Italy · Cooking

5-Hour Sicilian Cooking Class in Palermo with Capo Market Visit

5 Hours Round trip from Via Volturno Easy pace

Travellers in Sicily with their certificates

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Shop for seasonal ingredients at Palermo's historic Capo market
02 Cook in the charming 17th-century Palazzo Asmundo opposite the Cathedral
03 Taste Sicilian wines, local cheeses, and specialties during the class
04 Prepare four traditional Sicilian dishes from appetiser to dessert
05 Enjoy the lunch you have cooked and receive a certificate signed by the chef

Meet in the morning at the entrance of the historic Capo market in Palermo to shop for seasonal ingredients for your lunch. After about 30 minutes at the market, enjoy an easy walk to a beautiful and charming house inside the 17th-century Palazzo Asmundo, right in front of the Cathedral. During the cooking class, taste good Sicilian wines, local cheeses, and specialties while preparing four traditional Sicilian dishes: an appetiser, pasta, fish or meat, and dessert. You can participate as much as you like, take notes from the cookbook, enjoy the lunch you have prepared, and receive a certificate at the end.

During the cooking class, taste good Sicilian wines, local cheeses, and specialties while preparing four traditional Sicilian dishes: an appetiser, pasta, fish or meat, and dessert.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access No

City Palermo

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Capo Market Visit and Sicilian Cooking Class in Palermo

10:30 a.m.: Meet at Capo market, at the Porta Carini entrance on Via Volturno 78.
Receive a warm welcome and begin the shopping tour.
Shop for ingredients at the market.
11:15 a.m.: Walk back home, about 12 minutes on foot.
The location is in front of the Cathedral, at Via Vittorio Emanuele 492.
Start cooking and enjoy tasting some local food.
1:00 p.m.: Lunchtime.
The experience ends at 2:30-3:00 p.m.
The house is very central, and all B&Bs and hotels are nearby.

Where this trip takes you

Capo market, Palermo Cathedral, Via Volturno 78

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map — Round trip from Via Volturno 1 city · 5 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

Cooking class
Food and wines
Lunch
Water

What's Not Included

Cookbook and all packaged products for sale: olive oil, salt, aprons, fresh oregano, limoncello, and placemats

What to bring

Comfortable shoes

Know before you go

If you book an afternoon session, please note that the meeting point is directly at the location on Via Vittorio Emanuele, 492, on the second floor of the Palazzo.

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