Sea fishing, lake fishing, and the fisherman-cook lunch. Catch it, cook it, eat it — the Italian way.
Plan your Italy trip →Sea fishing + cooking: Go out with a fisherman at dawn, catch (or watch him catch) whatever's running — sea bream, anchovies, octopus, squid. Return to shore, cook the catch over a beach fire or at the fisherman's home. Available along every coast — Amalfi, Sicily, Puglia, Sardinia, Liguria. €80-150/person including meal.
Lake fishing: Quieter, contemplative. Lake Bolsena (Lazio), Lake Trasimeno (Umbria), Lake Garda (Veneto). Perch, pike, trout, eel. Often combined with lakeside lunch at a restaurant that cooks your catch. €60-100.
Sicily: Swordfish boats in the Strait of Messina. Tuna fishing traditions in Favignana. Octopus catching off the rocks. Puglia: Small-boat trips from Gallipoli, Otranto, Polignano. Liguria: Anchovy fishing from Cinque Terre boats.
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