Archaeology + Food

 
 

A new recipe for small-group travel to Italy

Unique tours for the culturally curious and the sophisticated palate.

Elifant Archaeo-Culinary Tours offers week-long trips that combine remarkable access to cultural and archaeological sites, truly expert leaders, and some of the best food in Italy. Our trips are a feast for the mind, soul, and body.

 

 
 

Windmills, cave dwellings, salt pans, cranu stumpatu*

Even on your umpteenth trip to Italy, we can still amaze you. Our themed cultural tours invite you to look at familiar places in a new light and discover much that is delightful
(and delicious). 

    *Hint: It’s for lunch.

 
 

October 9–16, 2023

WESTERN SICILY
The western corner of Sicily contains the island’s most spectacular antiquities—the Greek temples at Segesta, Selinunte (Selinus), and Agrigento—as well as the renowned Norman architecture of Palermo. Sicily has been a cultural crossroads since Greek settlers and Phoenician traders mixed with local peoples, such as Elymians and Sikans more than three thousand years ago. In fact, parts of western Sicily were never completely Hellenized. We’ll also visit Trapani, Marsala, Mozia, Mazara del Valle, and Monreale.

April 8–15, 2024

TRIESTE TO TREVISO

This tour explores the Roman presence in Italy’s northeast, including a day trip to the Istrian peninsula, the magnificent basilica at Aquileia, and various little-known Roman sites all along the way from Trieste, known for its Mittel European feel, to charming canal-filled Treviso, just north of Venice.

October 21–28, 2024

SARDINIA

Sardinia has all the requisites of paradise: ancient mysteries, a spectacular coastline, rugged mountains, sparkling beaches with pristine water, and a cuisine unto itself. The Phoenicians and Romans who settled here left their mark, as did an indigenous people who built curious conical stone towers known as nuraghi, which survive in the thousands.

March 31–April 7, 2025

WHERE SHOULD WE GO?

Help! We can’t decide!
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tell us what you think.

 

Solo travelers welcome

 

At Elifant, there’s a seat for everyone at the table. 

History buffs. Art lovers. People who care about the who and the why of traditional food as well as the what. Elifant travelers are curious—and congenial. Many travel solo and enjoy meeting new people. And all appreciate a little pampering. 

 
 

Talk with us.

Is there a particular museum or site you don’t want to miss? A local specialty you’re eager to taste? We’re here to answer your questions, large and small.

Elizabeth Bartman and Maureen Fant
Principals, Elifant Archaeo-Culinary Tours

Smart. Challenging. Stylish. Always fun.