Sunday Sweets
Starts at 18€
Italian Sundays shine with tradition and sweetness. Learn more about this typical Southern Italian tradition with Tonino & Michaela at Pasticceria Cicciù. Enjoy a selection of lovingly prepared pastries and experience this typical Sunday ritual for yourself. A sweet excuse to make every day feel like Sunday.
Location: Praia a Mare, Calabria (13.3km from Scalea ~18 minutes)
Highlights:
Explanation of this traditional Sunday ritual.
Preparation of a tray with various sweets.
Option to take your tray home with you or enjoy it with a coffee.
Italian Breakfast
Starts at 12€
Breakfast: Italian style! A simple ritual, yet deeply rooted in our daily culture. A sweet awakening, where the day begins with a frothy cappuccino or a strong espresso, accompanied by a freshly baked artisanal pastry. Tonino & Michaela at Pasticceria Cicciù will guide you through this tradition and introduce you to their selection of handmade creations for you to choose and enjoy.
Location: Praia a Mare, Calabria (13.3 km from Scalea ~ 18 minutes)
Highlights:
Introduction to the Italian breakfast tradition and homemade artisanal products.
A pastry of your choice, accompanied by a good coffee or an excellent cappuccino.
Create your own Colazione
Starts at 23€
Have you ever dreamed of making a real Italian cornetto with your own hands? In this unique experience, you’ll step inside Cicciù's artisanal pastry laboratory to discover the secrets of an authentic Italian breakfast. Once your cornetto comes out of the oven — warm, golden, and fluffy — you’ll enjoy your creation fresh from the tray, paired with a delicious coffee or a creamy cappuccino.
Location: Praia a Mare, Calabria (13.3 km from Scalea ~ 18 minutes)
Highlights:
Hands-on workshop to create your own artisanal cornetto.
Tasting of your freshly baked pastry, served with coffee or cappuccino.
Chocolate Paradise
Starts at 35€
A dream for every chocolate lover! In this workshop, you’ll embark on a multisensory journey — from the fascinating history of this “food of the gods” to creating your very own chocolate bar to take home. While your chocolate cools and sets, Tonino from Pasticceria Cicciù will guide you through a sweet tasting of his artisanal chocolate products, crafted with passion and tradition — one of the first along the coast to experiment and specialise in chocolate.
Location: Praia a Mare, Calabria (13.3 km from Scalea ~ 18 minutes)
Highlights:
Introduction to the history of chocolate.
Hands-on workshop: create your own chocolate bar.
Tasting of artisanal chocolate products.
Christmas Sweets
Starts at 35€
A tasty experience that celebrates the flavours of Christmas through its most iconic traditional sweets. Join Tonino at Pasticceria Cicciù for this guided tasting of several different artisanal Christmas sweets — from cherished local specialties to beloved Italian classics such as panettone. Each bite carries the warmth, nostalgia, and festive spirit of the holiday season…inviting you to savour Christmas one sweet moment at a time.
Location: Praia a Mare, Calabria (13.3 km from Scalea ~ 18 minutes)
Highlights:
Tasting of 7 artisanal Christmas desserts (a selection of local specialties and classic Italian Italian treats e.g. panettone)
Choice of drink: coffee, cappuccino, or hot chocolate.
Paste di Mandorla ~ Almond Sweets
Starts at 35€
Paste di mandorla are a sweet biscuit with a long and cherished history. At Pasticceria Cicciù, you'll be guided step by step through the artisanal preparation of these little delights, using only genuine ingredients and methods passed down through generations. At the end of the workshop, you’ll enjoy your handmade creations — soft, fragrant, and crafted with your own hands.
Location: Praia a Mare, Calabria (13.3 km from Scalea ~ 18 minutes)
Highlights:
Introduction to the tradition of almond paste biscuits.
Hands-on workshop: make your own paste di mandorla.
Final tasting paired with a good coffee.
Cioccolata Calda ~ Hot Chocolate
Starts at 12€
In Italy, hot chocolate is a moment of pure indulgence, a warm ritual much like the British afternoon tea, only much more rich, dense and full of chocolatey goodness. In this experience, you’ll learn all about this beloved Italian tradition with Tonino — a passionate chocolate expert — as you savour a cup of decadent hot chocolate made the old-fashioned way, true to tradition. You'll also learn about the finest quality chocolate used to prepare this thick, velvety treat for a truly delightful afternoon treat.
Location: Praia a Mare, Calabria (13.3 km from Scalea ~ 18 minutes)
Highlights:
Artisanal, thick hot chocolate prepared the traditional Italian way.
Homemade biscuits to enjoy alongside your cioccolata calda.
