Sorrento: Lemon, Olive Oil and Wine Tasting Tour with Lunch Sorrento: Lemon, Olive Oil and Wine Tasting tour with Lunch

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ID: GYG219117-376374
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Country: Italy

Duration: 04:00 hours


Description

Enjoy an authentic Italian culinary experience on a 4th generation family-run farm on the Sorrento Peninsula. Discover how local products are produced and savor a delicious homemade lunch.
After being picked up from Sorrento meeting point, take a short ride to a working farm on the Sorrento Peninsula. Here, first of all you will be warmely welcomed from the 4th generation owner with his family and afterwards he will take you though the orchards.

Along the way you will meet friendly animals important in sustainble farming. Then, in the middle of the century-year old olive grove, learn how the farm produces some of the finest extra-virgin olive oil in the world. See the great care and attention that goes into producing so many fruit trees and other seasonal vegetables used as the basis for world-famous Mediterranean cuisine. Witness traditional picking techniques and watch entertaining demonstrations and explanations. Visit the farm's beehives and learn why bees are so important in organic farming. Don't worry, you won't get stung! After this, wander among the 800 lemon trees and discover how the farm produces unique-tasting citrus, symbolic of the Sorrento Peninsula. Your guide will explain how the lemons are picked, how the famous “Pergolas” are built, and what they are used for. In front of you, admire the wild chestnut forest.

When the walking tour is finished, visit the ancient family wine cellar to learn how red wine is still made using the old wine press and find out how meats are cured. Step to the tasting area to try the farm's fresh products including homemade lemonade, fragrant olive oils in different specialties on homemade bread, citrus marmalades, and honey. Finish the tour with a delicious lunch. The first traditional course will be prepared using seasonal products. Then savor a lemon dessert topped off with a frosty glass of limoncello, the quintessential Italian liqueur. You will even learn the family recipe! With a full belly, relax on the journey back to Sorrento dropped off at the same meeting point.

Highlights

  • Enjoy a relaxing walk among the olive and lemon groves
  • Sample fresh lemonade, honey, cheeses, olive oils, wine, and limoncello
  • Savor a homemade meal prepared by the simple use of farm's products
  • Visit the ancient family wine cellar and oil mill
  • Authentic Farm to Table Experience!

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Outside the main entrance of Grand Hotel Cesare Augusto
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When should I book?

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.


Cancellations

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.