Photos - Cooking & Adventure on the Islands of Sicily

Photos - Cooking & Adventure on the Islands of Sicily

Following is a collection of random photos from this itinerary. To see more full-size photos, visit our photo galleries.

There's a technic and an art to everything. Mostly just have fun! Getting the fiore di sale from the flats in After our fantastic morning out at sea, we bring our fresh catch to the market to sell to the locals. All in good fun&#x Micheal and Gibarosso in this great photo from Gibarosso's country home in Favignana, Sicily. He was an original. Before we get our boots to harvest the salt, we tour the museum and learn the history of the amazing "saline" Love birds cooling off while getting hot in the crystal blue waters on one of our Favignana vacations Busiate pasta, a spring-like pasta is a Sicilian version of the more commonly known fusilli pasta. Our guests have an incredible time learning to cook authentic Sicilian dishes, like Arancini. Homemade, Sicilia Rosario, our Favignana,Sicily boat captain being his fun-loving self with his new best friend, Mr. Octopi! Michael and Ivan - longtime friends enjoying some fun and pasta on the boat in Favignana, Sicily At Macelleria Campo in Valderice, we have an amazing time making fresh sausages and having a fantastic lunch there! Guests having fun waiting for our private boats to take us around Favignana, Sicily on our cooking vacations. Our guests often take the trail up to the Castle of Santa Caterina when they have some time off. Jokes are flying during our super-fun sausage-making class at Campo Butcher Shop near Erice, Sicily Enjoy some down time and soak in the sun at one of the many fantastic beaches of Favignana, Sicily. Our guests get to help make the ricotta and pecorino cheese by stirring the pot of fresh milk that will become cheese&#x Our guests have an amazing experience learning to cook authentic Sicilian and other Italian recipes. Maita thinks she made a great catch while out on our fishing boats in Favignana. Sadly, she had to return it to the sea Pulling in to the harbor in Marettimo, Sicily, we are greeted by a fleet of sleek, private fishing boats. Our guests after getting their freshly-harvested salt from the saline at the Trapani, Sicily salt flats. Sicilian busiate pasta is an amazing dish. Rich and complex in flavor, yet very accessible recipe to make yourself! While out on our island cruise in Favignana, Sicily, we drop anchor and enjoy the cool seas to take a nice plunge! Historic tuna cannery in Favignana harbor where the Florio family ran one of the largest fishing operations in Italy. Paola harvesting salt in Trapani, Sicily on our cooking and wine adventure vacation in Italy. When available and in season, some guests are lucky enough to enjoy sea urchin caught fresh off the coast in Favignana. We take our guests on private boats to see the incredible grottos and crystal blue waters in Marettimo, Sicily. A group the day after night fishing, taking in the breathtaking crystal water of Favignana, Sicily We make authentic Sicilian arancini from scratch on our Favignana, Sicily Vacation weeks. These rice balls are delicious Glynn enjoying some fresh cannoli in Favignana, Sicily on our cooking and adventure on the islands of Sicily vacation We have fresh sausages and tomatoes along with the amazing Sicilian bread during a lunch in Favignana. Guests learning about how Limoncello is made during our Limoncello class in Amalfi, Italy. Ivan shows the group how to make proper bruschetta on our cooking and adventure on the islands of Sicily We make Pasticcini di Mandarle- Sicilian Almond Cookies at one of our cooking classes in Favignana, Sicily Our guests get to harvest salt right from the seawater flats in Trapani, Sicily. Truly a unique experience. Fisherman will be fisherman and they respect their catch. So much so that they are careful in handling them. We explore coves and grottos on our Favignana, Sicily cooking and wine Vacations in Italy. We never know what we're going to reel-in from the sea. This time it was lobster! So, lets make pasta! Our tour leaders, class instructors are our family in Favignana that will soon be your family once you meet them! Gina made fast friends with this little guy - but then we fried him up and ate him with our amazing lunch on the boat&#x The founders of Culture Discovery Vacations, Michael and Paola enjoying some time on the boat with guests in Favignana. Making fresh cannoli from scratch on our Sicily cooking vacation classes in Italy One of our boat captain, Michele's, wonderful and delicious fresh-catch sauté on the boat in Favignana, Sici Our guests have the vacation of a lifetime getting to the beach or out for a hike in Favignana, Sicily. It's beauti