Itinerary 4 - Gastronomy - eating and drinking your way round Sicily

Gastronomic Sicily (for 2 or 4 people) – stay in properties where you can enjoy Sicilian food and wine on site.

Length: 10 nights
Please contact us for prices, which vary depending on number of people, time of year and individual tailored requirements.

 4 nights at La Foresteria near Menfi on the south-west coast (an award-winning winery that offers cookery lessons and delicious meals). (B&B - dinner available on reservation).

Suggested activities

  • take a tour of the winery and have a wine-tasting session
  • do a couple of cookery lesson to learn how the locals do it
  • relax by the pool watching the vines!

 

3 nights at Mandranova, a beautifully restored “casale” that is set in a large, olive oil producing estate south-east of Agrigento (B&B - dinner available on reservation)

Suggested activities

  • take a tour round the olive groves and learn about olive oil production
  • have a cooking class with the owner
  • visit the Valley of the Temples at Agrigento
  • take a boat trip with the owners

 

3 nights at Torre Marabino, a charming hotel in the south-east, with an excellent restaurant.

Suggested activities

  • visit the owner's winery and have a wine-tasting session
  • pop up the road to Ragusa for dinner at Michelin-starred restaurant, Duomo 
  • see how chocolate has been made in Modica for 100s of years

Olive oil on bread, a deliciously simple antipasto | Think Sicily 

Timballo Polizziano, a tasty pasta dish | Think Sicily 

Sicily produces some of the best wine in the world | Think Sicily