Chef Paolo Monti and Chef Beppe Buffa offer a delicious and entertaining cooking tour of Sicily's wine country.  Visit Greek temples and taste the new wines of Sicily.  Enjoy this wonderful opportunity to experience the flavors, sights, and traditions of this colorful region.  You will visit......... Medieval town of Erice, the Greek temple site of Segesta, Marsala's ancient cellars, Palermo and it's beautiful churches and historic buildings.  You will stay at the lovely seaside village of Vito Lo Capo at a lovely 4 star hotel. Your stay will begin with a Welcome dinner prepared by Chef Paolo and Chef Beppe and finish with the best of Chef Beppe Buffa's traditional Sicilian dishes at the farewell.

PACKAGE DETAILS Accommodations at a 4-star hotel Cao San Vito Breakfast each morning Dinner daily including wine, water, coffee Lunches Cooking lessons followed by lunch Excursions as detailed in itinerary Wine with dinner Transfers to and from Palermo airport   2090 Euros  per person, based on double occupancy. 350 Euros single supplement. Prices may vary without notice. Deposit: A 600 Euro deposit will hold your reservation. Full payment is expected upon arrival at the hotel by check.

 Day 2:   Monday - "Introduction to Sicilian Cooking"   , your first cooking class which will begin at 10am and last until 2pm.   After your lesson, at 3pm, you will leave for an excursion by minibus and visit the surrounding area.   You dinner at 7:30pm will be in a typical restaurant serving local specialties.

 Day 3:   Tuesday - "Fish in Sicilian Cooking" will begin at 8am with an excursion to the local fish market and learn how to select fresh fish for your 10am cooking lesson.   At the market you will have the opportunity to   see first hand the colorful exchanges between buyers and seller and Chef Paolo will translate only the less rude remarks!   Diner will be at the hotel.

 Day 4:   Wednesday - " Excursion to Palermo"   will begin at 8:30 am and you will visit the beautiful Mediterranean town of Palermo.   Here you will visit the colorful shops, stalls, fish vendors and fried food sellers.   Enjoy the typical Palermo habit of eating 'on the go'.   Don't forget to try some of the Sicilian delicacies.   You will also have the opportunity to visit churches and monuments.   Dinner, at 8pm, will be in one of Palermo's top restaurants with some of Sicily's best wines.

Day 5:   Thursday - "Sicilian Pastry"   class will begin at 10am.   You will learn to make delicious cannoli, cassata and the typical marzipan fruits.   In the afternoon you will have an excursion to the ancient hill town of Erice.   At 7:30pm you will have a wine tasting and dinner in a local restaurant in Erice.

 Day 6:   Friday -   "The great Sicilian wines"   excursion will leave at 8:30am and you will visit and taste some of the best Sicilian wine makers. (Florio, Rallo Duca di Salaparuta)   You will stop for lunch in a local 'taverna' and then go on to visit the Greek temple area of Segesta.   You will return to the hotel by 5pm for a light dinner.

 Day 7:   Saturday - The Best of the Cucina Siciliana"     class will begin at 10am.   Chef Peppe Buffa will teach you to make his favorite Sicilian dishes.   The afternoon is free to do as you wish.   The Farewell Dinner will begin at 8pm in Chef Peppe Buffa's restaurant with live Sicilian music and the entertaining "Cantastore":   typical Sicilian storytellers in traditional costume that sing in dialect a story of a saint or local hero.

Day 8:   Sunday: Transfer to the Palermo airport after breakfast