1979 for its outstanding architecture and fortified old town. Known as Ragusa in the 7th century, it became a prosperous city based on maritime trade. The city became notable for its wealth and development during the 15th and 16th century. It was also known as a hub for Croatian literature at that time.
DAY 4: Buffet breakfast at the hotel followed by a free morning. Lunch in the old town. Afternoon painting session from 2.00 to 5.00 PM on the heights of the old town (a few steps and there we are). Free time. Dinner with wine at a local restaurant.
Under the reign of Napoleon, Dubrovnik was occupied by the French Empire forces. Ragusa abolished, Dubrovnik incorporated the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy and later the Illyrian Provinces of France. In the 19th and 20th century, Dubrovnik was part of the Austrian empire and later became part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In 1991, under the Croatian War of Independence, Dubrovnik was taken over by the People’s Army of Yugoslavia and suffered damage because of shelling. After reparation, it rightfully emerged or re-emerged as a top destination of the Mediterranean. It is also a popular filming location, where parts of Game of Thrones were filmed on Lokrum island.
DAY 5: Buffet breakfast at the hotel followed by a FREE DAY. Why not spend the day shopping, swimming, painting, or visiting a nearby town or island? Please note that there are no meals on the free day.
DAY 6: Buffet breakfast at the hotel followed by a 15-minute boat ride from the port to reach LOKRUM Island. You’ll love the enchanted pause for the day on this island. The colour of the water is just magnificent and the amount of beautiful peacocks on the island will thrill the animal lover and photographer in you! Fans of Game of Thrones will enjoy visiting the small monastery and taking photos of the throne from the movie exhibited there. There will be some sightseeing in the morning with a visit to the small monastery, followed by lunch and our painting session. Free time to swim or have a drink at the bar. Ferry back to Dubrovnik.
Lokrum Island
Lunch on Lokrum island.
