Top Sicily Unique Experiences

FEW HRS IN MESSINA? THAT'S THE BEST TOUR FOR YOU. A PERFECT COMBINATION OF LANSCAPES, HISTORY, ARCAEOLOGY AND SPECTACULAR SCENARIES

On your visit to Italy, you’ll want to try authentic Italian pizza. Learn the secrets of Sicilian Pizzaioli when you prepare pizza from scratch with a professional chef. Enjoy your lesson in a famous pizzeria in downtown Taormina, where you’ll start with kneading dough and end with a delicious bite. Get a glimpse into the life of a local chef, and immerse yourself in Italian cuisine and culture.

Explore Palermo’s key sights on foot on this walking tour of the Sicilian capital. Meet your guide in a convenient location in central Palermo, and set off. Visit popular landmarks ranging from the Palermo Cathedral and Palazzo Pretorio to the Massimo Theater. Learn about the city’s long entanglement with the mafia, and meet the shopkeepers and other individuals who have pioneered a local anti-mafia movement.

Enjoy a top-notch Italian culinary adventure in this exclusive experience where you will discover how to prepare three regional recipes and taste local wines. Enjoy the guidance of your personal host as they share Italian cooking techniques you can recreate at home, all within the comfort of their residence. Ultimately, share a meal with them for a personal experience that not every traveler can savor.

Learn the secrets of Sicilian cuisine—and cook with a Messina local in their own home—when you sign up for this immersive, private cooking class. Pick between morning and afternoon class times to best suit your schedule. You’ll be cooking alongside a Cesarina; a local ambassador of Italian cuisine that has been carefully vetted and is part of a national network. Enjoy an authentic experience, prepare several gourmet dishes, and sit down to enjoy your meal (with local wine on the side).

Master three different traditional pasta recipes during this private cooking workshop in Messina. Head to the home of a local cook for a culinary immersion. Put your cooking skills to the test at your own workstation with ingredients and tools. Then, taste your home-cooked creations, paired with red and white local wines.

Sicily is known for its unique cuisine and there’s no better way to experience the culinary side of the island than with a local. Join a home cook to choose ingredients at the neighborhood market and food shops, and then head to their Syracuse kitchen for a cooking demonstration featuring classic Sicilian dishes. Cap off your experience with a four-course lunch or dinner including wine and, of course, espresso!

Immerse yourself in a private dining experience at a local's home, enjoy an exclusive show cooking and taste authentic Siracusa recipes treasured in family cookbooks passed down by real Italian Mammas. Feel the warmth of Italian hospitality as you connect with local people. Enjoy a 4-course menu including starter, pasta, main course with side dish, dessert with drinks included (water, selection of red and white wines from Sicily cellars and coffee). This experience is held by Cesarine: Italy’s oldest network of 1000+ home cooks all over the country in more than 500 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Experience the authentic side of Sicilian culture and cuisine with this private cooking lesson in a local home. Learn to prepare seasonal starters, pasta from scratch, and a traditional Sicilian dessert from your host in her kitchen. Enjoy lunch or dinner featuring the dishes you've made, paired with Sicilian wine.

Learn the secrets of three of Catania’s traditional pasta recipes—and have the special chance to cook in the home of a “Cesarina,” a certified home cook dedicated to sharing Italy’s culinary traditions—during this private cooking class. Pick between morning and afternoon start times, make your own way to your host’s home, and learn how to prepare three recipes with their guidance. Then, enjoy your pasta accompanied by local wine.

Get top tips on local cuisine and cookery techniques from a true local chef on this unique dining experience. Visit a local market in Catania, and discover the fresh local produce grown and sold in this region. Then visit your host’s home for a private cooking experience, where you will be treated to a four course menu of traditional Italian food.

Sicily is known for its lively food markets and excellent local cuisine, and Messina is no exception. Experience the city’s culinary culture with this private foodie experience that takes you into both a local market and a local home. Meet your host for a stroll through the stands and learn how to choose the freshest seasonal goodies. Then head back to your host’s kitchen for a cooking demonstration and traditional meal.

Discover the secrets of Sicilian cuisine on a private cooking course in Taormina. Join your host in their home for an authentic culinary experience and benefit from their personalized attention and insights as you cook three traditional meals together. Afterwards, sit down to enjoy your handiwork together and hear insights into local culture over a glass of wine.

More than a tour: a journey into today’s Palermo—between tourism boom, mafia legacy, and models of urban regeneration. Why join this experience: Discover grassroots urban regeneration projects Visit the Addiopizzo Committee headquarters, a property once owned by the mafia Hear the personal story of a local artisan who is part of the pizzo-free network Enjoy a glass of wine and authentic conversation with those offering heartfelt hospitality Choose ethical and responsible tourism as part of your day in Palermo

This private cooking session in a local home offers a fully immersive culinary experience in Marsala. A local host will greet your private party and teach you the fundamentals of Italian cookery. After being given the necessary supplies and equipment, each visitor will prepare three classic Italian dishes and then sit down to sample them with regional wine.

Connect with a passionate home cook in Palermo and experience the city’s culinary culture first-hand with this private pasta class and meal in a local's home. Hone your kitchen skills by preparing three different types of fresh pasta and sauces with the help of hands-on instruction from your host. Then relax over a family-style lunch or dinner featuring the dishes you’ve prepared together paired with local wines.

The 3 hours walking tour will be an eye-opening experience to discover a different face of Palermo, a city which is rebelling against the Mafia.Guided by locals, you will deepen your knowledge of the notorious Sicilian mob and learn about the anti-mafia movement. The Teatro Massimo, the open-air market "Il Capo", the Memorial dedicated to prosecutors and judges killed by the Mafia), the Cathedral, the City Hall and Piazza Pretoria: every stop is a cause for reflection, a chance to mull over the realities of the Mafia and consider the civic movement against Mafioso power.

If Italian cuisine is known for one dish, it's certainly pasta. But for foodies that want to uncover the secrets of this ubiquitous ingredient—and create something truly special—don't miss this private Catania cooking class. With this home-based culinary workshop, follow along with a home cook as you learn to prepare three traditional Catania recipes. After your hard work, join your host to sample your delicious creations, and enjoy a glass of local wine.

Escape the tourist track and embark on an exclusive, private dining experience in a real-life local home. Taste hard-to-find, home-cooked delicacies, passed down in family cookbooks over generations. Dinners or lunches include four gourmet courses, plus a selection of regional red and white wines. You’ll also have a chance to watch a cooking demonstration to learn time-tested cooking secrets.

Experience authentic Italian hospitality with a private tour in a local home. Watch a cooking demo where a traditional dish is prepared before your eyes, then enjoy a delicious 4-course meal featuring family recipes. Savor regional wines, coffee, and warm company in a welcoming atmosphere. Hosted by Cesarine, Italy’s oldest network of home cooks, this tour connects you with local culture through food.

Attention: foodies and independent thinkers. This flexible, market-to-fork cooking class encourages you to let your imagination run wild as it beings with no set menu and lets you pick your own ingredients at a local market. Unlike other cooking classes with preset menus and step-by-step instructions, with this tailormade experience, a personal instructor helps you to create whatever inspires you most.

The Sicilian driving style is not for the faint-hearted—so do your nerves a favor with a private driver/guide. See lava flows and craters, and visit Mount Etna itself, before enjoying a scenic drive to Taormina, Sicily’s most elegant resort town, with its stylish Greco-Roman theater. Please note: all entrance fees are at your own expense.

The tour of this soap museum, which is in an old, restored 19th century building with high ceilings and original stonework, will let our visitors experience the beauty of the soap history in the traditional Mediterranean way. Our visitors can know more about soap production and history and understand more about what generally we use every day: soap!