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Immersive Small Group Tours
Unique and in-depth tours of Sicily so our guests return home feeling like they not only thoroughly enjoyed themselves, but they also had an unforgettable, profound, and authentic Sicilian cultural experience!
Custom Travel Planning
You can self-guide your tour with our personalized itinerary guidebook and 24-hour support, or we can lead your group, so you can enjoy precious time with loved ones, knowing you are in our leader’s experienced hands!
Professional Consultation
Enhance your own itinerary with our insider tips on how to navigate the island, recommendations for local guides, engaging excursions, inspected accommodations, restaurant suggestions, and more to make your trip phenomenal!
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What people say about us
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We’ve just returned from the most magnificent experience we’ve ever had on a vacation! We’ve taken quite a few commercial tours, but none compared or came even close to the intimate, family atmosphere that we experienced on our Experience Sicily trip with Allison Scola. It truly was the experience of a lifetime, and we will treasure it always!
Laraine and Bill, Staten Island | Stirring Sicily 2023
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We just returned from an incredible two weeks where our family had private transportation, tours and meals. The accommodations were perfect and the guides were incredibly knowledgeable and very entertaining. Allison and her team set up a packed itinerary and worked with us to customize so that each person’s interests were included in the trip.
George, Pennsylvania | Private Group Tour 2023
From our blog
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Sicily’s Santa Lucia Lights The Darkness
Santa Lucia, the protectress of light, eyes, and grain, is a guide for us during these darkest days of the year. Darkness signifies more than just the absence of light. It challenges us to turn inwards and perhaps examine our shadows. This time of year, when the sun sets so early in the day, it…
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How I Seized The Day in Sicily
Read about how I seized the day today in our November newsletter… And read it for all its goodies here: https://mailchi.mp/experiencesicily/november-2026-01 Join our mailing list to be an insider and get this right in your inbox.
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Look for Sheep in Sicily and You’ll Find Good Fortune
Seeing sheep brings good fortune! Back in ancient times, livestock represented wealth. Before fiat currency, you traded grain, work, tools, or services for livestock. Follow this: In modern Italian, *pecore* means sheep. In ancient Roman, in other words, Latin, *pecus* means livestock (i. e., sheep or cattle). The ancient Latin word for money was *pecunia*.…
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Sicilian Wines Only in Sicily, Please
Cin cin! Look at it. Smell it. Taste it. Enjoy it! Here’s a glimpse at a recent wine tasting I did in Menfi at Mandrarossa Winery. I enjoyed these wines immensely. Sicily is a major grape growing region with many different grape varieties you’ve probably never heard of. These presented here are five grapes for…
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November’s Biscuits in Sicily
Buona Festa di San Martino! November 11 is La Festa di San Martino, or Saint Martin’s Day. It marks the first tasting of the new wine, known as “novello.” September marked the grape harvest, when the grapes are picked, cleaned, and macerated to make juice (must or “mosto”) that was then left to ferment. Traditionally…
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What To Do in Noto, Sicily
Noto can be visited in couple of hours. Its baroque architecture is the feature of most visits. This view from the Chiesa Santa Chiara is worth the price of admission. Yes, Caffè Sicilia is famous for its sweets, but it’s not the only place in the historic center. You’ll often find me with the locals…
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November 1 and 2 in Sicily
In Sicily, sweets comfort children for the Day of the Dead.
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Looking Like Lace In Erice
The 19th-century stucco ceiling of the mother church of Erice resembles lace as a tribute to the women of the city, who since Medieval times were renowned for their lace making. So, when you visit the charming walled city during your tour of Sicily, be sure spend a few minutes under its neo-Gothic vaulted arches.
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That Hand Door Knocker
The handdoor knocker you’ve seen all over Italy and the Mediterranean is ancient and symbolic.
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At the Fish Store in Sicily
At my fish store today in Porticello outside of Palermo, when I walked in, the fish monger said to me, “You must try the oysters that we just got this morning from France… along with the fresh red shrimp!” So, he prepared them for me with some lemon and pepper, and eccolo! The most amazing…
