ROSA’S TABLE CULINARY TOUR OF SICILY
20 – 29 SEPTEMBER 2025
We are very excited to announce the next Rosa’s Table Culinary Tour of Sicily!
View the 2025 Tour Itinerary below and for any further information, please get in touch.
B = Breakfast / L = Lunch / D = Dinner
DAY 1: Siracusa & Ragusa
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Morning pick up from Catania.
A welcome to Sicily food experience like no other at Tenuta Cavasecca, an award-winning olive grove set within the Iblei Mountains. Take a scenic drive through the limestone valley to Ragusa Ibla & check into Hotel Antico Convento dei Cappuccini. A welcoming lunch with our relatives in the convent gardens.
Free time for an evening stroll through the town of Ragusa Ibla. An evening aperitif at a local sulumeria in the heart of this Baroque town or just a gentle stroll – a ‘passeggiata’ as the Italians call it – with a gelati in brioche in one hand and your camera in the other, capturing Ragusa Ibla’s majestic evening landscapes.
DAY 4: Ortigia & Ragusa
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A day visit to the island of Ortigia, Siracusa’s ancient city by the sea, where we will explore more culinary pleasures and the colourful street market.
We return to the convent, where you are free for the rest of the day to continue exploring Ragusa Ibla and its charm.
DAY 7: Santa Cristina Gela & Palermo
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Depart Palermo for the magical Baglio di Pianetto, a winery situated on the
hills above Palermo in Santa Cristina Gela. Together we will enjoy a delightful
wine and cheese tasting lunch.
Back to Palermo for relaxation or an optional tour, led by my husband Michael, through Palazzo Abatellis, home to magnificent works of Italian art. We will be joined by Maria Mattina, one of Sicily’s most inspiring food journalists, sommeliers and editor in Chief of ‘Viaggi, Arte e Cucina’, a journal of Italian art, food and travel experiences.
Day 10: ciao!
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Morning return transfers to Palermo airport and saying ciao to Sicily!
DAY 2: MODICA, NOTO & rAGUSA
B D
A late morning visit to Modica in the province of Ragusa where hidden culinary treasures await such as a chocolate making demonstration. An afternoon stroll through the majestic Baroque town of Noto visiting my culinary hero’s pastry and gelati institution, Caffe Sicilia established in 1892.
An evening back in Ragusa Ibla for relaxation and dinner at one of Sicily’s up and coming MasterChefs, Giorgio Ruggeri’s restaurant called, ‘Mama Trattoria’. It’s charming, authentic and has
a traditional, warm and inviting ambience.
DAY 5: palermo
B D
We venture west to Sicily’s capital city of Palermo and check into Palazzo Natoli Boutique Hotel.
Time for relaxation and then by foot we will explore some of this beautiful city’s culinary traditions set amongst Medieval and Norman splendour. We will dine as guests of the ancient Chapel of San Francesco filled with a treasure trove of gastronomical history.
DAY 8: SCOPELLO & CALATAFIMI
B L D
Depart Palermo while admiring the scenic
western coastline of Sicily, bound for the cliff perched Hotel Torre Bennistra in Scopello.
Enjoy the cobblestoned paths that lead to an ancient tuna fishing site right on the foreshore where stunning rocks protrude from the Tyrrhenian Sea. Relax, you deserve it!
An evening visit to the picturesque hilltop town of Calatafimi, my parent’s birthplace and where Giuseppe Garibaldi unified the north and south of Italy in 1861. Wander through the village and share a relaxing piazza supper of local food delicacies with my relatives.
DAY 3: RASGUSA & FERLA
B L D
Morning cooking class and lunch at the culinary school within the hotel with Giorgio and then some time for relaxation.
A late afternoon visit to the village of Ferla to experience the charm and simplicity of Sicilian village life as you dine and are entertained by Michael’s family sampling some of their favourite traditional Sicilian recipes. This is always a wonderful evening filled with lots of laughter.
Ferla is my father in law’s village, a small, enchanting and humble town filled with a quiet and welcoming atmosphere.
DAY 6: palermo
B L D
Follow me through the enchanting pathways of one of Palermo’s charismatic food markets, il ‘Ballaro’, sampling street food and interacting with the food vendors. Vibrant, energetic, cheerful and charming all in one!
Free leisure time or relaxation before an evening stroll through the Kalsa district of Palermo where we meet a local renowned chef, Carlo Napoli. In his family restaurant, Carlo will prepare for us some of Palermo’s finest provincial, seasonal and traditional dishes.
DAY 9: SCOPELLO & FAREWELL DINNER
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Free leisure time to explore Scopello’s ‘Zingara’ Nature coastal walks, bask in the Sicilian sun, read a good book or swim in the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Evening dinner as a farewell to the west coast of Sicily in this charming village.
