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Partecipants on our courses may choose to stay in one of the small family run hotels in Camaiore, or rent alternative accommodation nearby. Transport to and from the studio can be arranged on request for those without cars (if required please advise when booking). We will be happy to help with your hotel booking, but all places are able to respond to email enquiries in English or Italian. Mention that you are coming to Dedalo when you book your hotel, to benefit from discounts that some places offer.
A bit about Camaiore: Camaiore lies between the magnificent Apuane mountain range, font of the famous Italian white statue marble, and the sandy beaches of Lido di Camaiore. The structure of the village has Roman origins, and recent archeaological diggings beneath the town's streets found remains carbon dated to the year 1000. In the local archeological museum the prehistoric findings, such as ceramics, bronze tools and the remains of a neanderthal child, that have been found in hills that surround the studio are evidence of the long history of human inhabitation in the area. The other museum in Camaiore holds a collection of religious art and artefacts that have been collected together from the many churches and chapels in the area, including a very beautiful Annunciation figure carved in wood by Matteo Civitali. Camaiore is a small village. The central street and piazza are pedestrian zones, where children meet to play and people stand and chat and pass the time of day. The three parallel streets in the centre of the village are dotted with caffès and churches and chapels. There is an active Francescan convent in a back street, and the church is an important part of local life. The village is known for the celebration of two feastivals. The first is on Good Friday (March /April) where every year one of three villages takes its turn to illuminate all its buildings' facades, and some of the surrounding hills, with oil lamps made from drinking tumblers filled with sunflower oil. The effect is stunnningly pretty, and people flood in from all over the area to see the spectacle. The second feastival is for the pentecost (June). This time the centre of Camaiore is closed off and, over night, groups from different areas of the village create huge colourful "carpets" from coloured petals or dyed sawdust. The next morning a procession, led by the local priest, walks over the carpets and they are destroyed. In the summer months events are concentrated along the coastal region but there are occassional concerts in the Badia, a church and ex convent dating back to the 7th century, and an antiques market in the centre of the village.
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L'Oasis B&B
