Hotel | 3-Day Workshops
Archery and Bowmaking Workshop
Become a medieval archer. Learn bow and arrow crafting from the Master Bowyers of Florence and join the shooting competition
Book by 25/05/2025 for the workshop in May
Book by 26/10/2025 for the workshop in October
From 26th to 28th May
or from 27th to 29th October 2025
Among our hills, the echoes of the Middle Ages still resound, when hunters and soldiers, to survive hunger and battle, would draw their bows and shoot arrows at prey or foes. Today, at Reschio, we renounce the targets of the past but preserve the tradition of the longbow, brought to Italy by the English condottiero John Hawkwood in the 14th century. Over three days of workshops, from 26th to 29th May or from 27th to 30th October 2025, the Master Bowyers of Florence will teach guests how to craft a longbow from a reed log and its arrows. The course will conclude with a tournament, where the winner will be awarded the bow they have built. All participants will take home an arrow
Programme
Day 1
Objectives of the workshop
Bowmaking
Archery lesson
Day 2
Bowmaking
Archery lesson
Arrowmaking
Archery lesson
Day 3
String crafting
Archery lesson
Tournament
