Photos - Cooking & Adventure on the Islands of Sicily

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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 Guests love the fresh bruschetta we make in Favignana, Sicily on our cooking and wine adventure vacations Guests show off their haul of salt after a morning harvest in Trapani, Sicily. Our boat captains, Michele and Rosario are such gracious hosts - even to the fresh catch! Just part of Favignana f Our friend's farm has lots of surprises as they even raise their own goats to get milk and also make cheese from. Fun beyond compare while we harvest salt at the saline in Trapani, Sicily - Truly a unique experience! Our tour leaders, class instructors are our family in Favignana that will soon be your family once you meet them! Guests enjoying some down time and taking in the customary aperitivi or happy hour - Italian style! Busiate is a wonderful Sicilian pasta similar to fusilli. It's a fantastic pasta that holds sauces wonderfully deli One of our boat captain, Michele's, wonderful and delicious fresh-catch sauté on the boat in Favignana, Sici We take our guests on private boats to see the incredible grottos and crystal blue waters in Marettimo, Sicily. Melissa and her mother Nancy, have been on many Culture Discovery Vacations. Throughout most of Italy. See you soon Not all Italian cooking happens indoors. In Sicily, a lot of great cooking happens outside on the grill. We have lots of fresh made pizza going in the wood-burning oven at the country villa with family and friends. Two great friends, Scippio and Rosario love to have a great time and love our guests that come visit us in Favignana Dinner is served as we are treated like royalty on a private boat in the Favignana Harbor. A delicious Sicilian meal One of our favorite things on any of our vacations is when we harvest the fiore di sale in Trapani, Sicily Sophie made the hike up the salt mountain in Marsala, Sicily There's a technic and an art to everything. Mostly just have fun! Getting the fiore di sale from the flats in Our guests have the vacation of a lifetime getting to the beach or out for a hike in Favignana, Sicily. It's beauti Rosario, our Favignana,Sicily boat captain being his fun-loving self with his new best friend, Mr. Octopi! We explore the pre-historic cave drawings in Levanso, Sicily. These hieroglyphics date back over 10,000 years! Michele is one of our fisherman friends. He's the real deal, along with Rosario, these two show us some great times Sometimes the fish are biting early, so we head out with the crew and set the lines for our fishing trip in Favignana. The historic Florio Tuna Cannery in Favignana harbor is truly fascinating to see how the locals lived off the sea! Such great friends in Favignana that we make pizza and fresh ricotta cheese with in their private country home. Sicilian Almond cookies are delicious. We make them from scratch on our Favignana, Sicily vacation weeks. So Good! While out on our island cruise in Favignana, Sicily, we drop anchor and enjoy the cool seas to take a nice plunge! Cara loves fresh-from-scratch almond cookies so much that we had to trade some wine for her to share them with us! Pulling in to the harbor in Marettimo, Sicily, we are greeted by a fleet of sleek, private fishing boats. Before we get our boots to harvest the salt, we tour the museum and learn the history of the amazing "saline" We explore coves and grottos on our Favignana, Sicily cooking and wine Vacations in Italy. Great photo of our guest appearing to do a lot of heavy lifting. We do harvest salt - but not all of that! Our guests have an amazing experience learning to cook authentic Sicilian and other Italian recipes. Making fresh cannoli from scratch on our Sicily cooking vacation classes in Italy We make authentic Sicilian arancini from scratch on our Favignana, Sicily Vacation weeks. These rice balls are delicious The Blue Grotto of Capri has nothing on the amazing grottoes of Marettimo, Sicily. Truly amazing and spectacular. Actually, they really did the leg-work and harvested the fiore di sale that you see in the photo. We take the salt home. Our guests at the marina in Favignana, Sicily getting ready for their next adventure out on the high seas! We make Pasticcini di Mandarle- Sicilian Almond Cookies at one of our cooking classes in Favignana, Sicily The founders of Culture Discovery Vacations, Michael and Paola enjoying some time on the boat with guests in Favignana. At Macelleria Campo in Valderice, we have an amazing time making fresh sausages and having a fantastic lunch there!