Photo Gallery - (Sicily - Island Vacations)

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Category: Sicily - Island Vacations
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This category of photos represents the vacations we do out of our base location on the island of Favignana, in Western Sicily. We have compiled all of these to give you the best possible idea of what it is like to be our guest.


Fresh Sicilian tomatoes! We use exclusively in this delicious Busiate pasta dish made from scratch in cooking class Fresh Tomato Busiate Pasta dish made fresh in cooking class
Melissa and her mother Nancy, have been on many Culture Discovery Vacations. Throughout most of Italy. See you soon All Smiles Melissa loves her vacations with us!
The founders of Culture Discovery Vacations, Michael and Paola enjoying some time on the boat with guests in Favignana. Paola and Michael Culture Discovery founders in Favignana
Guests love the fresh bruschetta we make in Favignana, Sicily on our cooking and wine adventure vacations Fresh Bruschetta We make fresh bruschetta in Favignana
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Our guests after getting their freshly-harvested salt from the saline at the Trapani, Sicily salt flats. Indescribable Salt Experience in Trapani!
While out on our early morning fishing excursion, we see the most spectacular sunrises in Favignana, Sicily. Gorgeous sunrise in Favignana while out on our fishing boats
We love relaxing at the beach! Favignana-style on our cooking and adventure on the islands of Sicily vacation Beach Break Beach time in Favignana, Sicily
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One of our boat captain, Michele's, wonderful and delicious fresh-catch sauté on the boat in Favignana, Sici Fish and Calamari saute' on the fishing boat in Favig
We go out on the private boats during the week and explore the island from the sea on our cooking and adventure tours Join Us in Favignana Boating excursions in Sicily
The historic Florio Tuna Cannery in Favignana harbor is truly fascinating to see how the locals lived off the sea! Historic Tuna Cannery in Favignana, Sicily
Sophie made the hike up the salt mountain in Marsala, Sicily Sophie on a mountain of salt
Our tour leaders, class instructors are our family in Favignana that will soon be your family once you meet them! Ivan and His Girls Our cooking class crew in Favignana
A group the day after night fishing, taking in the breathtaking crystal water of Favignana, Sicily Crystalline Water surrounding our island
One of our first photos featuring the floating-on-air fishing boat on the sea in Favignana, Sicily. Incredible. Classic Favignana photo of our guests and crew on the sea.
We have the use of a private cove near our hotel in Favignana, Sicily. Go for a swim, lay out by the water in Italy Our Private Cove Tasting Sea Urchins in Favignana
Jokes are flying during our super-fun sausage-making class at Campo Butcher Shop near Erice, Sicily Sausage a plenty at our cooking class in Erice, Sicily
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Busiate pasta, a spring-like pasta is a Sicilian version of the more commonly known fusilli pasta. Busiate Pasta Class Pasta making from scratch in Sicily
Along with other delicious fruits, we enjoy our relaxing boat rides around the Isola di Favignana, Sicily Delicious Melon Enjoy fresh fruit on the calm seas
Having some fun exploring and wine tasting at a winery in Marsala, Sicily. Wine Barrels being carefully cared for!
Not all Italian cooking happens indoors. In Sicily, a lot of great cooking happens outside on the grill. Italian- Style BBQ Italians love to cook outdoors too!
We take our guests on private boats to see the incredible grottos and crystal blue waters in Marettimo, Sicily. Amazing Grottos Marettimo, Sicily. Gorgeous blue water&
Our guests have an amazing experience learning to cook authentic Sicilian and other Italian recipes. Busiate Pasta Hand-Made at our Favignana Class!
Dinner is served as we are treated like royalty on a private boat in the Favignana Harbor. A delicious Sicilian meal Exclusive - Private dinner on a boat in the Favignana harbor
We make pizza from scratch at a private country home in Favignana. It's also where we make fresh ricotta and honey& Sophie and our guest inspecting our fresh-made pizza!
We make these popular and delicious Sicilian Almond Cookies fresh from scratch during our Favignana cooking classes! Sicilian Cookies Almond cookies freshly made!
A local Sicilian Shepherd on the Island of Favignana, Sicily on our cooking and wine vacations. Pino Shepherd Shphard on Favignana, Sicily
Our guests at the marina in Favignana, Sicily getting ready for their next adventure out on the high seas! Ready to take on the high sea adventure at the marina!
We explore coves and grottos on our Favignana, Sicily cooking and wine Vacations in Italy. Boat Day Sicily Relaxing boat day on the Islands
As we wait for the sunrise on our fishing boat, we relax on the calm seas in Favignana, Sicily on our cookery vacations Sunrise and Fishing Our fishing boat on the calm seas
Our guests having some fun during the salt harvest at the saline in Trapani, Sicily. Spartacus conquers at the salt flats in Trapani, Sicily
We have fresh sausages and tomatoes along with the amazing Sicilian bread during a lunch in Favignana. Delicious sausages and tomatoes for an appetizer in Sicily
Our guests get to harvest salt right from the seawater flats in Trapani, Sicily. Truly a unique experience. Salt party at the Trapani Salt Flats. Great experience&#x
During our boating excursions in Favignana, we relax, get in the water and cool off with some refreshing fun! Joe is a Magician One of our favorite alumni guests!
Our guests have an incredible time learning to cook authentic Sicilian dishes, like Arancini. Homemade, Sicilia Hand-Made Arancini The authentic Sicilian way!
Guests having fun waiting for our private boats to take us around Favignana, Sicily on our cooking vacations. Waiting for Boats Boat day around Favignana!
Two great friends, Scippio and Rosario love to have a great time and love our guests that come visit us in Favignana Scippio and Rosario having a little fun on the fishing boat&
Such great friends in Favignana that we make pizza and fresh ricotta cheese with in their private country home. Pizza - Cheese Party with the group at a private country home
Francesco shows our guests the fun art of making fresh sausages right out of the grinder. The shop is in Valderice. Butcher Shop sausage made fresh in Valderice, Sicily
Another Culture Discovery exclusive event where we harvest honey, fresh from the hives and then take home our own jars&a Local Honey is harvested fresh from the hive!
Cooking classes teach how to make traditional Italian dishes like this Sicilian pasta on our cookery vacations. Sicilian Pastas Typical Sicilian pasta dish
We make fresh ricotta cheese at a private country villa in Favignana Another exclusive Culture Discovery event. Fresh ricotta from sheep's milk at a private country v
Fisherman will be fisherman and they respect their catch. So much so that they are careful in handling them. Flying Octopus Heading back to the sea...
The Blue Grotto of Capri has nothing on the amazing grottoes of Marettimo, Sicily. Truly amazing and spectacular. Marettimo grotto that we enter by private boat. Amazing
Historic tuna cannery in Favignana harbor where the Florio family ran one of the largest fishing operations in Italy. Historic Cannery where fisherman brought in fresh catch
While out on our island cruise in Favignana, Sicily, we drop anchor and enjoy the cool seas to take a nice plunge! Incredibly clear water around the entire Favignana Island
Rosario, our Favignana,Sicily boat captain being his fun-loving self with his new best friend, Mr. Octopi! Rosario the boat captain and his new friend - Mr. Octopi&
Pulling in to the harbor in Marettimo, Sicily, we are greeted by a fleet of sleek, private fishing boats. Italian Boats Boats in the harbor of Marettimo
Sometimes the fish are biting early, so we head out with the crew and set the lines for our fishing trip in Favignana. Clean and Fresh Sea Air during our fishing excursions!
Actually, they really did the leg-work and harvested the fiore di sale that you see in the photo. We take the salt home. Shoveling Salt Paola and Michael working the salt mines
Erice offers some of the most stunning views on the western side of Mainland Sicily. Romantic Erice view where Nick and Cara celebrate their love
Glynn enjoying some fresh cannoli in Favignana, Sicily on our cooking and adventure on the islands of Sicily vacation Cannoli Making Fresh made cannoli in 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 Stirring the pot full of sheep's milk for our ricott
At Macelleria Campo in Valderice, we have an amazing time making fresh sausages and having a fantastic lunch there! Sharon and Francesco having some fun making fresh sausages.
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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 Favignana Fish market where we try and peddle our catch
Busiate is a wonderful Sicilian pasta similar to fusilli. It's a fantastic pasta that holds sauces wonderfully deli Sicilian Busiate made from scratch at our Favignana class
One of our alumni guests, Maita knows how to relax and have a great time while in the sun on the boat around Favignana. Sun Goddess getting in some rays on our boat.
Fun with sausages. Hot off the grill, Melissa shows off her new sausage "do" right before her wonderful lunch Princess Leah or Melissa in another great photo? Me
We pay homage to our dear friend Pino who was a diamond in the rough. So many great memories and stories. We miss you&am Local Shepherd making fresh ricotta with locals
Michael and Ivan - longtime friends enjoying some fun and pasta on the boat in Favignana, Sicily Michael and Ivan sharing a moment
The historic Florio Tuna Cannery in Favignana harbor is truly fascinating to see how the locals lived off the sea! Historic Tuna Cannery in Favignana is fascinating!
We stay in the cutest "Casitas" during our vacation week in Favignana, Sicily. Each place is wonderfully accom Nido del Pelligrino Our accommodations in Favignana, Sicily
Before we get our boots to harvest the salt, we tour the museum and learn the history of the amazing "saline" Incredible Windmill salt grinder at the Trapani salt flats
Maita thinks she made a great catch while out on our fishing boats in Favignana. Sadly, she had to return it to the sea Back to the Sea Maita and her prize catch of the day
We make authentic Sicilian arancini from scratch on our Favignana, Sicily Vacation weeks. These rice balls are delicious Arancini Made Fresh with Nick and Barbara!
Arancini - Rice balls are a staple of Sicilian cuisine. We learn how to make them fresh on our cooking and wine tours Arancini Rice Balls We make Arancini fresh in Favignana
Great photo of our guest appearing to do a lot of heavy lifting. We do harvest salt - but not all of that! Shoveling salt - Not snow! At the Salt Flats in Trapani.
Micheal and Gibarosso in this great photo from Gibarosso's country home in Favignana, Sicily. He was an original. Sicilian Shepherd and Michael in Favignana, Sicily
When available and in season, some guests are lucky enough to enjoy sea urchin caught fresh off the coast in Favignana. Fresh and In Season these sea urchin are a briny delicacy
We never know what we're going to reel-in from the sea. This time it was lobster! So, lets make pasta! Freshly Caught Lobster from our night fishing, and lunch today!
Michele is one of our fisherman friends. He's the real deal, along with Rosario, these two show us some great times Michele, what are you doing? Tasting the fresh catch
Two of our favorite people sharing a little aperitivi down by the cliffs near the hotel. A truly immersive experience. Ivan and Nancy enjoying some aperitivi down by the sea.
Our guests make fresh sausages at one of our Italian Cooking Classes - Then we have them freshly cooked - So Delicious&# Our Fresh Sausages on the barbecue in Favignana
These boats in Marettimo, Sicily appear to be floating on air - when really it's just the water that is incredibly Translucent Waters Surround the Island of Marettimo
Cara loves fresh-from-scratch almond cookies so much that we had to trade some wine for her to share them with us! Cara teases us with these fresh & delicious Almond cook
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Paola harvesting salt in Trapani, Sicily on our cooking and wine adventure vacation in Italy. Harvesting Salt We harvest salt in Trapani, Sicily
Our boat captains, Michele and Rosario are such gracious hosts - even to the fresh catch! Just part of Favignana f Our Favignana boat captains sharing some vino with...fish&#
Guests enjoying some down time and taking in the customary aperitivi or happy hour - Italian style! Afternoon aperitivi is a great way to relax in Favignana.
Our guests are treated to some local seafood delicacies, seaside near the hotel. Truly an immersive experience! Cliffside aperitivi near the hotel in Favignana, Sicily
During the salt harvest season in Trapani, Sicily - The workers build these salt mounds completely by hand. Trapani Salt Flats These salt mounds are all hand built
Sicilian busiate pasta is an amazing dish. Rich and complex in flavor, yet very accessible recipe to make yourself! Sicilian Busiate Pasta fresh from our cooking class.
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 All About the Love Getting up close and personal!
Ivan shows the group how to make proper bruschetta on our cooking and adventure on the islands of Sicily Ivan Teaching Making Bruschetta with Ivan in Sicily
Enjoy some down time and soak in the sun at one of the many fantastic beaches of Favignana, Sicily. Fantastic beach near our hotel in Favignana. So relaxing
Our friend's farm has lots of surprises as they even raise their own goats to get milk and also make cheese from. Goats on the country farm in Favignana for fresh goat milk.
We take this boat out on excursions around the island of Favignana. We fish and visit coves and bays and eat great food& Fishing with Locals With friends, Rosario and Michele!
We explore the pre-historic cave drawings in Levanso, Sicily. These hieroglyphics date back over 10,000 years! Pre-historic Cave Cave drawings in Levanso, Sicily
Fruit and other aperitivi with our salt-tasting at the saline in Trapani, Sicily. One of the highlights of the vacation& That is not ice the oranges. It's salt rock from Tr
On all our Italian cooking vacations we make fresh pasta in one form or another. Pastas are typically regional recipes. Sicilian Cooking Cooking traditional recipes in Sicily
Guests show off their haul of salt after a morning harvest in Trapani, Sicily. Salt Harvest in Trapani. Our guests show off their haul&
Our guests have the vacation of a lifetime getting to the beach or out for a hike in Favignana, Sicily. It's beauti Gorgeous Views Await And so much fun on the way to the beach
An incredible Culture Discovery exclusive experience where guests get to squeeze honeycombs and harvest their own honey& Fresh squeezed honey right from the honeycombs in Favignana
Our fishing boat appears to be floating on air, but is really in the crystal clear waters of Favignana, Sicily Not Photoshopped! This is an authentic photo we took!
Fun beyond compare while we harvest salt at the saline in Trapani, Sicily - Truly a unique experience! This is the way we harvest salt, we harvest salt, we...
Making fresh cannoli from scratch on our Sicily cooking vacation classes in Italy Cannoli From Scratch Cannoli making in the Cooking Class
We make Pasticcini di Mandarle- Sicilian Almond Cookies at one of our cooking classes in Favignana, Sicily Delicious Desserts Sicilian Almond Cookies
Our guests often take the trail up to the Castle of Santa Caterina when they have some time off. On Top of the World At the Castle in Favignana.
We have lots of fresh made pizza going in the wood-burning oven at the country villa with family and friends. Pizza from scratch going in the wood-burning oven
Our Italian Cooking Classes are always fun and informative. The recipes are fantastic and the meals are delicious! Cooking Here! At our fantastic classes in Favignana&#x
Sicilian Almond cookies are delicious. We make them from scratch on our Favignana, Sicily vacation weeks. So Good! Sicilian Almond Cookies. Made from scratch with love.
There's a technic and an art to everything. Mostly just have fun! Getting the fiore di sale from the flats in Paola showing off her special technic for harvesting salt
Our boats take us to the beautiful Cala Rossa bay in Isola di Favignana, Sicily during our cooking and wine vacations. Cala Rossa Beach Beach on Favignana, Sicily
One of our favorite things on any of our vacations is when we harvest the fiore di sale in Trapani, Sicily Harvest Sea Salt at the Trapani Salt Flats
Another great night at the country villa in Favignana, Sicily where we make cheese, pizza and harvest honey! Got to have friends that love to have a great time!
During some down time, some of our guests hike the trail up to the Castle of Santa Caterina to get some amazing views The Summit of Santa Catarina Castle in Favignana
Love birds cooling off while getting hot in the crystal blue waters on one of our Favignana vacations Red Wine and a Kiss in the crystal blue Favignana sea
Enjoy some down time and soak in the sun at one of the many fantastic beaches of Favignana, Sicily. Beachside view of Favignana. Guests enjoy some down time