TOUR OF COOKING
LOVERS Code
ZZ
8 days and 7 Nights
Itinerary
1st Day
Arrival at Catania airport and meeting with our scort. Transfer
by private coach to the selected charming hotel. Welcome dinner
based on typical Sicilian food. Overnight.
2nd Day
Breakfast at hotel and departure to volcano Etna. Visit to the
extinct craters of "Silvestri Mountain" (1000 meters)
and possibility to go up to the main craters by jeep. Proceed
to Santa Venerina and visit to a famous ancient cellar producing
Sicilian wines. A brunch based on typical foods will be served
in the panoramic terrace together with wine tasting of local
wines. Continue to Taormina and guided visit to the historical
center with its magnificent Greek theatre. During the visit,
people will have the possibility to taste the famous "granita"
in one of the local ice-cream shops. Back to the hotel. Dinner
and overnight.
3rd Day
Breakfast at hotel and departure to the small village of Viagrande.
A cooking lesson will be organized in a private house where the
housewife will give us the welcome and explain us all the tricks
of the Sicilian cooking. At the end of the lesson, people will
eat what they have made. Back to the hotel free time for relax.
Dinner at local restaurant, the magic atmosphere of this place
will be unforgettable.
4th Day
Breakfast at hotel and departure to Ragusa. Visit to the little
ancient center of Ibla and its baroque monuments. Proceed to
Vittoria and visit to a local cellar famous for its excellent
wines. Wine tasting and lunch based on typical foods: olives,
cheese, salame, pasta, ricotta, cheese, bun and homemade bread.
Continue to Modica with its nice baroque center. In the afternoon
Chocolate tasting in the most famous "Parisserie" of
this area. Accommodation at hotel. Dinner and overnight.
5th Day
Breakfast at hotel and departure to Piazza Armenia, visit to
the archaeological site of "Villa Romana del casale"
and its colored mosaics. Lunch in a farmhouse and proceed to
Agrigento. Visit to the famous Valley of the Temples. Accommodation
in a particular Baglio/Hotel. Dinner and overnight.
6th Day
Breakfast at hotel and departure to Trapani area. The itinerary
of this day includes the visit to the Salt Museum in Paceco and
continue through the salt way until Marsala where people could
take the boat to the island of Mozia. Back to Marzala and visit
to the saltpans of "Ettore e Infersa" where people
will have lunch based on typical couscous of this area. Accommodation
in a Baglio/Hotel. A candle light dinner will end this particular
day.
7th Day
Breakfast at hotel and departure to Palermo. Full day visit to
the main sites of the town including the Benedictine cloister
of Monreale. During the excursion, stop in a noble ancient house
of the historical center to relax themselves in the panoramic
terrace tasting an aperitif. Accommodation at hotel. Farewell
dinner at typical "trattoria", menu based on fish.
Back to the hotel and overnight.
8th Day
Breakfast at hotel. Private transfer to the airport. End of our
services.
RATES INCLUDE:
- G.T Coach at disposal for transfers
and excursions as per the program
- 6 overnights at charming hotels
- 5 HB and 2 BB at hotels
- 1 brunch + wine-tasting and
visit to an ancient cellar /Etna area
- 1 cooking lesson including lunch
in a private house / Etna area
- 1 dinner at local restaurant
on 3rd day
- 1 brunch + wine tasting + visit
of the ancient cellar/Ragusa area
- 1 chocolate tasting in Modica
- 1 lunch at local farmhouse/
Pizza Armenia area
- 1 lunch based on cous cous in
Marsala (saltpans)
- 1 aperitif in a noble house
in Palermo
- 1 farewell dinner at typical
restaurant in Palermo
- Gift for each participant.
Supplements
Tour escort at disposal for the whole tour
(full board included)
Beverages during meals at hotels (1/4 of wine + 1/2 mineral water)
Porterages at airport in/out
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