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Wandering Sicily: Walking and Cultural Immersion
97014 Ispica, Free municipal consortium of Ragusa, Italy
15 Feb, 2025
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Secret Sicily: Life in A Remote Sicilian Town 2023
95040 Licodia Eubea, Metropolitan city of Catania, Italy
15 Jul, 2023
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Reviews
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This was an absolutely fabulous trip from start to finish. Allison Scola organized everything flawlessly. We stayed in beautiful hotels where our luggage was delivered to our door. The organized meals were delicious. We had a cooking class at one meal and learned a Sicilian dance at another meal accompanied by a great trio of musicians. Our daytime hours were filled with interesting excursions led by passionate as well as erudite guides. We had an elegant wine tasting at a restored winery. Our trip to Mt. Etna was exciting in off road vehicles and the visit to a shepherd’s farm with home cooked meal charmed everyone. Allison works with the best to give her group an unequaled Sicilian experience.
By Randal K for Stunning Sicily 2024 on Nov 02, 2024
Our trip to Sicily with Alison was wonderful. The itinerary was thoughtfully curated and we learned a lot about the history of Sicily. The cooking classes were lots of fun and we learned how to cook some delicious Sicilian specialties. The size of the group was such that we got to know everyone quite well. The transportation provided was quite comfortable. I would rate the accommodations as 3 star, but comfortable enough considering we did not spend much time at he hotel.
By Frederick D for Stirring Sicily: Cooking in Sicily 2024 (Tour 2) on Sep 27, 2024
I recently returned from 10 wonderful days in Sicily, spent with the Experience Sicily tour group, and happily recommend this company for small group travel in Sicily. This was not my first trip to Sicily, but it was the first with a tour group, and I must say it was quite nice having someone else make all the arrangements for me. The focus of this trip was food and wine so we had several visits to farms and wineries, cooking classes with professional chefs, and a special tasting with an artisanal gelato maker. In addition we visited major archeological sites with excellent guides.
Allison, who lead the tour, is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about Sicily and eager to convey information about the history and culture of the island. We also heard a lot of great Sicilian music!
By Mary Ann S for Stirring Sicily: Cooking in Sicily 2024 (Tour 1) on Sep 13, 2024
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References
https://experiencesicily.com/tag/pierfilippo-spoto/
Pierfilippo and his team in Sant’ Angelo Muxaro in Agrigento , Sicily are amazing and I highly recommend him. Pierfilippo is top class and such a lovely person. His natural Sicilian warmth and humor, his deep knowledge of Sicilian, Italian and World history, his expert knowledge on culture and his vision for his region and country make him a delight to be with. He is the perfect contact if you are looking for a cultural experience in Sicily.
The connection came from Angelo Marchica in Palermo who originally comes from Sant’ Angelo Muxaro. Angelo leads the company Streaty - Street food tour of Palermo. This we have done twice with my family. In 2018 we did tours in Palermon with Streaty. It was amazing, such fun and we did it again in 2022! Thank you Angelo!
Pierfilippo organized for me a tailor-made “Sicilian programme”. This included pick up at the airport of Palermo Falcone Borsellino with Giuseppe, a dedicated and qualified teacher of Italian (and some Sicilian) with Rorita, work on an olive farm to help with the harvest with Paolo, visits of major UNESCO heritage centers and other cultural buildings as well as dinners and lunches with lovely local people (Lisa, Alfonso, Francesco, Caterina, Maria, Gloria.....from Sant’ Angelo Muxaro and the region. Yoga lessons with Ailin. There were so many delightful highlights and beautiful memories. Sant’ Angelo Muxaro in Agrigento, Sicily is a lovely village full of history going back + 3,000 years. It is part of our European heritage and I am so lucky to have learnt something special there.
Pierfilippo also organizes groups who wish to do their own tailor-made programs. There were groups from the USA there as well as from Italy and other European and Asian countries.
I feel so very grateful to Pierfilippo and to all the wonderful Sicilians I met there who educated me, who taught me, who were so patient with me. I was quite sad to have left the Sant’ Angelo Muxaro in Agrigento but I do know, I will come back again…with friends and or on my own. Possa Dio proteggere miei amici in Sicilia in Sant’ Angelo Muxaro.
By Christopher B on 17 Nov, 2024