Our courses generally follow the itinerary described below, with small variations depending on the season and weather conditions.

Day One

Arrival at Catania airport and transfer to the accommodation. A welcome dinner in the evening provides the first taste of Sicilian food and wine.

Day Two

After breakfast, straight into the kitchen of the loveSicily Cookery School for our first lesson. The lesson starts around 9am and typically lasts for 3-4 hours with lunch afterwards.

In the afternoon, we visit Mulino Cavallo, where the current owners have maintained the traditional water mill and the old dwellings used up until the beginning of the nineteenth century by their family. We can see how they still use the mill to produce excellent whole meal durum wheat flour.

Then, we go for a walk at the Cava Ispica to visit the archeological site of the Parco Forza and visit an organic winery near the coast to taste their wines.

In the evening we go for dinner at one of our favourite restaurant-pizzeria for a "giro pizza", literally a "round" of pizzas - going through different kinds of pizza, including the restaurant's trademark seafood pizza.

Day Three

After breakfast, we go to the loveSicily Cookery School for our second lesson.

After a rest (and an appraisal of our achievements) we take off for an exploration of the coast starting from the Vendicari Nature Reserve visiting the newly restored Tonnara and then move to Noto, which beyond the magnificent architecture, hides many culinary specialties such as wonderful honey, sweet wines and almond-based sweets.

We return to Modica in time for dinner. For dinner you are free in Modica.

Day Four

We dedicate this day to visit the COS biodynamic winery to understand their wine-making process and their choice of producing organic wines in terracotta jars.

After lunch we go to Ragusa Ibla to visit the old Baroque town.

In the evening we can enjoy some of Modica's rustic delicacies such as scacci and arancini as well as a variety of cheese accompanied with some of our favourite wines.

Day Five

We go to the beautiful historical city centre of Siracusa, Ortygia.

There you will be free to wonder around the fish market and explore the city centre where you can see the Temple of Apollo, the Duomo with its magnificent Baroque façade and Doric temple columns, which was originally a Doric temple, the legendary Arethusa Fountain and the Norman Maniace Castle. Ortygia is also a great place to go shopping.

After lunch at a local restaurant, we go back to Modica for an afternoon lesson at the school followed by dinner.

Day Six

This is the last day in the kitchen for our fourth lesson.

Today we pay tribute to one of the most important products of South-East Sicily, chocolate! Modica is famous for its chocolate and chocolate-based sweets, whose routes can be traced back to Mexican traditions brought to Sicily via the Spaniards. We visit the world-famous chocolate lab of Bonajuto, for a private tour and a chance to taste their latest creations. Then there is time for you to explore Modica further and for any last-minute shopping in the historical city centre.

At night we all sit round the table for a farewell dinner!

Day Seven

Transfer back to Catania airport for those heading back home and transfer and pointers for those staying on for more holidays!