Would you like to taste typical Sicilian products directly in our farm? Are you curious about the food-processing plant, how we process fruits and vegetables? Would you like to participate in cooking class led by our local chef and learn some authentic Sicilian receipts? Would you like to join us for a lunch or / and dinner? Are you interested in knowing how to grow, pick and process olives, oranges, mandarins and / or prickly pear-cactus? Come to Sicily and take part in our fantastic rural events organized for small groups! Contact us by e-mail via: info@contradacoste.it and we will suggest you a personalized program, according to the season.
Harvest periods:
- - Olive and saffron harvest – November (50 euro/person);
- - Orange & mandarin harvest – December/January/February (50 euro/person);
- - Tomato harvest – August, September (50 euro/person);
- - Prickly pear harvest – September/October. (50 euro/person)
Programs during the year:
- - Typical product tasting events (25 euro/person);
- - Cooking class (50 euro/person);
- - Lunch and / or dinner on request (50 euro/person).
Location and how you can reach us
Our farm is located in the territory of Castronovo di Sicilia (PA), halfway between Palermo and Agrigento, on the provincial road no. 78 (SP.78). It’s 5 km from the town of Lercara Friddi (PA). By car it takes 1,5 hours of ride from Palermo and 1 hour from Agrigento. By train, from Palermo Centrale the nearest train station is Roccapalumba-Alia; from Agrigento the train station of Cammarata. From Catania by car it takes 2,5 hours to reach our farm. On request we can organize a transport from the nearest train stations.
