Erice, Motya and Cous-Cous cooking lesson
by f.ajello
salt Pants
Erice is unique in Sicily, a mystical ancient city hidden by fog in winter time and overlooking the city of Trapani and the Aegadian islands, providing spectacular views. The town is a perfect synthesis of art, landscape and history and keeps intact the magic ambience of its past splendour. There are countless churches to be visited and 2 castle, Pepoli and Venus ; the second one built on top of the ancient Temple of Venus. It was well-known throughout the Mediterranean area in the ancient age, and an important cult was celebrated in it. Lunch is suggested in a local famous pastry shop where it is possible to taste the traditional Sicilian snacks and sweets.
We will then move downhill and drive along the beautiful road of Salt pans among old wind mills, hundreds of pink flamingos and countless hills of white salt.
Right in the middle of the lagoon emerges the island of Motya, an ancient and powerful Phoenician colony, where we will arrive on board of small boats. Today headquarter of the Withaker Foundation, Motya is a charming archaeological site and hosts a great example of museum. To do not miss “sunset time” facing the salt pan!
For those interested in a cous-cous cooking lesson, we suggest to extend your day trip to Bonagia. In an aristocratic private dwelling, the owner will put you apart the secret of a hand-made cous-cous in an elegant, ethnic ambience.
Travel Sicilia
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Ragusa Ibla ed il Laboratorio del Gusto
by f.ajello
Ragusa Ibla
Ragusa Ibla, dichiarata dall’UNESCU Patrimonio dell’umanità, è una delle mete da non perdere. La visiteremo, in esclusiva per i viaggiatori di Travel Sicilia, con una guida d’eccezione che ci aprirà le porte di chiese chiuse al pubblico ed angoli remoti.
A questa giornata, amiamo combinare un “Laboratorio del Gusto” dove impareremo ad abbinare i formaggi d.o.p con i vini d.o.c di produzione locale. Per gli appassionati di cucina, presso il centro sarà possibile svolgere un corso di cucina tradizionale seguito da un pranzo.
A questa giornata si potrà abbinare la visita alla cittadina di Modica.
Con le sue 100 chiese barocche ed il vivace corso principale, Modica è una delle tappe da non perdere per gli appassionati di cioccolata. Qui infatti si produce, ancora col metodo “Azteco”importato dagli Spagnoli, la famosa cioccolata Modicana.
Travel Sicilia
Questo articolo è stato pubblicato il martedì, 23 febbraio 2010 alle 12:36 e classificato in Escursioni giornaliere in Sicilia orientale, Escursioni giornaliere in sicilia. È possibile seguire tutte le repliche a questo articolo tramite il feed RSS 2.0. Puoi lasciare un commento, oppure fare il trackback dal tuo sito.
A Taste of Sicily – East Coast
by f.ajello
Welcome to SICILY in COMPANY
or “how to explore Sicily in affordable luxury”.
A selection of tours specially designed for small groups of 10-14 individual travelers, created to give you an in-depth experience of particular aspects of Sicily, as you travel in affordable luxury.
Following you will find “A Taste of Sicily” on the east coast, a 8 days itinerary that will take place in
September 18-25 (registration for this tour must be by April 10th)
and
If interested, please ask us to receive booking form and condition.
Enjoy!
A Taste of Sicily – The East coast
2010 September 18-25
7 nights – 8 days
GROUP TOUR MAX 14 pax
DAY 1) Independent arrival at Catania airport and transfer * by private car to Taormina. Accommodation in 5-star hotel and time to relax Leggi il resto di questo articolo »
-6pm- Aperitif with the tour leader, followed by welcome dinner.D
NOTE
*We can include transfer in\out the airport and a welcome by a hostess who will accompany you to the car. If interested, this will be organised as soon as we have flight details and party numbers.
DAY 2) Breakfast, followed by a walk around the town of Taormina, including its magnificent, and well-preserved Greco-Roman theatre, guided by an art history expert. We will then take traditional wooden boats out to the beach of Isola Bella and along the Ionian coast with its sea grottoes. Seafood lunch by the sea in a reputed “trattoria.”
-Afternoon: Return to Taormina with free time for shopping, relaxing and dinner.
Dinner (not included in price) at a restaurant of your choice (we can help you make your selection). B,L
NOTE
It is also possible, during the theatre season, to help you get tickets for a performance at the Greco-Roman theatre.
Questo articolo è stato pubblicato il martedì, 15 dicembre 2009 alle 13:55 e classificato in Sicily in Company. È possibile seguire tutte le repliche a questo articolo tramite il feed RSS 2.0. Puoi lasciare un commento, oppure fare il trackback dal tuo sito.
Taste of Sicily – The luxury tour to the west coast – 8 days 7 night
by f.ajello
1. Arrival in Palermo and transfer to your Hotel**** in the town’s centre.
Meeting with Travel Sicilia local responsible, welcome drink and tour briefing
Welcome dinner in a historical mansion, one of the most famous “Palazzo” in town where the heirs are still living.
2. After breakfast, meet your guide for a walking visit of the old Historical fresh fruit and food market, one of the biggest and oldest in Europe. For lunch, we will suggest to have a taste of “popular street food” in a charming “friggitoria”!
In the afternoon, visit of the Botanical Garden and the harbor quarter with its “Piazza marina”
Dinner on your own in local fresh fish restaurant personally selected by Travel Sicilia.
3. Meet your guide and drive to the medieval town of Erice. Snack on your own tasting typical local delicatessen.
Drive to Marsala to visit the amazing salt pans and the tiny island of Mothia – At sunset, arrival to Bonagia and cous-cous lesson in noble family historical summer mansion where the owner will introduce you to the secret of this old Arab recipe. At the end of the lesson and the dinner, visit to their wine cellar.
4. Free morning at leisure and shopping – Lunch on your own in a suggested restaurant. At 03.30 meet your guide for a walking tour to discover more about Palermo – Aperitif and dinner in a charming Cultural Centre and restaurant that take place in an historical building recently restored.
Visit to the Spasimo and its garden in a fascinating atmosphere.
5 Meet your guide and visit to San Giovanni degli Eremiti Church and its magnificent cloister and to the Cappella Palatina . Lunch on your own. After lunch, drive to Monreale to discover the magnificent Norman Arab cathedral decorated with golden moisaics.
Aperitif in a suggestive and important “Palazzo” of Palermo, considered one of the most impressive in Sicily, where the famous scenes of the movie “the Leopard” where shut.
Dinner on your own in a suggested restaurant .
Options: According to the Opera House calendar or the Sicilian Puppet Theatre, it would be interesting to assist to one of those events.
6 Drive to Segesta to admire one of the best preserved Greek Temple in the world. Lunch in a very charming farm house belonging to an old aristocratic family.
The origins of this family can be traced back to the XIII century.
The present owner attends to grape-growing in his vineyards extending over about 100 hectares.
Surrounded by green hills entirely cultivated, you will have a genuine lunch and wine tasting of the
farm wines and oil and again you will come in touch with the famous Sicilian welcoming.
Back to hotel – dinner on your own in a suggested restaurant .
7 Meet you guide to complete your tour of Palermo – Visit to Villa Niscemi and the Chinese Palace, an “exotic folly” built for the pleasure of the Borbon King. – Lunch at Mondello’s local restaurant right on the beach. Back to hotel and time for leisure.
Farewell dinner in a historical “Palazzo” of the 19th century surrounded by rich collections of precious objects and important furniture.
8 Transfer to Palermo’s airport
This tour has been quoted on the basis of 8 participants.
Price per person € 2.400,00 includes:
• Private transfer from\to airport
• 7 night accommodation in Hotel 4 stars in B&B
• English speaking Driver&Escort
• Bus 8 seats for whole period
• Gasoline, tolls and parking included
• 7 nights Hotel**** accommodation in b&b
• 2 dinner in historic house
• 1 dinner in restaurant in town
• 1 lunch in restaurant
• 1 lunch & wine tasting in Farm house
• 1 visit & drink in historical private Mansion in Palermo
• 1 cous cous cooking lesson & dinner
• 4 full day guided tours
• 2 half day guided tours
• VAT
• Agency fee
This itinerary is subject to variations depending on opening times, weather conditions and other events.
Price is calculated on the basis of 8 persons; for less or more participants it will be recalculated.
Price does not include: entrance tickets, free meals and whatever not mentioned in “price includes”
The programmes which we offer are exclusive and attempt to include, apart from the better known Sicilian locations, also elements which lead to a better understanding of the thousands of years of history which have passed over this island.
Obviously we are ready to consider all types of programmes, keeping in mind that our aim is to create “ad hoc” itineraries and always to offer something different with particular attention to the quality of the service.
Questo articolo è stato pubblicato il mercoledì, 14 ottobre 2009 alle 16:43 e classificato in Wine and food Tours. È possibile seguire tutte le repliche a questo articolo tramite il feed RSS 2.0. Puoi lasciare un commento, oppure fare il trackback dal tuo sito.
sicilian tour
by f.ajello
Palazzo Beneventano
Sicilian tour – Two professionally presented cookery classes, one at a
farmhouse and another at a Cheese research centre. Others might say the breathtaking Temples of Agrigento and Segesta closely followed by the well preserved amphitheatre in Taormina with Mt Etna as a dramatic backdrop. Then for some it was getting up close to majestic Norman architecture in its cathedrals and castles. For me, looking at a palazzo one night in the Piazza of Ortigia and seeing a row of glittering chandeliers on its first floor and wondering what treasures and history lie within and next day our group being invited by its Baron resident, to that Palazzo for lunch. He regaled us with a story of his ancestors entertaining Sir and Lady Emma Hamilton and the one armed Admiral Lord Nelson. In the Baron’s Ortigian salon we learned that Emma, a pioneer of ‘performance art’ created her ‘attitudes’,
of wrapping herself in sheer (read see-through) swathes of fabric and striking poses to recreate famous mythological figures as painted or sculpted by artists. Her adoring husband assisted in holding a large empty frame in front of her pose, whilst her lover Lord Nelson looked on.
All agreed the landscape and built environment was not what they expected and they came away with a feeling they had definitely gained a sense of having seen something uniquely different from the other regions they had visited in Italy. Each year I like to change the tour a little and have now added Sicilian gardens for 2009.
If you have already visited Sicily or want to discover more of it charms, the Aeolian Islands await. In 2004 my journey took me to its islands by car and ferry. This is where you meet relatives of neighbours in Australia. You could do as I did, or charter a yacht if you are a sailor or hire a skipper. Just as glamourous to fly in by helicopter and use the ferries to island hop between each. My agents in Sicily will handle this and any type of accommodation you need, either in a resort or apartment.
Roz MacAllan
Questo articolo è stato pubblicato il mercoledì, 14 ottobre 2009 alle 08:50 e classificato in What our clients say. È possibile seguire tutte le repliche a questo articolo tramite il feed RSS 2.0. Puoi lasciare un commento, oppure fare il trackback dal tuo sito.