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 guests at the marina in Favignana, Sicily getting ready for their next adventure out on the high seas! Another Culture Discovery exclusive event where we harvest honey, fresh from the hives and then take home our own jars&a 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 An incredible Culture Discovery exclusive experience where guests get to squeeze honeycombs and harvest their own honey& Two great friends, Scippio and Rosario love to have a great time and love our guests that come visit us in Favignana We take our guests on private boats to see the incredible grottos and crystal blue waters in Marettimo, Sicily. Our boat captains, Michele and Rosario are such gracious hosts - even to the fresh catch! Just part of Favignana f Actually, they really did the leg-work and harvested the fiore di sale that you see in the photo. We take the salt home. One of our favorite things on any of our vacations is when we harvest the fiore di sale in Trapani, Sicily Guests learning about how Limoncello is made during our Limoncello class in Amalfi, Italy. Dinner is served as we are treated like royalty on a private boat in the Favignana Harbor. A delicious Sicilian meal Our guests are treated to some local seafood delicacies, seaside near the hotel. Truly an immersive experience! Melissa and her mother Nancy, have been on many Culture Discovery Vacations. Throughout most of Italy. See you soon Guests love the fresh bruschetta we make in Favignana, Sicily on our cooking and wine adventure vacations When available and in season, some guests are lucky enough to enjoy sea urchin caught fresh off the coast in Favignana. Having some fun exploring and wine tasting at a winery in Marsala, Sicily. 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. 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 an amazing experience learning to cook authentic Sicilian and other Italian recipes. We never know what we're going to reel-in from the sea. This time it was lobster! So, lets make pasta! While out on our early morning fishing excursion, we see the most spectacular sunrises in Favignana, Sicily. Sophie made the hike up the salt mountain in Marsala, Sicily We have fresh sausages and tomatoes along with the amazing Sicilian bread during a lunch in Favignana. The historic Florio Tuna Cannery in Favignana harbor is truly fascinating to see how the locals lived off the sea! We make pizza from scratch at a private country home in Favignana. It's also where we make fresh ricotta and honey& The historic Florio Tuna Cannery in Favignana harbor is truly fascinating to see how the locals lived off the sea! Sicilian busiate pasta is an amazing dish. Rich and complex in flavor, yet very accessible recipe to make yourself! Great photo of our guest appearing to do a lot of heavy lifting. We do harvest salt - but not all of that! Jokes are flying during our super-fun sausage-making class at Campo Butcher Shop near Erice, Sicily We make Pasticcini di Mandarle- Sicilian Almond Cookies at one of our cooking classes in Favignana, Sicily We make fresh ricotta cheese at a private country villa in Favignana Another exclusive Culture Discovery event. Our guests have an incredible time learning to cook authentic Sicilian dishes, like Arancini. Homemade, Sicilia 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. Along with other delicious fruits, we enjoy our relaxing boat rides around the Isola di Favignana, Sicily Busiate pasta, a spring-like pasta is a Sicilian version of the more commonly known fusilli pasta. Fun beyond compare while we harvest salt at the saline in Trapani, Sicily - Truly a unique experience! We stay in the cutest "Casitas" during our vacation week in Favignana, Sicily. Each place is wonderfully accom Fresh Sicilian tomatoes! We use exclusively in this delicious Busiate pasta dish made from scratch in cooking class Fun with sausages. Hot off the grill, Melissa shows off her new sausage "do" right before her wonderful lunch While out on our island cruise in Favignana, Sicily, we drop anchor and enjoy the cool seas to take a nice plunge!