Regional Institute of Wine and Oil

Sips of Sicily, the guide

“Sips of Sicily, a tour of emotions”. It is the guide, sponsored by the Department of Agricultural and Food Resources and the Regional Institute of Wines and Oils of Sicily and conceived and created by Rosa d'Eventi Wine & Food Tour. A useful handbook, in Italian and English, for travel which combine taste with the pleasure of hospitality, the art and history of Sicily with the experience of the island's wineries. Culture, colours, landscapes and gastronomic traditions told with the complicity of a glass of wine.

 

“Even outside the tourist routes – explains Lucio Monte, general director of IRVOS – the tourist will be able to find an inexhaustible source of destinations. Indeed, it is precisely in the most hidden and secret places of the island that the most beautiful structures of Sicily for connoisseurs are found, reported by this guide. One of our objectives is to make wine tourism one of the strengths of a united and successful Sicily which, especially abroad, is increasingly popular".

184 pages where the companies associated with MTV Sicilia are reported, distinguished by logos of different colors depending on the territory they belong to. The sites, telephone numbers, GPS coordinates. There are four itineraries: “Flavours of travel” which includes the provinces of Palermo and Messina. A vast territory that stretches from Pantelleria to the Madonie. “Pearls of Etna and the Aeolian Islands” which concerns the Etna area, a true archipelago of flavors and aromas and includes the provinces of Catania and Messina; “Profumi del Gattopardo” embraces the territory of Agrigento, Enna and Caltanissetta. And also "Baroque Goodness" which concerns the provinces of Syracuse and Ragusa. Inside there are also nightlife venues, farmhouses, golf clubs, Bed & Breakfasts, resorts, restaurants, selected with the aim of ensuring that the stay in Sicily is a unique and unforgettable experience in terms of quality. “Gourmet” stages have been selected, from oil mills to dairy companies to those producing typical products. Easy to consult, there is also useful information for the traveller, such as the telephone numbers of airports, bus lines, shipping companies and maritime connections.