SICILY
Sicily’s best days out.
The 15 most popular shopping tours in Sicily, with what each costs, how long it runs and the operator behind it. The handful worth planning a whole day around.
Palermo market street-food walk with a local guide: secret original arancini, classic fried bites, beer, and a sweet finish in 3 hours.
Most Popular“Excellent tour! Everything was so delicious and very much fried, fatty & greasy…all very good things! We also had great wine & gelato within the tour as we walked through a few markets. I absolutely enjoyed myself!”
Half-day Catania street food walk with a local guide, fish market stops, arancini, fruit, dessert, and drinks in English.
“What an incredible tour of the market area. Giselle provided such a unique perspective, fascinating historical information and delicious tasting opportunities. This is a "do not miss" opportunity!”
Palermo market tour and Sicilian cooking class. Shop Mercato del Capo, cook arancini, pasta alla Norma, cannoli, with lunch.
“Great fun with some amazing food we all helped to Cook with Salvatore the Chef. We had a great group from New Jersey and New York who were great fun to be with too!”
Shop Taormina’s market with a chef, learn Sicilian dishes and fresh pasta, then eat your own lunch with wine in 3.5 hours.
“This was amazing. Highlight of our trip to Taormina. A great guide/chef, a great experience and met some incredible people. Highly recommend this.”
Palermo market tour and hands-on cooking class at Mercato del Capo, making arancini and pasta alla Norma with cannoli and wine.
“What a fantastic first day in Palermo. Our chef, I believe his name was Marcello, was great. He made the class fun and informative. He was very organized and made learning easy. I also enjoyed our walk throuh the market where he explained what some of the foods were and even gave us a taste…”
Taste Catania’s volcanic wines at Piazza Scammacca: four glasses, food pairings, and a sommelier’s guide to lava-soil flavor.
“Wonderful event, wonderful wines with true sicilian vibes. It was nice to learn a lot of the local culture and cuisine.”
Shop Sicily’s seasonal ingredients in Ortigia, then cook with Letizia’s family at their home in Syracuse and share the feast.
“It was a fabulous day. We shopped at the Ortigia market for the ingredients for lunch and learned about the local produce and fish. Then we went to Guiseppe’s family home for a wonderful cooking experience. We had a fun time with two other couples learning to make pasta and caponata among other dishes. Would…”
Taste Catania’s street food with a morning run through Pescheria, then walk the city centre with a guide and big flavor stops.
“Great tour with David. There were 8 people on the tour and everyone was good company. The tour started with granita (the Sicilian breakfast), then through the fish market and beyond into the city. As well as all the delicious food, we learned about Catania, the area and David recommended highlights, things to do and…”
Shop Taormina’s markets with Chef Massimo, cook Sicilian classics at a panoramic home kitchen, then eat a multi-course lunch with wine.
“I learned so much, not only how to do various dishes, but why. Chef Massimo is incredibly knowledgeable. At the market he showed us how to judge various ingredients. Back at his house we all (10) did the cooking of a number of dishes, resulting in a fabulous feast at the end. Very worthwhile.”
Taormina Sicilian cooking class with market shopping, hands-on pasta and seafood dishes, and a meal with wine, in 3 hours.
“Incredible! The teachers were absolutely amazing. The food was so delicious. We had the best time!!”
Shop Ortigia market with a chef, then cook classic Sicilian dishes together in Syracuse, finishing with lunch you made yourself.
“This was so much fun! Ettore gave an excellent tour of the market and we had so much fun picking our ingredients and preparing the food. Highly recommend!!!”
A 3-hour Palermo street food and market walk through Ballarò, with sfincione, arancina, cannoli espresso, and landmark stops for $77.
“We had an amazing time on our Palermo Street Food & Market tour with Giusi as our guide. We were very impressed that she had such extensive knowledge about the history and ingredients of the food we were tasting. We did not leave hungry! These were full portions we got to try and it was…”
Shop Ortigia market with a Sicilian chef, then cook classic dishes together and eat your lunch in Siracusa.
“This was an absolutely amazing experience! Chef Empeeria is incredible! He was so fun and knowledgeable and we learned so much about traditional cooking, culture and history! The meals we cooked were delicious. Chef Empeeria carefully picked the ingredients for all four of us and we cooked the individual recipes. Our kids (12 and 19)…”
Small-group half-day Palermo market tour and cooking class with chef Patrizia, 4 courses, Sicilian wine pairings, and lunch.
“We loved our time at the cooking class. Her flexibility entertaining our requests was smooth and very accommodating. It was entertaining, informative and personal. This is an unforgettable experience. Her instant Sicilian warmth left us feeling we just visited a long lost relative. The lunch was awesome. This is/was both a "must-do" and a "don't…”
Market hunt in Catania with Michelin chef Riccardo: choose ingredients, taste wine at a cantina, cook a 3-course Sicilian meal.
“My wife and I loved buying the fresh ingredients in the market. Cooking with Riccardo felt like a mixture of instruction and cooking with an old friend. Riccardo and Sally are delightful people with a passion for making new friends, and sharing their love of cuisine.”
From Mount Etna to the Valley of the Temples, the markets of Palermo to the islands offshore. Every way to spend a day on the island.
