Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin A budding artist creates an oil painting in the garden at sunset. getty Art retreats, workshops, classes, and tours have sparked a new form of art tourism. Absorb artistic beauty, learn with the best, and uncover your hidden talents.

If you’re looking for a true vacation, one that relieves your brain of business, stress, and a contentious political climate, creative tourism may be for you. It gives the left side of your brain a break and awakens the right side, where creative juices flow. Art holidays can consist of looking and learning by taking tours of great artistry — the kind that makes you feel good, opens up a new culture, or teaches you something about a locale.

Or they can be immersive and hands-on, with art classes for beginners or days-long retreats for art lovers who want to bring their own creations home from their vacations. Here are some of the best trips you can take to be inspired by art. Get Inspired by Historic Art in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico Over 100 galleries draw visitors to every form of art, inspiring many to take art classes in San .

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Rebecca Deurlein One of the most photographed cities in the world, San Miguel de Allende in central Mexico is all cobblestone streets, vibrant, multicolored historic buildings, soaring church steeples, and tumbling bougainvillea – in other words, it’s an artist’s dream. Over 100 galleries line its narrow, walkable streets, and art.