Payment & Pricing
We like to keep the practical part simple.
Retreat pricing
Each Brava Cerâmica retreat has a total price, shown clearly on the relevant retreat page and at checkout.
You can usually choose to:
Reserve your place with a deposit
The remaining balance is due 60 days before your retreat begins.
or
Pay the total price when you book.
The applicable total price, deposit amount and remaining balance will always be shown before you confirm your booking.
If you book close to, or within, the balance payment deadline, payment in full may be required when you book.
Your place is secured once we have received the required payment.
What your retreat fee includes
Your retreat fee includes:
• Five days of studio practice with a practising ceramicist
• Small-group teaching, with a maximum of eight participants
• Clay, glazes and use of studio equipment
• Glazing and firing of the work you make during the retreat
• Firing, packing and shipping of your finished ceramics, up to €50 in shipping costs
• Meals included as part of the retreat programme
• A programme of activities and experiences connected to the landscape, local culture and creative practice
The exact programme outside the studio may vary depending on the season, weather and the people we work with locally.
What is not included
Accommodation is booked separately.
You can stay with us at Casa Bravura when accommodation is available, or arrange your own accommodation nearby. The ceramics retreat itself is the same whichever option you choose.
Travel to and from Bravura is not included.
Optional activities and additional services may be arranged separately and are charged separately.
If shipping your finished ceramics costs more than €50, we will ask you to pay the difference before your work is shipped.
Payments
All prices are shown in euros (€).
The total price, deposit amount and any remaining balance are shown before you confirm your booking.
We do not add payment-card surcharges.
Depending on the payment method you use, your bank or payment provider may apply its own currency conversion or international transaction charges. These charges are outside Brava Cerâmica's control.
Your balance payment
If you reserve your place with a deposit, the remaining balance must be paid no later than 60 days before your retreat begins.
We will send you information about your balance payment before it is due.
If the balance is not received by the due date, we reserve the right to release your place. The cancellation terms applicable to your booking will still apply.
Cancellations
Plans change.
If you cancel more than 60 days before your retreat, we will refund 50% of your deposit.
If you cancel within 60 days of the retreat, your booking is non-refundable.
If we are able to fill your place, we will refund everything you have paid except the deposit.
You can also transfer your place to another person at no additional charge.
We recommend taking out travel insurance that covers cancellation.
If Brava cancels your retreat
If Brava Cerâmica cancels your retreat, all payments you have made to Brava will be refunded in full or, if you prefer, transferred to another available retreat.
We cannot reimburse flights, accommodation or other travel arrangements booked separately, so we recommend choosing flexible or refundable travel wherever possible.
Accommodation payments
Accommodation is separate from your ceramics retreat booking.
The price, payment schedule and cancellation conditions for accommodation will be shown separately when you book your stay.
Finished ceramics and shipping
Your work stays with us after the retreat to dry, be glazed where applicable, and be fired.
Firing, packing and shipping are included up to €50 in shipping costs.
If shipping costs more than €50, you will pay the difference.
We take great care when packing your work. Ceramics are fragile, and Brava Cerâmica cannot be responsible for damage or delays once a parcel is in transit.
If a parcel is returned and needs to be shipped again, the additional shipping cost is yours.
Questions about payment?
If you have a question about your booking, balance payment or invoice, contact us at ola@bravaceramica.com.