FROM FARM TO TABLE ON ETNA AND VALLE ALCANTARA

An itinerary to discover the excellent products in the fertile lands of Etna and the Alcantara Valley through visits to the producers who cultivate the local varieties. 

Selecting, harvesting, protecting. These are the magic words for those who want to rediscover genuine flavors and participate in the creation of traditional dishes with unique, healthy, and valuable ingredients that are for this reason very rare in the world nowadays. Generous Sicily offers them abundantly both on land and in the sea; it is up to us to delve into places, find those ingredients and convert them into a joy for the palate. Enter the fish market of Catania, choose the aromatic herbs cultivated at Roberto's herbs farm, and in the meantime experience the wild smells, the brooms, and the ancient oaks found on the eastern side of Etna. Meet the members of the cooperative of ancient apples and those who produce honey on the volcano. And then learn how fishing boats are built from the words of Gianni, a shipwright for five generations. In Sicily, you know, there are things that never change and one of them is the historic Circumetnea railway, which has resisted while clinging to the volcano since 1890. The suspended train will probably make you dizzy, but it will not be the only breathtaking moment of the trip; the impressive Alcantara gorges will be the setting where you’ll challenge yourself again by choosing to go rafting, canyoning, or river trekking.