Sicilian cooking, hands-on
A cooking class in your own kitchen: you’ll learn to make pasta by hand and proper scacce, you’ll laugh a lot, and then you all sit down and eat it together. The apron is yours to keep, and so are the recipes.
Sicily, made to measure
Tell me the holiday you want.
Tell me the holiday you want.
I’ll take care of the rest.
No off-the-shelf packages here. Just me, asking: what kind of holiday are you after? Beaches and doing nothing? Culture and baroque churches? Kids who need tiring out? Something to celebrate? Then I open my little black book, years of real local contacts, and your holiday starts to take shape.
Things to do
Arranged over a chat
The coast, from the water
A trip out by sailing boat or motorboat with people who have sailed these waters all their lives. Hidden coves, swims, the South-East drifting slowly past from its most beautiful side. Aperitivo on board, back as the sun gets low.
Riding among the carob trees
Rides through the Iblean countryside for every level, with local guides. The kids usually refuse to get off.
Up Mount Etna
Europe’s most restless mountain, one excursion away. You set off early and come back with the best photos of the holiday and ash on your shoes.
The wines of the area
Nero d’Avola, Frappato, Cerasuolo di Vittoria. I’ll pour them for you on the veranda at sunset, with homemade bread and cheeses from the Iblei hills. No lecture: just a chat with a glass in hand.
The farm, for kids
For kids, and for grown-ups pretending they’re only there for the kids: the animals, the vegetable garden, olive picking in season, cheese made right in front of you.
Watersports
Kayaking, paddleboarding and snorkelling along the coast with local instructors. Beginners welcome: you start in the most sheltered coves.
At the house
True luxury is not having to go anywhere
A chef comes to you
A local chef cooks traditional Sicilian dishes for you, at the house, with whatever is in season. All you have to do is enjoy dinner.
A babysitter at the house
Someone we trust to play with the children while you enjoy the pool, dinner out, or simply a quiet afternoon.
Massage at the house
Because real luxury is not having to go anywhere: therapists arrive with everything they need, and all you have to do is pick a time. For one, or for two.
Yoga on the lawn
Early in the morning, while the air is still. Local teachers, mats provided, no experience needed.
Everything at a glance
Halal, vegan, gluten-free or anything else: just tell me when you book. It’s no trouble at all. It’s my job.
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Sicilian cooking, hands-on
Experience
3 hours
02
The coast, from the water
Experience
Half a day
03
Riding among the carob trees
Experience
2 hours
04
Up Mount Etna
Experience
A full day
05
The wines of the area
Experience
2 hours
06
The farm, for kids
Experience
Half a day
07
A chef comes to you
At the house
On request
08
Watersports
Experience
Half a day
09
A babysitter at the house
At the house
On request
10
Massage at the house
At the house
50 minutes
11
Yoga on the lawn
At the house
75 minutes
Book direct
Trasi.
Trasi.
The door’s
already open.
Tell me when you’d like to come, how many of you there are and what kind of holiday you have in mind. I’ll reply myself, the same day and usually sooner.