Top Sicily Classes & Workshops

Sicily is home to a unique cuisine, different from mainland Italy and often hard to access without the knowledge of a local. With this Sicilian cooking class, enjoy an exclusive glimpse into Palermo’s culinary traditions by exploring one of the city’s oldest markets with a local and then preparing classic dishes at a family-run cooking school. Make four courses and sample what you’ve created during a celebratory meal.

Finding the best cannoli bakeries—pasticcerie—in Taormina can be a fun challenge, but it can also turn into fruitless trips between neighborhoods. With this tour, take the guesswork out and let a chef help you prepare cannoli from scratch, using traditional recipes starting with the crusty shell and ending with sweet ricotta cream. When you’re done, taste your creations and receive a “cannoli expert” certificate.

Arancini are one of the most popular street foods in Sicily, and easy to make at home if you know the tricks and techniques. With this arancino cooking class, learn how to turn out these satisfying fried treats, from cooking and flavoring the rice to breading and frying the balls to perfection. Try your hand at preparing your own with a local chef, and then sample your piping-hot arancino.

The Volcanic Meditation tour has a relaxed pace and offers the chance to change view for 3 days. Pamper yourself with our meditation sessions: yoga in the volcanic woods, meditative volcanic walks, tea sessions, lunch and dinners with local fresh produce. • Relaxing atmosphere • Charming resort in the countryside • Pool and spa access • High class meals and service • Immersive experience in nature • Travelosophy representative available 24H during your stay • Possibility of other outdoor activities • Yoga sessions in nature

The Volcanic Meditation tour has a relaxed pace and offers the chance to change view for 1 day. Pamper yourself with our meditation sessions: yoga in the volcanic woods, meditative volcanic walks, tea sessions, lunch and dinners with local fresh produce. • Relaxing atmosphere • High class meals and service • Immersive experience in nature • Travelosophy representative available during the whole activity • Possibility of other outdoor activities • Yoga sessions in nature

Nowhere in Italy is the cuisine more distinctive than Sicily, but you need the help of a local to discover the island’s unique culinary traditions. With this cooking and limoncello-making class in Palermo, enjoy the insights of a local chef while you visit the historic Capo market to select ingredients and then enjoy a home cooking class in the Vucciria neighborhood. Prepare and sample three classic dishes and limoncello made with your host’s own lemons.

Discover Sicilian craftsmanship with local artisans. Explore an unique pottery studio located in the heart of Catania and learn all about traditional ceramic manufacturing. Improve your artistic skills creating your own pottery masterpiece.

Rather than a formal cooking lesson in a commercial kitchen space, this class offers a more intimate alternative—a cooking lesson with a local family in a country house. Get top cooking tips that you likely wouldn’t find out about otherwise—such as how to select the best seasonal ingredients at a local market. Explore the secrets of Sicilian cuisine, make multiple dishes, and best of all—eat them at the end!

The Sicilian Photography Workshop tour allows our guests to combine the exclusive experience of a photography workshop with the beauty of Sicily. According to the chosen package, tours will be differently designed. You will have the chance to learn and test your own skills while visiting enchanting places and challenging scenarios. A Travelosophy representative will be available 24H during your stay

Take a half-day cooking class with a local chef, Antonio, for a typical experience in a Sicilian home. Learn to prepare delicious dishes and take home recipes to make at home. Possible dishes may include fish or meat, with vegetarian options available with advance notice. Top off your lesson with a 4-course dinner of the foods you helped to make, accompanied by wine, coffee, and limoncello.

Get a taste of Sicilian culture by taking a cooking class at a restaurant in Taormina, one of Sicily's most popular resort destinations, known for its views over the Gulf of Naxos and Mt. Etna. Meet a chef at his Michelin-starred restaurant for a look at the inner workings of a kitchen and instructions on cooking Italian cuisine. Lunch or dinner is included.

Learn how to cook a traditional Sicilian meal from a professional chef during this 3-hour experience in central Catania. Then, dine on the 3-course meal you helped create, accompanied by local Sicilian wines.

Learn to cook and eat like a true Sicilian with this hands-on pizza cooking class in central Taormina. Stroll through Piazza IX Aprile on the way to a well-equipped chef’s kitchen housed in a medieval stone villa. Learn about the history of pizza from a professional chef, then mix and toss dough and pile on savory sauce and toppings for an authentic Sicilian dish.

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.

Discover the unique flavors and influences of Sicilian cuisine with a 5-hour, hands-on cooking class in Palermo. After shopping for fresh, seasonal ingredients at a local farmers’ market, head to a well-equipped home kitchen in an 18th-century building. Under the guidance of a chef instructor, learn to prepare an authentic 4-course meal of classic Sicilian dishes including dessert. Sit down to savor your freshly made creations paired with local wine.

Learn the secrets of authentic Italian cuisine from a professional chef during this cooking class in Ortigia. Experience the buzzing atmosphere of Ortigia market as you shop for ingredients, then get hands-on as you prepare fresh spaghetti, meatballs, and other Sicilian specialties. Finish by tucking into a delicious homemade lunch, accompanied by fine Italian wines.

the flavors of Mediterranean cuisine the use of eighteenth-century recipes tasting in the atmosphere of the late baroque of the well-known val

This soap and olive experience offers an alternate to winery visits and a chance to learn about the often surprising global history of soap. Take a guided tour of the soap museum—housed in a restored 19th-century building surrounded by olive trees—and learn about eons-old soap-making processes. Then, make your own soap bar and finish with a tasting of local olive oil.

The first thing that must be done when you want to prepare a delicious Sicilian meal is to find the right ingredients. On the market in Taormina you will get tips on how to choose the best out of fish, meat and vegetables in a market. The restaurant within walking distance from the market itself and that is where you are going to cook the day's meal. The chef will explain the day's menu and show how to perform each step. You get plenty of opportunity to try your hand and gain practical experience of the Sicilian cuisine from someone who really understands. When you hen enjoy the Sicilian meal you created yourself. a sommelier will select the wines that best enhances the flavor of your food. Sicily is definitely famous for its cuisine and this is a perfect opportunity to sharpen your cooking skills!

We will begin our experience early in the morning by meeting at "Porta Carini" entrance door to one of the most famous markets in the city, the Cape. We will enter the market alleys, full of merchandise, and here we will buy everything needed to make the menu you choose together. Among the stalls full of goods, between colors and voices you will have the impression of being in one of the souks of any Muslim city. Visiting a market in Palermo is a multicultural experience, they fully express the multifaceted and cosmopolitan culture of the Palermo area. After our purchases, we will head towards my house, which is just a few minutes from Piazza Politeama. Here our experience will continue with the preparation of the dishes. Under my supervision, my kitchen will become the setting for your culinary creations.

A new eco-friendly experience by Sicicla Tour Operator. A panoramic tour of the historical center of Palermo by bicycle, with an authorized tour guide who, with the aid of the audio tour guide system will give you the key informations to understanding our city, having the pleasure of exploring its vibrant heart, immersing in the typical narrow alleys not accessible by car. The Group will meet at Sicicla Ecotourism travel agency, and with the bike starts a Panoramic Palermo Tour of 1 hour, followed by a lesson of Yoga Practice.  After the practice we will sip an herbal tea in a delicious chocolate shop in the historical center.

Tour a traditional olive oil estate and take a cooking class on Sicilian cuisine during this half-day experience in Agrigento. Sample olive oils made on the estate, learn to prepare several classic recipes for lunch, then enjoy a festive meal accompanied by wine.

Your day in Messina is just winding down, the sun's about to set... It's time for an Aperitivo. This glamorous Italian tradition is loved all over the world, and this is your chance to learn how to prepare it for yourself, the perfect souvenir.  Preparing the perfect aperitivo is an art; you will learn how to prepare a selection of five elegant nibbles to pair with with a refreshing glass of fizz, ideal for sharing with friends in the early evening. Your aperitivo will be a bite-size representation of its local culture, using typical regional ingredients and local wines, such as a sparkling prosecco or a light red. 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.

Get your hands dirty with this pasta workshop, limited to 12 people to offer an intimate atmosphere. Learn how to make three kinds of Sicilian pasta and a traditional Sicilian dessert from a local instructor. After the class, raise a glass of wine and feast on the dishes you prepared. This cooking workshop includes recipes to take home.

A full immersion in the olive oil world From the olive growe to the bottle. What means high quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil Grove Harvest Extraction process storaging Bottling. Tasting olive oil Understand quality and negative flavors Positive attributes Pairing with food And much more ... Food tasting & Typical Sicilian Lunch

Discover Catania’s unique culinary tradition during this 4-hour hands-on cooking class. Begin the tour at the historic fish market to select your fresh ingredients for your meal. Then head to the guide’s apartment to prepare a 3-course meal from a menu of Italian specialties such as bruschetta, gratin mussels, risotto, fresh ravioli, swordfish, stuffed squid and more. Then sit down and enjoy your freshly prepared meal that you created.

Lovely day, full of fun for the whole family, kids included, or for friends and couples. Atmosphere is just relaxing and genuine. It's an authentic Sicilian style experience. You will help the cook and at the end you will enjoy the meal and grasp some secrets, but not all! Sicilian bottle of wine in included!

The best experience to being in contact with animals, tasting local product and enjoy nature walks. your host will lead you into the wonderful world of horses, donkeys, chickens, geese, rabbits and goats

Enjoy the opportunity to be a chef for one day, discovering some of the most genuine food gem of our land. We'll start with a stop at a local grocery farm, to let you enjoy the old times way of growing the food. You will go shopping with our guide, picking up the ingredients for your lunch, a wonderful opportunity to learn how to distinguish the highest quality ingredients and taste local food and products. Then, you’ll be transferred to our wonderful location, an ancient watermill, surrounded by streams, waterfalls and small lakes with breathtaking colors. Led by the expertise of our Chef, you will start putting your hands on the ingredients to create your own meal choosing among the Sicilian recipes of the different menus available! A selection of Sicilian wines completes the menu, and then you will enjoy eating your own food with all your classmates in the relaxing peace of the terrace. And then you’ll get your Graduation Certificate!

Mamma Corleone was born in the historic centre of Palermo, just a few steps from the Cathedral, in a characteristic alleyway of the 17th century, which represents the city in its traditions and culture. Mamma Corleone is a family business which mission is to share with other cooking lovers their passion and knowledge about Sicilian food and taste. To enhance this value, a real Sicilian Mamma drives Mamma Corleone's kitchen, in the heart of the old town, very close to the Cathedral of Palermo.

Learn the secrets of Sicilian cuisine with a friendly local chef. Visit the food market, and buy the freshest ingredients for your cooking class. Enjoy a typical lunch (with local wine) with your friends and family. Your culinary journey across Sicilian cooking traditions will begin at the market; here the chef will show you how to shop, choosing the best seasonal products from land and sea, always opting for the best quality. You will walk along alleys and back streets, tasting the local life. A coffee break with fresh fruit and Sicilian specialties will be offered to you.

-Visit of the winery, explanation of the company’s history and the main techniques of vinification. -Creation of your unique blend, we will guide you in the analysis of the characteristics of different wines, so that you are able to choose freely which ones to include in your blend. The necessary instruments and guidance will be supplied to allow you to create and taste your own blend. – Bottling, capping and labeling of a bottle with the blend of wine created.

Learn the art of making Sicilian food with this half-day cooking class designed for beginner and experienced cooks alike. Tour a local fish market with a Chef and learn the tricks of the trade for buying fresh seafood. In a restaurant kitchen, don your chef’s apron and learn to make classic dishes like dough, pizza, bread, and pasta and enjoy the many dishes prepared by your class for lunch. 

Mamma Corleone was born in the historic centre of Palermo, just a few steps from the Cathedral, in a characteristic alleyway of the 17th century, which represents the city in its traditions and culture. Mamma Corleone is a family business which mission is to share with other cooking lovers their passion and knowledge about Sicilian food and taste. To enhance this value, a real Sicilian Mamma drives Mamma Corleone's kitchen, in the heart of the old town, very close to the Cathedral of Palermo.

Your guide has a Diploma of Wines and Spirits from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust. His work has been featured by Decanter Magazine, BBC World Service, The Telegraph, Mike Colameco's Real Food, Rick Steves Sicily, RAI Italia, Wine Spectator.

Mamma Corleone was born in the historic centre of Palermo, just a few steps from the Cathedral, in a characteristic alleyway of the 17th century, which represents the city in its traditions and culture. Mamma Corleone is a family business which mission is to share with other cooking lovers their passion and knowledge about Sicilian food and taste. To enhance this value, a real Sicilian Mamma drives Mamma Corleone's kitchen, in the heart of the old town, very close to the Cathedral of Palermo.

You may have had amazing meals in Palermo, but how can you recreate them once home? With this experience, learn the secrets to preparing an authentic Sicilian meal from selecting the ingredients at the city’s oldest market, to cooking with a local chef and pairing your courses with wine. Finish with a lively meal to sample the dishes you’ve made together

Join Deborah to discover Sicily's cuisine and ancient history! You will learn how to cook 3 traditional recipes with seasonal, local and organic ingredients, then feast on your creations. Cooking and eating together, do you know a better way to get to know each other? • You will learn how to prepare 3 courses of Sicily's cuisine • You'll be welcome at the hosts' house, in a Sicilian liberty architecture building in the city centre • Cooking class and dining for 1 to 6 people • Deborah is a lawyer and a cook for passion

The locations are two, one by the sea in via Isole delle Molucche (Arenella) and one in via Santi Coronati in Ortigia. Look at my insta: Teresazimmitti / Sicily greedy. At my house you will know the real Sicilian home cooking ● you learn to learn the preparation easily and effectively, I will show you all the steps and you will be able to write my recipes ● get directions to prepare other delicious recipes, with the ingredients available. ● A pleasant and rewarding tasting of the dishes will follow, accompanying lunch or dinner with a glass of red or white wine. I wait for you! It is also possible to book private groups. Specify any preferences The experience is suitable for a limited number of people, maximum 4 Ask for availability for more than 4 people

Restaurants in Palermo may offer traditional Italian dishes on the menu, but there’s more to each dish that you won’t find out just dining at an eatery. Opt for this Palermo private cooking class, and go with a personal chef to the market to pick out ingredients. Then, learn about dishes as you help cook a 3-course lunch you can dine on afterward. Plus, this experience offers wine tasting for a complete, traditional Italian experience.