SICILY
102 Tours Reviewed
Forget fast-food pasta. This is a small-group Sicilian cooking class with Francesca, set just outside Palermo, where you’ll make fresh pasta from scratch and finish with a classic tiramisù. It’s hands-on, relaxed, and very much a real-life kitchen moment, not…
Sicily turns beginners into board-ready kitesurfers. A private lesson in Lo Stagnone focuses on safety and technique in a lagoon environment built for learning, not just for show. You start on dry land with gear assembly and safety methods, then…
Fresh pasta, real Palermo homes. This 3-hour, small-group cooking class takes you into a carefully chosen local kitchen where the pasta and tiramisu are the main event, not a photo-op. You’ll cook with a Cesarine host in their own home,…
Market first, then Sicilian cooking at home. This is a market-to-table food lesson in Sicily that starts at the Temple of Apollo area, where you meet the host and begin with seasonal ingredients. From there, you’ll shop, learn what to…
Turning dough into dinner is a small thrill. This Palermo class teaches you how to make egg pasta dough from scratch, then shape it into two traditional pasta types with two fresh, seasonal sauces. The chef also explains gelato technique…
Cannoli class beats any pastry stop. In Taormina, you learn the real steps behind Sicilian cannoli—dough, ricotta filling, frying, and assembling—with a professional chef guiding the whole show. It’s a fun way to do something more hands-on than a café…
Pizza gets personal in Taormina. This hands-on Sicilian pizza making class mixes real dough skills, a quick ingredient run at the Taormina Regional Market, and a sit-down lunch using what you make. I really like two things here. First, the…
Your hands knead Sicilian pizza dough. In downtown Taormina, a chef teaches you pizza with real technique, not just a demo. I love the hands-on dough instruction and the full meal you eat afterward: pizza, homemade pasta, and typical starters…
A Sicilian lunch lesson beats another museum day. In Catania, this hands-on class has you cooking classic dishes with guidance in a professional kitchen setup, then sitting down to eat what you made with a bottle of Sicilian wine. I…
Cooking with the sea nearby changes everything. I loved doing hands-on Sicilian pasta with Chef Mimmo’s family at Ahoy Bistrò Siciliano, looking out at the Bay of Naxos and Taormina while the day turned into a relaxed lunch. It’s not…
Pasta comes with Palermo views. This cooking class in a villa above Palermo focuses on real Sicilian food—fresh tagliatelle with pesto (or alla norma) and homemade cannoli—with a garden tour and stories from Carlo and his family. I especially like…
Cooking Sicily starts at Taormina’s market. In about 3 hours, you’ll shop for fresh ingredients, cook classic dishes with local help, and eat a homemade lunch with Sicilian wine. It’s hands-on, English-friendly, and you leave with a practical souvenir: an…
Pizza-making in Taormina sounds like a treat. It’s more than eating Sicilian favorites: you actually work with the dough, learn the sauce basics, and then sit down as a group to eat what you made. The start point is easy…
Cooking in Palermo is a fast way to taste the real Sicily. This class pairs a Mercato del Capo shopping tour with a hands-on lesson, so you buy ingredients with guidance and then cook lunch from scratch. I also like…
A villa-style Sicilian cooking class feels like family. You’ll knead dough, shape fresh pasta (think tagliatelle, cavatelli, or stuffed ravioli), and finish with Sicilian sweets and local wine in a garden setting near Cefalù. What I like most is the…
