SICILIANfood tours

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MORE THAN JUST A FOOD TOUR…THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014 - TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014

photography by gina milicia 2013

photography by gina milicia 2013

1We meet at Comiso Airport for a half hour bus trip to the undiscovered south coast of Sicily overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, to the small fi shing village of Scoglitti.

Here we settle into our beachfront hotel for lunch and sample the fi rst of our many Sicilian delights.

Carmel will then take us on an informal afternoon walk around the town, our home for the next fi ve days. Of course we stop for our fi rst gelato at Carmel’s cousin Franco’s bar.

Dinner at one of Scoglitti’s most famous seafood restaurants where we enjoy a seafood feast.

thursday, 22 may COMISO TO SCOGLITTI, RAGUSA

friday, 23 may MODICA TO SCOGLITTI

lunch & dinner

Join restaurateur Carmel Ruggeri as she takes you through her part of the world, her island… Sicilia.

Share a once-in-a-lifetime experience on the beautiful island of Sicily, where the mountains meet the sea and family and food are its heart and soul.

Immerse yourself in Sicilian food and culture through Carmel’s eyes and that of her family and the locals. Come and feast in the small fi shing village of Scoglitti, on the south coast of Sicily.

Learn to make gelato from a true gelato artisan and watch a traditional 70 year old matriarch make fresh pasta, pizza and bread in her wood fi re oven.

Carmel will take you to the home of Modica Chocolate, local wineries, villages specialising in cheese making, salami, tomatoes and olive oil – every stop a photo waiting to be taken.

Joining Carmel on this trip of a lifetime is her old friend Gina Milicia, Australia’s photographer to the stars and fellow Sicilian. Watch and learn as Gina captures moments in time through her lens and learn invaluable tips to make the most of your holiday photographs with this incredible island as your subject.

2We spend the morning discovering the beautiful small town of Modica, known as Sicily’s Baroque Valley in Ragusa. It is situated in the Hyblaean Mountains and is part of the UNESCO Heritage Sites in Italy.

Here we visit Antica Dolceria Bonajuto, the oldest chocolate factory in Sicily, founded in 1880. The New York Times called it “…chocolate of astonishingly pure, powerful fl avour…” This is followed by lunch at one of Modica’s wonderful trattorias.

We spend the afternoon at the Baglieri ricotta farm for a demonstration on how Sicily’s favourite cheese is made, like only the Ragusani know how to make it and sample the most delicious ricotta at various maturity levels. This is followed by a light dinner at the farm. In the evening we visit 17th Century castle, Castello Donnafugata and end the night with drinks at Dolc idea bar.

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breakfast, lunch & dinner

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saturday, 24 may

sunday, 25 may

monday, 26 may CHIARAMONTE & RAGUSA IBLA

SCOGLITTI

SCOGLITTI & VITTORIA

breakfast, lunch & dinner

This morning you will have the choice to either visit Inspector Salvo Montalbano’s house at Punta Secca or enjoy a boat trip, weather permitting.

Then it is all about family. We enjoy a traditional Sunday lunch feast at Carmel’s aunt’s home, where food and wine will be aplenty.

Before lunch, Zia Maria will demonstrate how she makes pasta, pizza and bread in her wood fi re oven. Carmel’s cousins will demonstrate how to make Sicilian sweets such as macale.

We then enjoy a stroll, “the passeggiata” with the locals.

Free time in the evening for more strolls, a visit to a pizzeria, restaurant or gelato bar.

breakfast & lunch

Breakfast at hotel. Sicilian Food Tour concludes. Shuttles will depart from the Scoglitti hotel throughout the day.

We visit the picturesque town of Chiaramonte, in the province of Ragusa known as the “balcony of Sicily” for its views from the south coast up to Etna. Chiaramonte is famous for its olive oil and wine.

Here we meet Massimiliano Castro, Sicily’s award winning butcher who will share some of the region’s best produce during a cheese, olive oil and salami degustation. We then visit the olive oil and lace museums. Followed by a very special lunch at one of Chiaramonte’s oldest villas.

We spend the afternoon at the cobblestone town of Ragusa Ibla, which hosts a wide array of Baroque architecture, including several stunning palaces and churches.

Followed by an evening of fi ne dining at Ragusa Ibla’s Michelin Star restaurant ll Duomo.

3This morning we meet gelato artisan and Carmel’s cousin Pietro at Bar Riviera where he will demonstrate gelato making and of course we get to sample the many fl avours on offer.

We then head to a tomato farm on the Riviera of Gela where tomatoes have been cultivated for decades. We take a walk through the “serre”, tomato houses and enjoy a delicious rustic barbeque lunch.

The afternoon will be spent at the famous Occhipinti Winery in Vittoria where we taste organic wine, Frappato & Nero D’avola. Followed by a cooking class with Zia Maria, this time we will focus on Sicilian sweets.

Farewell dinner where we share our Sicilian highlights over our fi nal Sicilian feast

6 tuesday, 27 may

breakfast

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*Information provided is considered to be true and correct at the time of printing and may be subject to change

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It’s been a dream of mine for so long to take a group of my fellow Australian friends through my island

of Sicily, to experience it the way I do.

Sharing pure and simple local food and immersing them in the true rustic charm of my Sicily.

The cannoli, the cheese, the tomatoes... simple produce you will never ever forget. My family will open their homes to you and share the warmth

that I experience every time I visit.

Sicily has many ancient ruins that you could visit once our tour is over. There is so much to do

and see on this picturesque island. I’m offering you a taste of Sicily’s great food and inevitably pure enjoyment. The Sicilians are warm

people and I promise, you will leave your heart there just as I have done so many times before.

Dates: Thursday, 22 May 2014 - Tuesday, 27 May 2014

5 days & 5 nights.

Style: Classic relaxed fun and food.

Price per person: $3500 AU per person twin share,

taxes included.

Included in price:5 nights in character hotel.

Private vehicle with a professional driver.5 x breakfasts per person.

9 x main meals (lunch/dinner) per person.

All activities specifi ed in the itinerary, including entry fees and local guides where appropriate.

Personal services of restaurateur Carmel Ruggeri, the owner of Sicilian Food Tours

a bilingual Italo Australian and whose heart lives in Sicily. Personal photography tips from

famous portrait photographer to the stars and fellow Sicilian, Gina Milicia.

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