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.

Our fishing boat appears to be floating on air, but is really in the crystal clear waters of Favignana, Sicily Guests show off their haul of salt after a morning harvest in Trapani, Sicily. We never know what we're going to reel-in from the sea. This time it was lobster! So, lets make pasta! Enjoy some down time and soak in the sun at one of the many fantastic beaches of Favignana, Sicily. Two of our favorite people sharing a little aperitivi down by the cliffs near the hotel. A truly immersive experience. Our guests get to harvest salt right from the seawater flats in Trapani, Sicily. Truly a unique experience. One of our alumni guests, Maita knows how to relax and have a great time while in the sun on the boat around Favignana. 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 We have lots of fresh made pizza going in the wood-burning oven at the country villa with family and friends. Glynn enjoying some fresh cannoli in Favignana, Sicily on our cooking and adventure on the islands of Sicily vacation Sometimes the fish are biting early, so we head out with the crew and set the lines for our fishing trip in Favignana. Great photo of our guest appearing to do a lot of heavy lifting. We do harvest salt - but not all of that! Busiate pasta, a spring-like pasta is a Sicilian version of the more commonly known fusilli pasta. Pulling in to the harbor in Marettimo, Sicily, we are greeted by a fleet of sleek, private fishing boats. Our guests are treated to some local seafood delicacies, seaside near the hotel. Truly an immersive experience! Our tour leaders, class instructors are our family in Favignana that will soon be your family once you meet them! Our guests having some fun during the salt harvest at the saline in Trapani, Sicily. Fresh Sicilian tomatoes! We use exclusively in this delicious Busiate pasta dish made from scratch in cooking class Our guests at the marina in Favignana, Sicily getting ready for their next adventure out on the high seas! We take our guests on private boats to see the incredible grottos and crystal blue waters in Marettimo, Sicily. Not all Italian cooking happens indoors. In Sicily, a lot of great cooking happens outside on the grill. Our friend's farm has lots of surprises as they even raise their own goats to get milk and also make cheese from. 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&# A local Sicilian Shepherd on the Island of Favignana, Sicily on our cooking and wine vacations. We make pizza from scratch at a private country home in Favignana. It's also where we make fresh ricotta and honey& We explore the pre-historic cave drawings in Levanso, Sicily. These hieroglyphics date back over 10,000 years! 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 On all our Italian cooking vacations we make fresh pasta in one form or another. Pastas are typically regional recipes. One of our first photos featuring the floating-on-air fishing boat on the sea in Favignana, Sicily. Incredible. Our Italian Cooking Classes are always fun and informative. The recipes are fantastic and the meals are delicious! When available and in season, some guests are lucky enough to enjoy sea urchin caught fresh off the coast in Favignana. Sicilian busiate pasta is an amazing dish. Rich and complex in flavor, yet very accessible recipe to make yourself! Guests having fun waiting for our private boats to take us around Favignana, Sicily on our cooking vacations. A group the day after night fishing, taking in the breathtaking crystal water of Favignana, 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 We take this boat out on excursions around the island of Favignana. We fish and visit coves and bays and eat great food& During our boating excursions in Favignana, we relax, get in the water and cool off with some refreshing fun! We go out on the private boats during the week and explore the island from the sea on our cooking and adventure tours Before we get our boots to harvest the salt, we tour the museum and learn the history of the amazing "saline" The historic Florio Tuna Cannery in Favignana harbor is truly fascinating to see how the locals lived off the sea! Erice offers some of the most stunning views on the western side of Mainland Sicily.