Photos - Cooking & Adventure on the Islands of Sicily

Photos - Cooking & Adventure on the Islands of Sicily

Following is a collection of random photos from this itinerary. To see more full-size photos, visit our photo galleries.

Michele is one of our fisherman friends. He's the real deal, along with Rosario, these two show us some great times Sometimes the fish are biting early, so we head out with the crew and set the lines for our fishing trip in Favignana. Erice offers some of the most stunning views on the western side of Mainland Sicily. Our boat captains, Michele and Rosario are such gracious hosts - even to the fresh catch! Just part of Favignana f Our fishing boat appears to be floating on air, but is really in the crystal clear waters of Favignana, Sicily Our guests are treated to some local seafood delicacies, seaside near the hotel. Truly an immersive experience! Guests enjoying some down time and taking in the customary aperitivi or happy hour - Italian style! Guests having fun waiting for our private boats to take us around Favignana, Sicily on our cooking vacations. We explore coves and grottos on our Favignana, Sicily cooking and wine Vacations in Italy. Maita thinks she made a great catch while out on our fishing boats in Favignana. Sadly, she had to return it to the sea During some down time, some of our guests hike the trail up to the Castle of Santa Caterina to get some amazing views Jokes are flying during our super-fun sausage-making class at Campo Butcher Shop near Erice, Sicily While out on our island cruise in Favignana, Sicily, we drop anchor and enjoy the cool seas to take a nice plunge! Another Culture Discovery exclusive event where we harvest honey, fresh from the hives and then take home our own jars&a Actually, they really did the leg-work and harvested the fiore di sale that you see in the photo. We take the salt home. Michael and Ivan - longtime friends enjoying some fun and pasta on the boat in Favignana, Sicily The historic Florio Tuna Cannery in Favignana harbor is truly fascinating to see how the locals lived off the sea! Great photo of our guest appearing to do a lot of heavy lifting. We do harvest salt - but not all of that! Our guests have an incredible time learning to cook authentic Sicilian dishes, like Arancini. Homemade, Sicilia Our guests make fresh sausages at one of our Italian Cooking Classes - Then we have them freshly cooked - So Delicious&# Our guests have the vacation of a lifetime getting to the beach or out for a hike in Favignana, Sicily. It's beauti Melissa and her mother Nancy, have been on many Culture Discovery Vacations. Throughout most of Italy. See you soon We go out on the private boats during the week and explore the island from the sea on our cooking and adventure tours Busiate pasta, a spring-like pasta is a Sicilian version of the more commonly known fusilli pasta. Historic tuna cannery in Favignana harbor where the Florio family ran one of the largest fishing operations in Italy. We make these popular and delicious Sicilian Almond Cookies fresh from scratch during our Favignana cooking classes! Fresh Sicilian tomatoes! We use exclusively in this delicious Busiate pasta dish made from scratch in cooking class During the salt harvest season in Trapani, Sicily - The workers build these salt mounds completely by hand. On all our Italian cooking vacations we make fresh pasta in one form or another. Pastas are typically regional recipes. Paola harvesting salt in Trapani, Sicily on our cooking and wine adventure vacation in Italy. Dinner is served as we are treated like royalty on a private boat in the Favignana Harbor. A delicious Sicilian meal Not all Italian cooking happens indoors. In Sicily, a lot of great cooking happens outside on the grill. These boats in Marettimo, Sicily appear to be floating on air - when really it's just the water that is incredibly Making fresh cannoli from scratch on our Sicily cooking vacation classes in Italy Busiate is a wonderful Sicilian pasta similar to fusilli. It's a fantastic pasta that holds sauces wonderfully deli Enjoy some down time and soak in the sun at one of the many fantastic beaches of Favignana, Sicily. Our guests often take the trail up to the Castle of Santa Caterina when they have some time off. Taking it easy and relaxing on the boat on the Amalfi Coast. After our fantastic morning out at sea, we bring our fresh catch to the market to sell to the locals. All in good fun&#x During our boating excursions in Favignana, we relax, get in the water and cool off with some refreshing fun! We love relaxing at the beach! Favignana-style on our cooking and adventure on the islands of Sicily vacation We make authentic Sicilian arancini from scratch on our Favignana, Sicily Vacation weeks. These rice balls are delicious