Photos - Cooking & Adventure on the Islands of Sicily

Photos - Cooking & Adventure on the Islands of Sicily

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Fresh Sicilian tomatoes! We use exclusively in this delicious Busiate pasta dish made from scratch in cooking class During our boating excursions in Favignana, we relax, get in the water and cool off with some refreshing fun! During some down time, some of our guests hike the trail up to the Castle of Santa Caterina to get some amazing views Fun with sausages. Hot off the grill, Melissa shows off her new sausage "do" right before her wonderful lunch Pulling in to the harbor in Marettimo, Sicily, we are greeted by a fleet of sleek, private fishing boats. Erice offers some of the most stunning views on the western side of Mainland Sicily. Sophie made the hike up the salt mountain in Marsala, Sicily Fruit and other aperitivi with our salt-tasting at the saline in Trapani, Sicily. One of the highlights of the vacation& Our tour leaders, class instructors are our family in Favignana that will soon be your family once you meet them! Fisherman will be fisherman and they respect their catch. So much so that they are careful in handling them. We make pizza from scratch at a private country home in Favignana. It's also where we make fresh ricotta and honey& Having some fun exploring and wine tasting at a winery in Marsala, Sicily. Our guests have an incredible time learning to cook authentic Sicilian dishes, like Arancini. Homemade, Sicilia Guests enjoying some down time and taking in the customary aperitivi or happy hour - Italian style! An incredible Culture Discovery exclusive experience where guests get to squeeze honeycombs and harvest their own honey& Dinner is served as we are treated like royalty on a private boat in the Favignana Harbor. A delicious Sicilian meal Paola harvesting salt in Trapani, Sicily on our cooking and wine adventure vacation in Italy. Melissa and her mother Nancy, have been on many Culture Discovery Vacations. Throughout most of Italy. See you soon Our fishing boat appears to be floating on air, but is really in the crystal clear waters 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 Another Culture Discovery exclusive event where we harvest honey, fresh from the hives and then take home our own jars&a Such great friends in Favignana that we make pizza and fresh ricotta cheese with in their private country home. Maita thinks she made a great catch while out on our fishing boats in Favignana. Sadly, she had to return it to the sea Not all Italian cooking happens indoors. In Sicily, a lot of great cooking happens outside on the grill. Arancini - Rice balls are a staple of Sicilian cuisine. We learn how to make them fresh on our cooking and wine tours When available and in season, some guests are lucky enough to enjoy sea urchin caught fresh off the coast in Favignana. Jokes are flying during our super-fun sausage-making class at Campo Butcher Shop near Erice, Sicily The historic Florio Tuna Cannery in Favignana harbor is truly fascinating to see how the locals lived off the sea! We love relaxing at the beach! Favignana-style on our cooking and adventure on the islands of Sicily vacation Francesco shows our guests the fun art of making fresh sausages right out of the grinder. The shop is in Valderice. We stay in the cutest "Casitas" during our vacation week in Favignana, Sicily. Each place is wonderfully accom 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! On all our Italian cooking vacations we make fresh pasta in one form or another. Pastas are typically regional recipes. Our guests have the vacation of a lifetime getting to the beach or out for a hike in Favignana, Sicily. It's beauti Another great night at the country villa in Favignana, Sicily where we make cheese, pizza and harvest honey! Our guests get to harvest salt right from the seawater flats in Trapani, Sicily. Truly a unique experience. Our guests after getting their freshly-harvested salt from the saline at the Trapani, Sicily salt flats. We make authentic Sicilian arancini from scratch on our Favignana, Sicily Vacation weeks. These rice balls are delicious Our guests at the marina in Favignana, Sicily getting ready for their next adventure out on the high seas! Busiate pasta, a spring-like pasta is a Sicilian version of the more commonly known fusilli pasta. Two great friends, Scippio and Rosario love to have a great time and love our guests that come visit us in Favignana