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.

Fruit and other aperitivi with our salt-tasting at the saline in Trapani, Sicily. One of the highlights of the vacation& The Blue Grotto of Capri has nothing on the amazing grottoes of Marettimo, Sicily. Truly amazing and spectacular. The founders of Culture Discovery Vacations, Michael and Paola enjoying some time on the boat with guests in Favignana. Sometimes the fish are biting early, so we head out with the crew and set the lines for our fishing trip in Favignana. Actually, they really did the leg-work and harvested the fiore di sale that you see in the photo. We take the salt home. Historic tuna cannery in Favignana harbor where the Florio family ran one of the largest fishing operations in Italy. Guests learning about how Limoncello is made during our Limoncello class in Amalfi, Italy. Jokes are flying during our super-fun sausage-making class at Campo Butcher Shop near Erice, Sicily When available and in season, some guests are lucky enough to enjoy sea urchin caught fresh off the coast in Favignana. Not all Italian cooking happens indoors. In Sicily, a lot of great cooking happens outside on the grill. Our guests have an incredible time learning to cook authentic Sicilian dishes, like Arancini. Homemade, Sicilia 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 Guests show off their haul of salt after a morning harvest in Trapani, Sicily. Melissa and her mother Nancy, have been on many Culture Discovery Vacations. Throughout most of Italy. See you soon Making fresh cannoli from scratch on our Sicily cooking vacation classes in Italy Our boat captains, Michele and Rosario are such gracious hosts - even to the fresh catch! Just part of Favignana f Our guests have the vacation of a lifetime getting to the beach or out for a hike in Favignana, Sicily. It's beauti We make Pasticcini di Mandarle- Sicilian Almond Cookies at one of our cooking classes in Favignana, Sicily Two great friends, Scippio and Rosario love to have a great time and love our guests that come visit us in Favignana Busiate is a wonderful Sicilian pasta similar to fusilli. It's a fantastic pasta that holds sauces wonderfully deli Our tour leaders, class instructors are our family in Favignana that will soon be your family once you meet them! Our boats take us to the beautiful Cala Rossa bay in Isola di Favignana, Sicily during our cooking and wine vacations. Enjoy some down time and soak in the sun at one of the many fantastic beaches of Favignana, Sicily. On all our Italian cooking vacations we make fresh pasta in one form or another. Pastas are typically regional recipes. Our guests get to help make the ricotta and pecorino cheese by stirring the pot of fresh milk that will become cheese&#x We stay in the cutest "Casitas" during our vacation week in Favignana, Sicily. Each place is wonderfully accom We make fresh ricotta cheese at a private country villa in Favignana Another exclusive Culture Discovery event. Fisherman will be fisherman and they respect their catch. So much so that they are careful in handling them. Great photo of our guest appearing to do a lot of heavy lifting. We do harvest salt - but not all of that! We never know what we're going to reel-in from the sea. This time it was lobster! So, lets make pasta! 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 Arancini - Rice balls are a staple of Sicilian cuisine. We learn how to make them fresh on our cooking and wine tours Sicilian Almond cookies are delicious. We make them from scratch on our Favignana, Sicily vacation weeks. So Good! During some down time, some of our guests hike the trail up to the Castle of Santa Caterina to get some amazing views During the salt harvest season in Trapani, Sicily - The workers build these salt mounds completely by hand. Sicilian busiate pasta is an amazing dish. Rich and complex in flavor, yet very accessible recipe to make yourself! There's a technic and an art to everything. Mostly just have fun! Getting the fiore di sale from the flats in Our guests make fresh sausages at one of our Italian Cooking Classes - Then we have them freshly cooked - So Delicious&# We make pizza from scratch at a private country home in Favignana. It's also where we make fresh ricotta and honey& These boats in Marettimo, Sicily appear to be floating on air - when really it's just the water that is incredibly Ivan shows the group how to make proper bruschetta on our cooking and adventure on the islands of Sicily 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