The iris is ris! Springtime at the Watermill
Some beautiful warm, sunny days around Easter and into April have enabled us to enjoy lunching and dining a fuori with friends on our Riverside Terrace, under the blue Italian…
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We’ll cut ourselves in four and go the extra mile to bring you the best at the Watermill
You’ll find the hospitality the Watermill second to none and we’ll cut ourselves in four to make sure you are well looked after. Not literally, of course, but ci faremo…
Colourful language, or why the Italians go green when they are in the red
Most languages have colourful expressions, and many of them are much the same: we’re green with envy, while Italians talk of verde dall’invidia; if we want to be clear we…
Happy Lupercalia: was this the boisterous precursor to St. Valentine’s Day?
I don’t know about you, but I’m not planning to sacrifice a goat today nor, fun though it sounds, run semi-naked through the city flaying bystanders with strips from the…
Have a go at watercolours and oils with Penelope
Are you a watercolourist? Would you like to try your hand at oils, but worry about how to get your new creations home? Are you an oil painter? Would you…
I’m no spring chicken but I love this idiomatic poultry
If you love words as I do, and enjoy a little offbeat, quirky, start to your day, then you need to look no further than a recent post on…
An enthusiastic write up in Italy Magazine
Our thanks to Italy Magazine for an enthusiastic write up on the Watermill in their latest edition: “Set in the mountainous territory of Lunigiana and occupying a lovingly restored 17th-century…
A rainy day? It’s only artistic licence!
The painting above, by Sandra Strohchein, hangs in the in Tutor’s Gallery in the Watermill sitting room. It is a watercolour of a blustery rainy day at one of our…
Come and savour the true Italy in Lunigiana on our Taste of Tuscany Week
An authentic Taste of Tuscany in unspoilt Lunigiana If you love Italy, you’ll adore Lunigiana, the truly unspoiled part of Tuscany where the Watermill is located. Beautiful and peaceful, with…
The Watermill cucina – An added delight to our creative courses: 2. Succulent salmon with a spicy salsa
One of the extra pleasures you’ll enjoy on a Watermill creative course is the food. As well as inspired tuition, warm hospitality, beautiful accommodation and stunning locations, we offer you…
The Watermill cucina – An added delight to our creative courses: 1. Gorgonzola soufflés
It was said of the late Prime Minister of the UK, Harold Macmillan that he liked nothing better than taking a good trollop to bed. [I’m sorry I’ll type that…
Cool and Green, thanks to solar-powered electricity
Cool and Green: Solar power at the Watermill In the last six years our hidden array of photovoltaic panels has produced more than 90,000* KwH, (kilowatt hours) of electricity from…