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Gastronomic Experiences in Sorrento

Gastronomic Experiences in Sorrento

Sorrentine dishes are synonymous with Italian cuisine around the world, and a gastronomic experience in Sorrento is the best way to assure that you don’t miss out on the region’s culinary surprises.

Idyllic Sorrento is perched above the Mediterranean on Italy’s Amalfi Coast. Its rugged beauty, charming streets and inviting beaches draw thousands of tourists every year, but the food is what makes people want to stay.

Cooking classes

Learn the tricks of creating Neopolitan delicacies from an expert chef. Cooking classes in Sorrento take place at one of the many cooking schools, restaurants and even in private homes.

Choose a class that creates up to seven courses or one that focuses on one famous dish. Recipes include wood-fired pizza, eggplant parmigiana, spaghetti alle vongole and tiramisu.

Most classes include drink pairings that focus on local libations, especially the star elixir of Amalfi Coast, limoncello.

Meet a certified Cesarina for a shopping excursion to the local shops and market before being welcomed into a private home for a cooking lesson.

Concoct a meal with the help of a local while absorbing the authenticity of cooking in someone’s private kitchen. A market tour and home cooking class immerses you in Sorrento’s food culture.

Food tours

Step onto Sorrento’s streets for a walking tour of local flavors, or choose a tour in a private vehicle. The town houses a wealth of businesses that have perfected recipes for gelato, panini, mozzarella, fresh pasta and more.

A food tour in Sorrento is a great orientation to the town. An introduction to Neapolitan dishes at the beginning of your visit can help you choose unforgettable meals for the rest of your stay.

From Sorrento, you can also head north to the home of pizza for a Naples street food tour. Along with the obligatory pizza, try a “cuoppo di frittura,” a cone of fried fish bites and a sweet pastry sfogliatelle for dessert.

As you walk between tastings, your knowledgeable guide will introduce you to the colorful Pignasecca street market, the Royal Palace, Europe’s oldest opera house and the Church of San Francesco di Paula.

Wine tours and tastings

Campania’s wines have recently gained international notice. Take a wine tasting to sample up-and-coming wines grown on the region’s volcanic slopes. The same eruption that doomed Pompeii created ideal soils grape vines.

Taste within the city or book a wine tour that takes you to a nearby winery. Highlights of a wine tasting in the area are Lacrima di Christi and award-winning Taurisi.

Engage in a historical and oenological excursion on a visit to one of several vineyards on the slopes of infamous Mount Vesuvius.

Pair sightseeing on Italy's third-largest island with Amalfi specialties on a day trip to Ischia. The island’s winemaking history dates to 700 BCE, and the unusual biancolella, a fruity yet dry wine, is an Ischian specialty.

Explore the villages of Sant’Angelo and lofty Fontana that sits atop Mount Epomeo. Many day tours to Ischia include an alfresco lunch in Fontana. Relish beautifully-paired Ischian flavors while appreciating breathtaking scenery.

Dinner cruises

A relaxing cruise in the Bay of Naples is a perfect end to a day in Sorrento. A dinner or drinks cruise takes you between the rocky coast and nearby islands while sipping a prosecco or limoncello spritz as the sun touches the horizon.

Dinner cruises in Sorrento may serve a meal aboard the boat or at dockside. Expert chefs combine the best of local flavors for a memorable dinner.

Lemon farm tours

Venture beyond Sorrento to the fertile hills of Campania. Not far outside of the city lie fields of wine grapes, pastures for grazing dairy animals and thousands of lemon and olive trees.

A lemon farm tour in Sorrento takes you to the source where you’ll taste the best of what the Sorrentine area has to offer.

Hop in a minivan or on an e-bike to centuries-old farms. Campania’s volcanic soils and mild climate combine to provide optimal conditions for growing wine grapes and other produce.

Watch as olives are pressed in a traditional mill, and don’t miss out on the chance to wander through a fragrant lemon grove.

Cheese tastings

Heavy-hitters in Italian cooking, some of the country’s best olive oils, cheeses and lemon crops come from the Amalfi Coast. Delve into the nuances of these products on an olive oil, lemon and cheese tasting in Sorrento.

Discover citrus marmalades, limoncello and freshly-pressed oils. The city’s 80-year-old cheese factory is a must-see. Taste mozzarella, provolone, caciotta and burrino and witness demonstrations of the cheese making process.