Madeira Crochet Retreat
Lucy, crochet designer and blogger at Attic24, invites you to join her on the island of Madeira. Spend a week with Lucy at the 4-star Adults Only Four Views Hotel Baia hotel located in the heart of Funchal, the island’s capital. Three and a half days of workshops will combine instruction on colour theory with the opportunity to create a Madeiran-garden inspired momento of your time together. A panoramic island tour, an easy Levada walk, lunch at the home of one of the island residents and visits to Monte Palace Tropical Garden, the Botanic Garden and a Madeiran wine lodge will ensure that you’ll discover the scenic, cultural and culinary highlights too.
Your Tour Includes
- Return flight London to Funchal with 1 piece of checked luggage
- 7 nights accommodation on half board
- 3 full day and 1 half-day workshop with Lucy, kit included
- Services of an experienced Arena Travel Tour Manager
- Entrance fees and excursions
Lucy of Attic24
Based on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales, Lucy shares her passion for crochet, colour and yarn on her blog, Attic24 http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/ . Winner of Favourite Crochet blog and Favourite Crochet Designer in the British Knitting Awards 2016, Lucy celebrated 10 years of her blog in March 2018. Lucy loves to inspire creativity in others and is best known for her blankets, in nature-inspired colour palettes, which she designs, makes and shares the patterns for on her blog.
Itinerary
Meet Lucy and your Arena Travel Tour Manager at London airport for your flight to Funchal. Transfer by coach to the Four Views Hotel Baia.
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Enjoy a panoramic guided island tour of both the east and west of the island. Travel through scenic countryside to Ribeiro Frio, a natural park filled with endemic flowers. We continue to Santana, famous for its brightly coloured A-framed houses with thatched roofs and lovely gardens. A scenic drive takes us to Sao Vicente and along the north coast dotted with waterfalls, to the village of Morto Moniz, famous for its rockpools.
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Lucy will teach some practical yarn-based colour theory using a bespoke Attic24 colour palette created especially for the retreat. Combining squares and stripes with pretty floral accents, you will make a beautiful lined tote bag; a colourful reminder of your visit to the gardens of Madeira.
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Enjoy an easy walk along a Levada in the village of Gaula. Lovely views, flowers, valleys and their rural inhabitants are just some of the sights you will see during this one-hour, easy, flat walk; an excellent opportunity to go back in time and discover old Madeira. In the afternoon, we will visit the village of Monte and the beautiful Monte Palace Tropical Garden.
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This morning will be spent in workshop with Lucy.
This afternoon we will experience the
vibrancy of Funchal market. The day will finish with a visit to a wine lodge to taste the famous Madeira wine and Madeira honey cake
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We’ll spend today in workshop with Lucy.
For our final evening we will be taken by coach to a traditional restaurant located high above Funchal. Whilst we are eating, we will be entertained by a local folklore group.
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Transfer by coach to the airport for your return flight home.
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Tour Notes: You will need to have a reasonable level of fitness to get the most out of this holiday. On excursion days you will need to walk a short distance from the hotel to the coach and you should be able to board the coach unaided. On arrival at the excursion destination, you should be able to alight the coach unaided and there may be a walk between the coach drop off point and the excursion venue. By their nature, walking tours, museum visits etc involve being on your feet for a significant amount of time. Whilst our excursions are taken at a leisurely pace, for the enjoyment of everyone in the group you should be able to keep up with your fellow travellers.
Single Room Supplement from £285.00 (8 days).
Created for Crocheters
Uniquely crafted for lovers of crochet, this Stitchtopia crochet holiday is the ideal opportunity to meet like-minded crafters and indulge in your favourite hobby. Our talented crochet expert will be on hand throughout the holiday and host inspirational workshops with a beautifully designed project to spark your creativity.
Accommodation
You will be staying at the 4-star Four Views Baia Hotel in Funchal for 7 nights.