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A narrow street with buildings on either side, some with balconies and flower boxes. 1
A person hanging sausages on a pegboard. 2
A dense field of purple flowers, a gravel path, and green foliage. 3
By Alfio Bordieri
Free cancellation available
Price is $354 per traveler* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travelers
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 6h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • This private gastronomic tour is designed for those who want to discover the most authentic Sicily through flavors, villages and people who guard its traditions. Reserved for your group, it will take you from village to village in the Iblean Mountains, to discover the excellences that have made each territory famous.

    You will meet a beekeeper in Sortino and discover the world of honey with tasting. You will then reach Palazzolo Acreide, home of the Palazzolo Sausage, Slow Food Presidium, where you will witness its preparation and taste artisan specialties. You will conclude the experience in a distillery, discovering how the medicinal herbs of the Iblean Mountains become bitters and liqueurs, with final tasting.

    Between one stop and the other you will pass through countryside and villages rich in history, discovering how each country holds a symbolic product and a unique tradition. More than a gastronomic tour, it will be a journey into the most authentic soul of the Hyblean Mountains.

Activity location

  • Palazzolo Acreide
    • Palazzolo Acreide, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Palazzolo Acreide
    • Palazzolo Acreide, Italy

Check availability

4

  • Earn $18.20
  • Activity duration is 6 hours and 30 minutes6h 30m
    6h 30m
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 9:00AM
Price details
$303.28 x 2 Travelers$606.56
Total
Price is $606.56
Until Sat, Nov 14

3

  • Earn $14.88
  • Activity duration is 6 hours and 30 minutes6h 30m
    6h 30m
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 9:00AM
Price details
$248.04 x 2 Travelers$496.08
Total
Price is $496.08
Until Sat, Nov 14

Tour of the Iblean Mountains with three Local Producers from Syracuse

  • Earn $10.61
  • Activity duration is 6 hours and 30 minutes6h 30m
    6h 30m
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 9:00AM
Price details
$176.78 x 2 Travelers$353.56
Total
Price is $353.55
Until Sat, Nov 14

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Guided tour of a beekeeping company with honey tasting
  • Inclusions
    Pick-up and Drop-off from Syracuse
  • Inclusions
    Guided tour of an artisan distillery with bitters tasting
  • Inclusions
    Guided tour inside the sausage processing workshop of Palazzolo Slow Food Presidium and final tasting
  • Inclusions
    Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Inclusions
    Fuel surcharge
  • Inclusions
    Parking Fees
  • Exclusions
    Personal purchases at the companies visited

Know before you book

    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Palazzolo Acreide

  • 45m
You will enter the laboratory of a historic local butcher, where you will witness the preparation of Palazzolo Sausage, Slow Food Presidium. At the end of the visit, you will taste sausage, mortadella and other artisan specialties.

Sortino

  • 1h 30m
You will enter the farm of a local beekeeper, where you will learn about the world of bees and the honey production process, from the hive to the extraction. At the end of the visit, you will taste a selection of homemade honeys.

Testa dell Acqua

  • 1h 30m
You will enter a company specializing in the artisan production of bitters, liqueurs and spirits, where you will discover how the medicinal herbs of the Hyblean Mountains are transformed into products with a unique taste. At the end of the visit, you will taste a selection of artisan bitters.

Bosco della Contessa

  • 1h
You will take a lunch break in the shade of the Bosco della Contessa, immersed in the uncontaminated nature of the Iblei Mountains. Here you will taste a selection of typical products purchased in the historic butcher shop of Palazzolo Acreide, surrounded by the quiet and landscapes of this territory

Location

Activity location

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    Palazzolo Acreide
    • Palazzolo Acreide, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Palazzolo Acreide
    • Palazzolo Acreide, Italy

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