SICILY
102 Tours Reviewed
Sea views and fresh pasta in one setting. I love that you start with a welcome refreshment on a terrace above the Gulf of Ognina, then roll up your sleeves for a hands-on lesson led with care by the chef…
Palermo can be a feast for the senses, especially when you start at the market. This private market tour and cooking class pairs Capo Street Market shopping with a real hands-on lesson in a historic noble palace, Palazzo Asmundo, where…
A Sicilian kitchen beats the usual tour. This hands-on class with Francesca starts with an aperitif, then turns into real work (and real eating) as you make and cook fresh pasta and Sicilian sauces in a homey setting outside Palermo.…
Wood-fired pizza tastes better outside Palermo. This workshop at Bio Fattoria Augustali turns a simple meal into a farm day: you tour olive groves and wheat fields, then work dough and bake in a wood-fired oven with host Beatriz. What…
Sicily tastes better when you cook it. This private Catania market tour and home cooking class pairs shopping with hands-on cooking, then ends with the meal you made and local wine. I like that you get a guide the whole…
Surf lessons in Sicily are more fun than they sound. In Marina di Ragusa, this 1.5-hour beginner lesson with Onda Fenicia Surf School teaches the basics of surfing and/or SUP on small, safer waves, with the instructor staying right there…
Sicily tastes better with your hands. This 3-hour Catania experience mixes a historic market stop with a chef-led cooking session focused on classic Sicilian flavors. I especially like the Catania historic market time to taste and choose local products, plus…
Syracuse tastes better when your hands are in it. This hands-on arancini class in Ortigia lets you learn the classic method for the famous Sicilian rice balls, then snack on a small Sicilian spread right afterward. I like the fact…
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…
If you want Sicilian cooking with a real local rhythm, this class hits the sweet spot. I like the market-to-kitchen flow (you shop in Palermo, then cook with what you bought), and I also like that Chef Fulvio teaches classic…
One thing about Palermo is how food teaching turns into a night out. I like this class because it’s hands-on pizza-making from scratch and you bake your pizza in a real wood-fired oven right in the neighborhood. The one thing…
Cooking in someone’s home beats a classroom. In Palermo, Pistacchio Land pairs a private chef-led class with a pistachio-focused Sicilian menu, plus a history-flavored explanation of what you’re making and why it works. I like that this is hands-on, so…
Cannolo dough is messy fun in Taormina. This class pairs a hands-on cooking lesson with a Taormina Regional Market visit, so you get the how and the why behind Sicilian pastry. You’ll finish by tasting what you made, with an…
Making cannoli feels like Sicily in your hands. In this Taormina cooking class, you’ll learn the shell and cream basics behind the island’s most famous dessert, guided by an English-speaking local chef like Carmelo or Mary. I love that you…
One apartment, one chef, and a plan for lunch that actually teaches you something. In Palermo, I love how this class starts with chef Fulvio and turns a market morning into a menu you’ll be able to recreate later, not…
