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.

One of our alumni guests, Maita knows how to relax and have a great time while in the sun on the boat around Favignana. Our guests make fresh sausages at one of our Italian Cooking Classes - Then we have them freshly cooked - So Delicious&# 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 the salt harvest season in Trapani, Sicily - The workers build these salt mounds completely by hand. Guests having fun waiting for our private boats to take us around Favignana, Sicily on our cooking vacations. Sophie made the hike up the salt mountain in Marsala, Sicily Guests love the fresh bruschetta we make in Favignana, Sicily on our cooking and wine adventure vacations One of our boat captain, Michele's, wonderful and delicious fresh-catch sauté on the boat in Favignana, Sici Our guests have the vacation of a lifetime getting to the beach or out for a hike in Favignana, Sicily. It's beauti While out on our early morning fishing excursion, we see the most spectacular sunrises in Favignana, Sicily. Dinner is served as we are treated like royalty on a private boat in the Favignana Harbor. A delicious Sicilian meal Actually, they really did the leg-work and harvested the fiore di sale that you see in the photo. We take the salt home. Sicilian busiate pasta is an amazing dish. Rich and complex in flavor, yet very accessible recipe to make yourself! Jokes are flying during our super-fun sausage-making class at Campo Butcher Shop near Erice, Sicily Our guests get to harvest salt right from the seawater flats in Trapani, Sicily. Truly a unique experience. We make pizza from scratch at a private country home in Favignana. It's also where we make fresh ricotta and honey& Before we get our boots to harvest the salt, we tour the museum and learn the history of the amazing "saline" Busiate is a wonderful Sicilian pasta similar to fusilli. It's a fantastic pasta that holds sauces wonderfully deli Sometimes the fish are biting early, so we head out with the crew and set the lines for our fishing trip in Favignana. Our boats take us to the beautiful Cala Rossa bay in Isola di Favignana, Sicily during our cooking and wine vacations. Busiate pasta, a spring-like pasta is a Sicilian version of the more commonly known fusilli pasta. We explore the pre-historic cave drawings in Levanso, Sicily. These hieroglyphics date back over 10,000 years! Pulling in to the harbor in Marettimo, Sicily, we are greeted by a fleet of sleek, private fishing boats. Our Italian Cooking Classes are always fun and informative. The recipes are fantastic and the meals are delicious! Not all Italian cooking happens indoors. In Sicily, a lot of great cooking happens outside on the grill. Making fresh cannoli from scratch on our Sicily cooking vacation classes in Italy Our guests after getting their freshly-harvested salt from the saline at the Trapani, Sicily salt flats. Our guests have an amazing experience learning to cook authentic Sicilian and other Italian recipes. The founders of Culture Discovery Vacations, Michael and Paola enjoying some time on the boat with guests in Favignana. We make fresh ricotta cheese at a private country villa in Favignana Another exclusive Culture Discovery event. We pay homage to our dear friend Pino who was a diamond in the rough. So many great memories and stories. We miss you&am Paola harvesting salt in Trapani, Sicily on our cooking and wine adventure vacation in Italy. Our guests often take the trail up to the Castle of Santa Caterina when they have some time off. Such great friends in Favignana that we make pizza and fresh ricotta cheese with in their private country home. Historic tuna cannery in Favignana harbor where the Florio family ran one of the largest fishing operations in Italy. Erice offers some of the most stunning views on the western side of Mainland Sicily. Guests show off their haul of salt after a morning harvest in Trapani, Sicily. We go out on the private boats during the week and explore the island from the sea on our cooking and adventure tours While out on our island cruise in Favignana, Sicily, we drop anchor and enjoy the cool seas to take a nice plunge! We stay in the cutest "Casitas" during our vacation week in Favignana, Sicily. Each place is wonderfully accom A group the day after night fishing, taking in the breathtaking crystal water of Favignana, Sicily Our tour leaders, class instructors are our family in Favignana that will soon be your family once you meet them!