Activities in Sicily + Pantelleria

When the Spanish brought chocolate to Sicily in 1500s, they also brought Aztec preparation methods that still flourish on the island, especially at An

The Sicily-based school doesn’t teach much dialect, but there are plenty of ways to absorb local culture in the sun-soaked, seaside town of Taormina:

Fabrizia Lanza teaches at a 19th-century country house with four rustic rooms. You'll learn to make a sweet cassata, a traditional sponge-cake dessert

Cooking classes are offered at the private estate of Gabriella Becchina, where the robust olio verde is produced.

While waiting for graduate school to begin in 1980, Giambattista Cilia’s father gave him and two friends a few tons of nero d’avola

Local artist Daniela Neri sells jewelry made from native sea salt, resin, and coral.

Stock up on picnic supplies including cured tuna bresaola, then head out to Cala Rossa, a secluded cove framed by white, craggy cliffs.

Markets don't get more pungent and raucous than Palermo's labyrinth of narrow passageways piled with produce. Feisty matrons haggle with vendors in th

Gelato aficionados can find some of Sicily’s most popular in a small kiosk outside the Giadini Inglese in Piazza Gentili. Everything is created with t

Visitors to the Planeta Winery in Menfi do not just come for the wide range of classic Sicilian vintages like grecanico

As the country's largest theater, the neo-classical Teatro Massimo has loomed large in the opera, ballet, and classical music scene since opening in 1