Sicily
walking in Mount Etna's foot hills
On the east coast, gorgeous Taormina hugs the hills. At its well preserved Greek theatre, you see outstanding views across the bay and Mount Etna.
Taormina is full of fine clothing shops. Its bakery windows stuffed with citrus, almond and other delights stop foodies in their tracks.
Little Linguaglossa, with its blackish volcanic rock buildings, is a Mount Etna town with few foreigners so you get a feel for a real Sicilian town.
In Mount Etna’s foot hills, you walk for two or three hours on volcanic sand paths, around lava flows and craters, through forests. Views go to mainland Italy. A unique landscape!
Aeolian island, Stromboli off Sicily’s north east coast, is a visual buffet: white houses, gardens of colourful, exotic plants, black sand beaches, green and brown mountain with a live volcano. Hike 900 meters to the top to watch the volcano explode into the night sky every 15 minutes or watch entranced from a restaurant patio above the sea.
Southeast Sicily, especially Noto, is famous for its Baroque architecture. In picturesque Modica terraces of medieval and Baroque buildings go up hills on sides of a gorge. Modica is renowned for its chocolate—enjoy your tasting at a famous shop.
Sample dishes: peperonata with peppers, capers, vinegar, sugar, pasta with swordfish, meatballs cooked in lemon leaves, semifreddo with almonds and chocolate sauce.
Wines
Wines of local grapes like Nero d’Avola, and volcanic Etna wines captivate wine lovers.
Mama Margaret’s Tours In Sicily
Cooking, Wine, Walking and Volcanoes in Sicily: Mount Etna & Stromboli
4 or 6 nights
Want a different Italian adventure with food, culture, nature, lots of locals in many places, some off the tourist track?
Your fun loving local guide introduces you to people. You feel included in local life.
At a family’s home, Mamma teaches you to make maccheroni and shows you around. You eat and laugh with the family.
At a popular restaurant, the jovial dad and chef son teach you easy dishes for your divine five course dinner.
Hike through peaceful, exotic Mount Etna hills with forever views.
Remote Stromboli lies off main tourist paths. Enjoy hiking around the mountain with your guide, watching the volcano, a cooking class at a restaurant.
Cooking & Culture Journey in Sicily’s Baroque Towns
6 nights
In the Baroque town, Modica join a friendly local woman to cook her grandma’s recipes right in her grandma’s house, now a nice cozy B&B where you live. Cook typical dishes most mornings and dine together.
Step out of the B&B into medieval streets where families gather and feel local life humming in a typical town.
Their excellent, fun local guide takes you to Baroque towns like Noto and Syracuse, an organic winery, an old flour mill and a famous chocolate artisan.
If you’d like to feel part of local life, cook often at home, and enjoy a variety of food and cultural experiences, this is for you.
Contact Mama Margaret today for more information or to reserve your dates for these wonderful Sicily tours.
