The estate notebook
Sicilian recipes to make at home and places to see in the Val di Noto, told by the people who live here.
Sicilian recipes
- Time
- 3 h 25 min
- Serves
- 20
A crisp fried shell and sheep’s milk ricotta worked with nothing but sugar: Sicilian cannoli at home, step by step.
Read- Time
- 4 h 40 min
- Serves
- 12
Saffron rice around a heart of ragù, peas and caciocavallo, with a crisp crumb coating: how arancini are made in eastern Sicily.
ReadLemon granita, no ice cream maker needed
- Time
- 4 h 25 min
- Serves
- 6
Lemons, water, sugar and a fork: Sicilian granita is made in the freezer, scraped every half hour. Eat it with a brioche col tuppo.
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Places to visit
- Reading time
- 3 min
- Published
- 19 October 2026
From Porta Reale to the Cathedral, via Nicolaci and the three squares of the Corso: a walking route to see Noto in a day, with a proper break.
ReadVendicari and Marzamemi, a day by the sea
- Reading time
- 2 min
- Published
- 19 October 2026
Morning among the marshes and beaches of the Vendicari reserve, evening in the square at Marzamemi: a day on the coast south of the estate.
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