The art of mosaics features in a series of itineraries in Italy from Elesta Travelling Passion.
Visiting mosaic artists in their workshops
These itineraries lead to the discovery of masterpieces, both ancient and contemporary, and offer participants encounters with artists in their studios, at kilns and in the historic workshops of skilled glassmakers where the precious coloured tesserae for the mosaics are created.
Entry to hidden or normally inaccessible places
Three of these itineraries designed around mosaics are particularly appealing: Mosaic Cities in Northern Italy, Contemporary Mosaics in Central Italy and The Wonders of Ancient Mosaics in Southern Italy. Each itinerary can be customized according to the needs and curiosity of the participants, guided by Elesta's inspirations and suggestions for programmes packed with interesting encounters which privilege hidden or normally inaccessible places and less beaten paths.
Workshops in mosaic schools in Ravenna
These journeys of discovery into the wonders of mosaics will be crowned by participating in workshops in historic schools, like in Ravenna, which is the undisputed capital of the mosaic art thanks to its monuments: from the Basilica of San Vitale to the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, and from the Basilica of S. Apollinare Nuovo to that of S. Apollinare in Classe.
