{"id":2973,"date":"2020-01-23T09:16:32","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T09:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wishsicily.com\/blog\/?p=2973"},"modified":"2024-12-11T10:44:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T09:44:12","slug":"wish-sicily-introduces-week-long-cooking-culture-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wishsicily.com\/blog\/wish-sicily-introduces-week-long-cooking-culture-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Wish Sicily introduces week-long Cooking &#038; Culture experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Learn about Sicilian food and culture through cookery classes, market trips and private guided tours with Wish Sicily. Instead of staying in a hotel, enjoy the luxury of staying in a private villa in north east Sicily surrounded by all your favourite people! Wish Sicily\u2019s new Cooking &amp; Culture week is available throughout the year for groups of between 10-30 people.<\/p>\n<p>Comments Wish Sicily director, Gioacchino Sortino, \u2018We organise a wide range of tours and activities for many of our guests who, increasingly, want to do more than just sit by the pool. We\u2019ve designed this comprehensive itinerary for private groups who are keen to explore but also have time to relax in the comfort of their own luxury villa. The programme encompasses a mix of activities for groups who want to hand over the planning and organising to local specialists.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Cookery classes include a fish-themed lesson, with a visit to the market in Milazzo, and one that focusses on traditional Sicilian starters, using freshly-picked home-grown vegetables from the villa\u2019s estate. Other culinary highlights include a trip to the renowned panettone producers, Fiasconaro, and a visit to a family-owned producer of sweet treats made from locally-grown almonds, hazelnuts and pistachios. There are also excursions to Mount Etna, with a thrilling 4 x 4 ride to the crater, a private excursion by boat to the spectacular Aeolian Islands, and wine-tasting.<\/p>\n<p>Accommodation for smaller groups (10 guests) is at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wishsicily.com\/en\/patti\/villas-in-sicily\/villa-dionisio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Villa Dionisio<\/a>, a striking contemporary villa with a magnificent double-height living space, eye-catching art works and expansive poolside terraces that overlook the Sanctuary of Tindari. For larger groups (11-30 guests), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wishsicily.com\/en\/patti\/villas-in-sicily\/pizzo-dellovo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pizzo dell\u2019Ovo<\/a> features hotel-style en suite bedrooms and two infinity pools, set amidst olive and oak tree-carpeted countryside.<\/p>\n<p>Prices: <a title=\"cooking sicily\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wishsicily.com\/en\/activities-and-excursions-in-sicily\/cooking-and-culture-in-sicily\">Cooking and Culture in Sicily<\/a> costs \u00a320,500 (for a group of 10), or \u00a32050pp including all meals, cookery classes, excursions and transfers, with Wish Sicily (www.wishsicily.com, 020 7193 7302). Flights not included.<\/p>\n<p><u>Notes to editors<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Price includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>7 nights\u2019 full board in a luxury villa with pool<\/li>\n<li>3 cookery classes<\/li>\n<li>Wine-tasting<\/li>\n<li>Excursions to Mount Etna, the Aeolian Islands, Milazzo, Cefal\u00f9 and Tindari<\/li>\n<li>English-speaking guide<\/li>\n<li>Private transfers to\/from airport<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn about Sicilian food and culture through cookery classes, market trips and private guided tours with Wish Sicily. Instead of staying in a hotel, enjoy the luxury of staying in a private villa in north east Sicily surrounded by all your favourite people! 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