Photos - Cooking & Adventure on the Islands of Sicily

Photos - Cooking & Adventure on the Islands of Sicily

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We love relaxing at the beach! Favignana-style on our cooking and adventure on the islands of Sicily vacation During some down time, some of our guests hike the trail up to the Castle of Santa Caterina to get some amazing views Our guests make fresh sausages at one of our Italian Cooking Classes - Then we have them freshly cooked - So Delicious&# We make Pasticcini di Mandarle- Sicilian Almond Cookies at one of our cooking classes in Favignana, Sicily We explore coves and grottos on our Favignana, Sicily cooking and wine Vacations in Italy. The historic Florio Tuna Cannery in Favignana harbor is truly fascinating to see how the locals lived off the sea! There's a technic and an art to everything. Mostly just have fun! Getting the fiore di sale from the flats in Making fresh cannoli from scratch on our Sicily cooking vacation classes in Italy Our guests have an incredible time learning to cook authentic Sicilian dishes, like Arancini. Homemade, Sicilia Another Culture Discovery exclusive event where we harvest honey, fresh from the hives and then take home our own jars&a Fisherman will be fisherman and they respect their catch. So much so that they are careful in handling them. Ivan shows the group how to make proper bruschetta on our cooking and adventure on the islands of Sicily Maita thinks she made a great catch while out on our fishing boats in Favignana. Sadly, she had to return it to the sea 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 Paola harvesting salt in Trapani, Sicily on our cooking and wine adventure vacation in Italy. We make these popular and delicious Sicilian Almond Cookies fresh from scratch during our Favignana cooking classes! Our friend's farm has lots of surprises as they even raise their own goats to get milk and also make cheese from. We go out on the private boats during the week and explore the island from the sea on our cooking and adventure tours During our boating excursions in Favignana, we relax, get in the water and cool off with some refreshing fun! Our guests having some fun during the salt harvest at the saline in Trapani, Sicily. Enjoy some down time and soak in the sun at one of the many fantastic beaches of Favignana, Sicily. Another great night at the country villa in Favignana, Sicily where we make cheese, pizza and harvest honey! Guests show off their haul of salt after a morning harvest in Trapani, Sicily. Micheal and Gibarosso in this great photo from Gibarosso's country home in Favignana, Sicily. He was an original. 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 Love birds cooling off while getting hot in the crystal blue waters on one of our Favignana vacations While out on our island cruise in Favignana, Sicily, we drop anchor and enjoy the cool seas to take a nice plunge! Not all Italian cooking happens indoors. In Sicily, a lot of great cooking happens outside on the grill. Our guests are treated to some local seafood delicacies, seaside near the hotel. Truly an immersive experience! Guests enjoying some down time and taking in the customary aperitivi or happy hour - Italian style! A group the day after night fishing, taking in the breathtaking crystal water of Favignana, Sicily The founders of Culture Discovery Vacations, Michael and Paola enjoying some time on the boat with guests in Favignana. Our guests often take the trail up to the Castle of Santa Caterina when they have some time off. 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! Arancini - Rice balls are a staple of Sicilian cuisine. We learn how to make them fresh on our cooking and wine tours An incredible Culture Discovery exclusive experience where guests get to squeeze honeycombs and harvest their own honey& Guests learning about how Limoncello is made during our Limoncello class in Amalfi, Italy. Fruit and other aperitivi with our salt-tasting at the saline in Trapani, Sicily. One of the highlights of the vacation& Pulling in to the harbor in Marettimo, Sicily, we are greeted by a fleet of sleek, private fishing boats. Fun with sausages. Hot off the grill, Melissa shows off her new sausage "do" right before her wonderful lunch One of our first photos featuring the floating-on-air fishing boat on the sea in Favignana, Sicily. Incredible.