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We spent a week walking sections of Hadrian's Wall, pausing at sites to hear them and the history come alive from our guides, both obviously expert and passionate about the history and archaeology of the area. At lunch and in the evening, we were booked into a variety of excellent pubs and restaurants, and the hotel was lovely. Altogether a great holiday.

Daphne Perry, UK Walking Hadrian's Wall

A true gastronomic adventure up close and personal with the people and food of Sicily. We experienced sites, sights and carefully chosen venues not readily available to a normal tourist. We met the Sicilians who actually produce and provide the artisanal and indigenous wines, olive oils, pastas, fish and even homemade chocolate. Supplemented with introductions and visits with a local historian and artists, the tour was all the more enhanced. The selection of hotels were all really first rate and meaningful to the locale, the experience of the product and place. Key to the tour's extraordinary quality was Sommer's provision of guide/hosts, Marcello Baglioni and Lucia Iacono. Not only did Marcello meticulously organize every detail of the logistics but he also provided personable and knowledgeable, cultural and historic background to make the tour intimate and infinitely educational. His personal relationships with the local gastronomical world truly immersed us in a full panoply of gustatory pleasures. He is simply a marvelous treasure as host and friend. Additionally, the days spent with Lucia Iacono were an informational extravaganza. She is also a marvelously many faceted host who brings, with erudition, introduction to Sicily's historical culture, art and architecture, making every minute of her time with us filled with educational and delightful insights. Of course, her charming manner made it all the more pleasurable. In all, the tour was of such quality that it exceeded, in every aspect, our most critical expectations. An experience to be treasured and even repeated. Peter Sommer and his team are superb. Can't wait for the next trip.

Don Santarelli, Virginia, USA A Gastronomic Tour of Sicily