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  • 2024 Small Group Sicily Tours Early Incentive Offers

    I know you may be thinking about shopping. It’s impossible not to when your inbox is full of special deals. Well, we at Experience Sicily during this time of year always offer early registration incentive discounts of up to $300 for most of our next season’s small group tours. Just visit our 2024 Tour Page…

  • A Curated Experience

    Yesterday in Palermo, our guide Jacqueline explained in depth the politics of Norman king Roger II (pictured here, being crowned by Jesus in the Martorana Church), and then applied the discourse to what is happening in Italy today. The inspired discussion at dinner last night proved why I can’t emphasize enough the importance of working…

  • Southern Secret #8: Naples Is Glorious

    After visiting Naples, Italy for the first time, I was amazed at its beauty. Yes, that’s right, Naples is a beautiful, proud, and elegant city. We always hear negative comments about it, and just as with any big, populated city, yes, there are dark aspects of it; however, on Day 4 of Southern Secrets: Campania…

  • Southern Secret #7: Learn How To Live To 100

    By guest blogger Danielle Oteri of Feast on History Cilento, the region tucked below the Amalfi Coast, is famous for the incredible longevity of its residents. The Mediterranean Diet orginated here, and scientists continue to study the many centenarians in the area to uncover their secrets. In the evening of Day 3 of Southern Secrets:…

  • Southern Secret #6: Go South of Amalfi

    By guest blogger Danielle Oteri of Feast on History The coast of Cilento, pictured, is a wild, unspoilt shoreline that is part of Italy’s largest national park, south of the Amalfi Coast. On our third day of Southern Secrets: Campania and Sicily’s Hidden Corners (June 29 – July 8, 2018), we’ll explore the fishing villages…

  • Owner of Experience Sicily, Allison Scola offers tours of Sicily.

    Southern Secret #5: Create Your Own Ritual

    WRITTEN by GUEST BLOGGER, Danielle Oteri of Feast on History | Create your own ritual when you walk through these columns on our second day of Southern Secrets: Campania and Sicily’s Hidden Corners (June 29 – July 8, 2018). Built for what was then the Greek city of Poseidonia, this site became known as Paestum…

  • Southern Secret #4: Eat with Royalty

    WRITTEN by GUEST BLOGGER, Danielle Oteri of Feast on History Guests always fall in love with Baronessa Cecilia Baratta Bellelli, who, in spite of her royal title, is extremely down to earth. On our second day of Southern Secrets: Campania and Sicily’s Hidden Corners (June 29 – July 8, 2018), you’ll learn to cook from…

  • Southern Secret #3: Oh, Maccheroni

    WRITTEN by GUEST BLOGGER, Danielle Oteri of Feast on History our co-host for Southern Secrets: Campania and Sicily’s Hidden Corners (June 29 – July 8, 2018) … Behind you are the mountains and the Cilento National Park where medieval villages persist and organic farms abound. This bountiful land is Chef Mario Stellato’s palette from which…

  • Southern Secret #2: Watch the Sunset Over Capri During Dinner

    WRITTEN by GUEST, Danielle Oteri of Feast on History | This is where our journey, Southern Italy for Southern Secrets: Campania and Sicily’s Hidden Corners (June 29 – July 8, 2018), really begins: Each detail at Borgo La Pietraia and every bite of food we’ll enjoy has been carefully designed to tell the story of…