Week-long wine tastings at women-owned wineries, delicious Sicilian dishes, and relaxing strolls under the Italian sun. No, you’re not dreaming—you’re just in Sicilian heaven. This is an 8-day, all-women wine walking tour with fantastic guides and local experts following you along your journey. The base for the week is a rustic villa in the countryside boasting a massive garden with hammocks and lounge chairs, a pool, and a timeless kitchen where traditional food will be prepared for you. You’ll go on walks to the beach, to the UNESCO town of Scicli, and to fascinating archeological sites. Make lifelong memories with like-minded women and support women-owned wineries and restaurants!
Make sure to arrive in Catania Airport on time for a 4 pm private transfer to your home for the week. Enjoy welcome aperol, have an intro meeting, and enjoy a homemade dinner together.
If you arrive outside the group transfer times, your guides can book a taxi for you for an additional charge of approx. 100 EUR (110 USD) one-way. We pick up from our recommended hotel in Catania too.
Meals: Dinner
Have breakfast at the villa. Today you’re going to Cava d’Ispica, a fascinating and one of the largest archeological sites in Sicily. Take a trip back to the prehistoric times and Early Christian catacombs by walking through this narrow valley. After a guided trek in Cava d’Ispica, return to your villa around 3:30pm for a relaxing afternoon. Enjoy your evening meal with your team.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Hiking: 4-5 km / 2.5-3 miles
Elevation: +150 m / + 490 ft | -100 m / -330 ft
After breakfast, use the morning to walk to the local beach, maybe even have a swim. At around 5pm, you’ll go to the UNESCO town of Scicli with Emilia, where you can walk to the top of the hill where the church of San Matteo is located. The church dates back to 313 AD, it’s an iconic place for the town, and beautiful views are stretching from the top—you can even see the sea on a good day! At 8pm, you’ll have dinner at a local restaurant, and then transfer back to your accommodation.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
After breakfast, you’ll take a trip to Arianna Occhipinti Winery for tour with wine tasting. Arianna is one of the most renowned women wine makers based in Sicily, so this will be a real treat! Have lunch at a traditional Sicilian restaurant, accompanied with local wine. In the late afternoon, return to the accommodation.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Following breakfast, you’ll get picked up for a day out trekking, around 5 hours in total. You will end in Ragusa Ibla for a walk around this Baroque city and an Aperol to end your day. Transfer back to rest for a bit, and in the evening, you’ll have dinner at the Masseria together.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Hiking: 8-9 km / 5-5.6 miles
Elevation: +200 m / + 660 ft | -450 m / -1,480 ft
After breakfast, you have a free morning, and then lunch at the Masseria. There will be optional activities suggested. There will be organized transfer and a visit to a local small-scaled sister-run winery with local dishes to sample, and then a visit to the famous fishing port of Marzamemi. Transfer back to your accommodation.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Once you’ve had breakfast, you’ll get picked up for a final walk—this will be a lighter morning walk around Sicily with free time for shopping. Transfer back to your accommodation to relax. For the grand finale, you’ll have a cooking class and cook some local Sicilian food with Emilia at the villa!
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
All good things come to an end, and so does this all-women wine walking tour in Sicily. Transfer back to Catania Airport. If you’d like to stay longer in the area, just ask your guide for some recommendations!
NOTE: If you’re planning on leaving Sicily today, please book your flights for after 2pm. If you’d like to extend your stay in Catania, this can be arranged—just contact us before the trip and your guides will be happy to make this happen.
Meals: Breakfast
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This all-women wine walking tour in Sicily is ideal for beginners. You’ll go on daily walks and tours, but anyone with a reasonable level of fitness can keep up. This trip is all about exploring at a leisurely pace, relaxing, resting, and reviving.
Here’s a list of the equipment you need to bring:
Dress comfortably and for the weather in clothes you can move in. We suggest bringing clothing appropriate for the season. Layers are best and don’t wear jeans.
Emilia, the owner of the premium Strazzanti brand, specializes in introducing people to everything that Sicily has to offer. Emilia designed this tour specially for Walking Women, the guides on this trip who focus on all-women holidays—expect 8 days of divine dishes, many wine tastings, and getting to know the area on foot. There’s no better person to help you meet Sicily than Emilia, and you can read about her here.
Originally from the UK, Emilia’s passion for food started at the age of 10, when she started experimenting with her Neapolitan and Sicilian grandparents traditional dishes. Driven by this passion, she trained in top schools and has been a chef for the past 18 years.
Emilia worked in a number of renowned, luxury hotels and restaurants, with some of them being The Dorchester in London, the 3-star Michelin restaurant Le Maurice, the 5-star hotel Principe di Savoia in Milan. She even cooked for Her Royal Highness, other members of the Royal Family, and many celebrities, such as Elton John!
During her time in Sicily, Emilia was captivated by the island’s history and ingredients. She felt the desire to continue the legacy and heritage of her nonni through food and the land. And just like that, Strazzanti was born, founded by Emilia and her sister in 2015.
Strazzanti offers a premium experience, producing the best Sicilian ingredients and products inspired by the land and their grandparents’ recipes. They’ve been importing these products to the UK, but soon Europe and the USA as well. Strazzanti supplies the likes of Selfridges, Sotheby’s, Bar Termini, and many other legendary spots in London. Their Sicilian dining experience was a sell out and featured on Channel 4 Sunday Brunch along with their cooking classes.
Group sizes and prices:
Wine walking in Sicily can be arranged for private and larger groups. Contact us to make arrangements.
Min. age requirements:
If your group has hikers under the age of 18, contact us prior to booking to make arrangements.
To get to Catania, the starting point of your tour, most people fly into Catania International Airport (CTA). That’s the closest airport, just an hour and a half away by car. Your guides can arrange an airport pick-up around 4pm on Saturday. If you would like to travel outside those time, your guides can help arrange a taxi for a cost of approximately £100.
If you plan on arriving overland via Italy or are flying into Palermo, we can recommend the best routes to reach the villa, just let us know in time.
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