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Cooking Lessons

Learn traditional Sicilian cooking to impress your friends at home.

A unique blend of Italian, Arabic, Greek and French influences, Sicilian cuisine is a peasant cuisine renowned for its cheeses, breads and fragrantly spiced dishes.

All our lessons are conducted in small groups of less than six people and are open to guests only.

  • Pizza and bread
  • Pasta alla Norma
  • Pasta with sardines
  • Pasta/Risotto with cuttlefish ink
  • Sicilian Caponata
  • Eggplant parmigiana
  • Cannoli di ricotta

35 euro per lesson, from 16:30 onwards for about 2 hours, final tasting of the preparations with a glass of wine.

Lesson Reviews

Benjamin Nerding
Benjamin Nerding
Giusi and her husband hosted me and my partner in their beautiful country house in Pachino for one night. They made us taste some really amazing local pastry,wine and pasta. They were really nice and welcoming and even gave us a ride the next day to the highway. Guisi is ...
We stayed at AgriMaccari in June 2016 and we liked it so much we came back again in September. Giusi and Roberto are very welcoming, rooms are very nice and its in the perfect spot to explore an amazing area of Sicily.Alan and Sarah
Elisabetta Pini
Elisabetta Pini
Grazie per l'ospitalità e per il bel giro che ci siam fatte in notturna.Giusi sei molto più bella dal vero, rispetto alla foto del profilo. Forza e coraggio per i tuoi nuovi intenti!
Augusto Cipriani
Augusto Cipriani
Giusy e Roberto sono 2 persone amabilissime e di spirito. Molto interessanti e molto disponibili, è stato un vero piacere essere loro ospiti. Ci hanno ospitato per 2 notti nello loro bellissima casa di campagna in mezzo straordinaria e meraviglisamente aspra natura del sud Sicilia.
Delia UK
Delia UK
It was really great arriving at and being with Giusi and Roberto during our mini cycling trip of Southern Sicily. Giusi is such a kind and curious lady, it was a pleasure spending the evening together. I will never forget picking ripe figs and peaches straight from the tree for ...
Marion Autin
Marion Autin
Soggiornato da Giusi – PositiveGiusi and Roberto hosted me last minute and I was really lucky that it happened. They are really kind people, enthusiastic, curious and happy to help you to discover the sicilian culture. Also I was impressed by their wonderful project of camping with bio agriculture in ...
We learnt to make tortellini with Nonna Pinnucia - she made it look easy- and Ricotta with Giusi. Great fun and can't wait make them when we get back. Let's hope they taste as good as yours.Sarah and Alan
Markus Kloth
Markus Kloth
Soggiornato da Giusi – PositiveGiusi y Roberto hosted me for 6 awesome days in their beautiful country house.They are such great persons. Also i got to know a big part of their family. All very nice people.To cut a long story short I have to use a strong word… They ...
We found Giusy and Roberto's place by coincidence when we were in search of a campsite in this area. No camping we have seen in Sicily during our 3 week trip compares to what we found here. Not only are all facilities clean and new, and is there a great ...
Daria and Maciek
Daria and Maciek
Giusi is a very friendly and warm person! She hosted us for one night in Pachino. We got a comfortably appartament only for us. Next day she took us by car for a trip along the seaside and showed us Marzamemi, Portopalo, sicilian countryside and tomato plantation 🙂 It all ...

Farm Stays

Sunsets from the veranda and morning dips in the pool.

Make yourself at home on the farm.

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Experiences

Discover Sicilian rural traditions with all your senses.

Learn to cook like a Sicilian or make your own oil and wine.