Food & Drink
Learn how to cook delicious Sicilian specialties in a family atmosphere, a few steps from the beach and the sea, with a professional Chef. We will make your holiday in Sicily very special thanks tp the flavors and aromas of our splendid land.
You will taste a thousand of ingredients wisely mixed together so as to never create monotony and you will discover new flavors through rich dishes that smell of sea, mountain, almond, ricotta or even oil, earth, life, of something good.
During the private tour by comfortable air-conditioned car, you will visit Etna - the highest active volcano in Europe. This tour is private - only for your party, nobody else to ensure the highest standards for our clients.
Your friendly private guide will pick you up at your accommodation, port or train station in Taormina, Giardini Naxos, Letojanni or nearby Area. You will get to know the history of volcano creation, about eruptions, culture, myths, and folklore of "Mamma Etna" and Sicily itself. Driving by private car through authentic mountain villages and finally reach 2000mt.
Then you will visit one of the best Etna wineries and have lunch of fresh local food with fine red and white Sicilian wines.
Welcome to the top ranked food tour in Italy based on TA reviews! Join a relaxing street food walk around Palermo with a passionate local guide. Take a journey through the scents and flavours of Capo and Vucciria markets and explore their backstreets where the real Palermitan soul resides. See some of the top attractions along the way like Teatro Massimo and Piazza San Domenico. Taste the best selection of daily street foods, such as ‘arancine’ (stuffed rice balls) and ‘panelle’ (chickpea fritters), as well as a glass of local wine, seasonal dessert (cannoli or ice cream) and other challenging samples like the renowned "pani ca' meusa" (veal offal sandwich). This tour is limited to 10 participants, ensuring you an open interaction with the tour guide, the local vendors and the other travelers. It's a tourist-trap free experience designed for real foodies! We are the most experienced food tour company in Italy. On this tour we hosted Rick Stein, Paul Hollywood and many other celebs!
Enjoy a 6 hours wonderful trip with a native local guide/driver, through breathtaking and colorful Etna wine countryside. You will visit typical family winery, antique farmhouse and country estate where you will discover and taste not just the best Etna wines, but also unique Organic food and pastries produced on lava territory and cooked according to the ancient recipes. Pick up at 10.00AM and drop off in Your Accommodation Taormina, Letojanni and Giardini Naxos with Local Licensed Guide and 8 seats Mercedes A/C Minivan.
You can't visit Italy without trying at least one pasta dish... So, we'll teach you two!
Learn how to roll 'sfoglia' (fresh pasta) by hand and how to prepare 2 simple different kinds of pasta from scratch with your Cesarina.
As the icing on the cake you will learn to prepare also the iconic Tiramisu.
Share your passion for the Italian cuisine as you make new friends in this hands-on cooking class. It's a great way to truly experience Italian culture.
• Learn to roll 'sfoglia' (fresh pasta) by hand
• Learn to make 2 iconic pasta types
• Learn to make the iconic tiramisu
• Small-group cooking class with a maximum of 12 people. Share your passion for the Italian cuisine with other lovely guests
• Enjoy an Italian Aperitivo to warm-up
Le Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country. They are welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.
PRIVATE tour by a comfortable car or minivan with a personal tour leader to the must-see Sicilian hill towns world-known thanks to F.F. Coppola, who filmed his legendary "The Godfather" here. Get the friendly and informative insight into the filming process and interesting trivia, learn the real Sicilian Mafia story, its structure, rise and development. Discover the history and culture of the movie locations and feel the romantically rustic atmosphere of old Sicily. Walk along the authentic streets of Savoca and Forza d’Agro remained unchanged since the movie was made, visit ancient churches, Bar Vitelli where Michael spoke to Apollonia’s father, and other locations.
At the end of the tour you will have a traditional lunch in a "Trattoria." Lunch consists of: typical local products: cheeses from Etna, salami, ham, sun-dried tomatoes from Taormina, olives, homemade bread, a portion of parmigiana, a portion of caponata, pasta alla norma, local wine and for dessert, lemon sorbet.
This tour is unique for this reason:
1:This is certainly an excursion full of adventure, relaxation, and enjoyment!
2: Etna winemakers know how to use the volcanic soil and local grapes varieties to create a wine that is incredibly unique!
3: The best way to enjoy a unique experience on the highest active volcano in Europe.
4: I love my land and I love to show the amazing and unique beauty, for sure I will do my best to let you enjoy a fabulous tour.
You can admire the Bay of Naxos, the Grotta dell'amore, Capo Taormina, the Rock of the prickly pear, the Grotta delle sirene, Isola bella, Baia di Mazzarò, Atlantis Bay, the Rock of the elephant. With a stop for a swim in the Marine Park of Isola Bella in Taormina and an aperitif with almond paste and prosecco. The tour can also be combined with the search for dolphins or an aperitif
The tour start with the Pick up in your accommodation aboard a luxury mercedes v class minivan with an english speaking driver.
From there you will continue towards Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe, you will arrive at the Sapienza refuge at 2000m, from there you will visit the Silvestri Craters with a short and easy trek, then you can decide whether to take the cable car up to 2900m at an extra cost of 80 euros per person with a duration of about 2.30h. Afterwards you will continue with the driver towards Oro d'Etna, the home of honey and you will see the lava flow of 1992. The tour continues at the winery, where you will have a wine tasting & light lunch. Finally the driver will take you back to the pick up point. Sergio will stay with you throughout the tour and will tell you about our beloved land, Sicily
Learn to make and bake an authentic Italian pizza at a 4-hour pizza class in Taormina. Led by an experience pizza chef, the hands-on experience will teach you how to make and stretch the dough, work with toppings and sauce, and more.
Thanks to this tour you will have the opportunity to experience unique emotions, mixed with amazement and fear, for the breathtaking scenery and views but also the devastating and merciless power of the volcano that with its lava flows sweeps everything and changes the ambiance for centuries. But the volcano is also a big good brother for local people, giving them the fruits of the fertile land that you can taste first at the honey farm and then at the winery, thus immersing yourself in the aromas and flavors typical of this wonderful land full of contrasts.
Together with the "Family Siciliano" you will learn the art of Sicilian Pizza and Cannolo.
Together with Mimmo you will learn the technique of preparing, decorating and cooking traditional Sicilian pizzas.
Seek the pleasure of learning how the typical bruschetta is prepared, with typical local products: Pachino cherry tomatoes, basil, oregano and oil.
With the father Siciliano, a great local pastry chef, you will learn the art of creating Cannolo, the typical Sicilian dessert. You will learn how the cream is prepared to fill the Cannoli shell, starting from the traditional ricotta dessert up to the custard. A very important rule is that the cannoli must be filled at the moment, to best enjoy the freshness, sweetness and fragrance. Finally you can sit in front of the sea of Taormina and Naxos to enjoy your Pizza and Cannoli creations prepared with your own hands!
Participating in a cooking course does not only mean learning new local recipes, but also deepening the true culture, customs and habits of a food type.
- Starting from the Market, where the most important phase takes place.
Guide to the right qualitative purchase: Selection of "Zero Kilometer" products, knowledge of the fresh seasonal product and deepening on the various types of use in the kitchen.
-At work!
Back at the restaurant all the participants will participate in the foreground throughout the preparation of Sicilian recipes, in a home-style just as per Sicilian tradition. Appetizers, first courses and second courses will be created with great family harmony all with a breathtaking view!
-It's ready!
After the preparation, the participants will sit in their seats to start the lunch prepared by them accompanied by two local homemade wines.
-See you later!
participants will receive a gift and the recipes of the lesson.
Pizza is probably the world’s favourite food, and where better to learn than Italy? You will learn how to make tender, flexible yeast dough that stretches to almost paper-thinness, and even the trick for a flavorful yet light tomato sauce. Even if you bake pizza in your own oven, these techniques are universal and using them really makes a difference.
With the pizzaiolo, you’ll make your very own pizza, you’ll stretch it, sauce it, bake it, slice it. It will be the best pizza you ever tasted, and you made it yourself!
Then, everybody will learn how to make chocolate gelato and the cone to put it in. Your chef will also take you through the history of Italian ice cream - perfect!
Once everything is ready, you’ll be able to eat your delicious pizza and gelato! An unforgettable afternoon, you’ll learn about Italian culture and its most delicious specialities while enjoying a fun and easy experience with your family
Palermo, a city of allure, showcases rich cultural and historical treasures, with 8 UNESCO sites. Our intimate small group tour offers delightful exploration of top attractions and local cuisine.
Experience a captivating three-hour journey through Baroque and Normann-Arabic architecture. Piazza Pretoria, known as Square of Shame, boasts a grand marble fountain with striking nude statues. The 14th-century Praetorian Palace houses the Town Hall, open to the public.
Visit the Royal Palace, now the Regional Parliament, with the stunning Palatine Chapel's golden mosaics. Iconic sites like Martorana Church, praised as "most beautiful monument in the world," and the Cathedral of Palermo, reflecting diverse styles, await.
Indulge in a Sicilian cannolo at a local shop during this enriching cultural expedition. Join us for an unforgettable Palermo experience!
