SICILY
25 Tours Reviewed
A kitchen lesson beats a museum day when it’s this personal. In Marsala, Sicily, you cook with a home host, then eat what you make with regional wine. It’s a private setup, so the pace and focus stay on your…
Fresh pasta magic happens fast in Monreale. This hands-on Sicilian dinner is led by graziella gugliotta, where you learn to mix, knead, shape, and sauce like locals, then finish with tiramisu tips and drinks. I especially like the zero-kilometer focus…
Cooking vegan in Sicily feels like a cheat code. You get hands-on teaching for classic Catania-style dishes, using Mediterranean ingredients but swapping in plant-based versions. I like the small-group format (up to 12 in the class) and the fact that…
A Sicilian dinner in someone’s home. That’s the pull of this Cefalù lunch or dinner with a live cooking demo, hosted by Cesarine, Italy’s long-running network of home cooks. You get to watch a traditional dish take shape first, then…
A Bagheria kitchen beats any restaurant start. This private dinner pairs show cooking with a sit-down 4-course meal in a local home, with English offered and the feeling of eating from family recipes. You get to experience Sicilian food in…
Palermo’s food scene has a secret path: cooking in someone’s home. This half-day class pairs hands-on Sicilian cooking with a proper sit-down dinner, all centered around the outdoor kitchen space of Antonio and his family near Palermo. Expect a friendly,…
Cooking in a neighbor’s kitchen changes everything. This private Taormina class is all about learning Sicilian favorites at home, with hands-on help and a sit-down meal afterward. You also get local context while you eat, not just a checklist of…
Sicilian home cooking feels personal. This private dining experience in Campofelice di Roccella pairs an exclusive show-cooking session with family-style recipes you’ll recognize as truly Italian, plus a meal that runs from seasonal starter to dessert. The possible catch: the…
Golden hour meets myth and dinner. This 4-hour experience blends Cyclops Coast stories with real sea views and then lands you in Acireale for family-hosted Sicilian food. I like how the boat time is guided and focused on what you’re…
Catania teaches you to cook, not just watch. This Mediterranean cooking class pairs a Sicilian cuisine lesson with real tasting in Catania, then sends you home with dishes you can remake. You’ll work in an equipped lab and end up…
Picture a vintage Fiat at dusk. This romantic Taormina experience blends a 1961 Fiat 1100 pick-up, a short scenic drive, and dinner set in a 19th-century castle setting. I love how the evening is paced like a movie: aperitif first,…
Sicily tastes better when you buy it first. This private Palermo experience pairs a guided market run with a hands-on cooking session in Chef Antonio’s home setup, then you sit down and eat what you made with wine and limoncello.…
A balcony table in the heart of Palermo sounds nice. But the real magic is eating Sicilian food made at home, not under fluorescent lights. You get a cozy XVIII-century apartment feel, plus a chef cooking in an open space…
A boat dinner in Catania feels made for two. You meet your skipper at Etneo Nautico and slide out from the harbor on a Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 34.2 for a calm evening at sea with the coast lit up. I…
A home dinner in Taormina with Chef Massimo beats the usual restaurant script. I like that the evening starts with a terrace aperitif and keeps going with a full, Sicilian-style multi-course menu, not a skimpy tasting. The food is built…
