Although I live in Rome and Umbria, I’ve been visiting Sicily regularly since I was 12. From the first time I visited, during a Christmas vacation with my parents tumbling around in the back of Fiat 124 with my sisters, I loved it.
I’ve since have returned as a tourist , reported on it for magazine articles, shot videos that went viral, written too many blog posts to count and of course researched my last two books.
Now I would like to share some of my favorite places with you.
I returned to Sicily several times this year to plan our newest tour: A Week in Sicily. Planning the trip gave me the chance to dig even deeper into a region that I’m passionate about. The most difficult part of planning the itinerary was that there is just so much to include. Sicily is BIG! While a lot of other tours of Sicily try to drive all over the island, going in a circle and changing hotels several times, I’ve made a completely different choice.
We will be based in one of my favorite towns, the completely enchanting Ortigia, the entire time. From there we will take day trips to visit some of the most delicious spots on the island. We will explore olive oil, cheese, wine, granita, pastries, bread, fish, focaccia as well as get a chance to dive deeply into the unique Baroque architecture of towns including Ragusa, Modica and Noto. There will also be a volcano visit in case you were wondering.
There has been a lot of talk about over tourism lately, and it’s opposite, Â Slow Tourism. It’s the slow approach that attracts me. Â I think staying put in one hotel in one town gives you a chance to get a much more intimate experience. The places we’ll be visiting are not the usual bucket lists items. We’ll be spending time with friends and colleagues who are as passionate about the traditional ways of living and eating as we are. We will visit their wineries, farms and homes learning about a different side of Sicilian life.
Our first Week in Sicily will take place March 29 – April 4, 2020. If you’d like to receive details send me an email. I have a feeling the tour will fill up fast. It’s actually  actually already half full, since I announced it first on my newsletter 3 days ago, and the response has been fantastic (readers of my newsletter always get the first chance to join us). If all goes well, we will certainly be making this a yearly (or twice yearly) trip!
- Where: Ortigia, Sicily
- When: March 29 – April 4, 2020
- What: Food focussed tour of my favorite spots along the East end of Sicily
- How: Send me an email and I’ll send you the details
For more on eating in Italy please download my app Eat Italy, available for both iTunes and Android. My most recent book, The Italian Table , has an entire Sicilian menu that you can make at home. And my book Eating My Way Through Italy has three chapters on Sicily.
What is email address please?
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On average, how many people do you have on your tours?
For the Week in Sicily we limit the group to 12. Some of our other weeks, like Week in Rome are a bit smaller.