The coastal area is not only a vacation destination for its beautiful scenery, but still today is an important step in the food tourism, from Lattari mountains, to the fishing villages, you can rediscover the flavors of tradition.
The Sorrento cuisine is the daughter of popular Neapolitan cuisine, from which it draws the basics, especially on the choice of raw materials, always seasonal local produce.
Typical dishes are scialatielli with seafood, ravioli alla caprese, gnocchi alla Sorrento. Not least, the desserts, including lemon delights, sfogliatelle santa rosa, and obviously the baba al limoncello.
The pizza differs a little from that traditional Neapolitan, it is a bit thicker (but not too much) in such a way as to absorb more seasoning. A particular local variant is the “Pizza a Metro” of Vico Equense.
In winter you can taste fried donuts and struffoli, while in the summer the fish to lord it, with the specialties of the sea that you can taste in the many food and wine events at issue.
The cheese-making tradition located in the coastal area has many expressions: from riavulillo (small cheese stuffed with olives and hot peppers) to the Provolone del Monaco, to the “treccia” and mozzarella various forms and weight.
The Caprese Cake is a typical Neapolitan cake, from the island of Capri: it is made with chocolate and almonds and no addition of flour (which make...
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The Limonaia is an oasis of greenery located in the heart of Sorrento that offers cooking lessons, Lemon Tour and is also a Home Restuarant
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Sorrento
Learn the tipical Italian and Neapolitan cuisine during your stay at Villa Pane in the Sorrento Peninsula.
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Massa Lubrense
Cooking school located on the panoramic hills of Sorrento with cooking classes focused on the recipes of the Mediterranean tradition
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Sant'Agnello
Cooking school where Neapolitan gastronomic arts and traditions are handed down. Lessons take place in the Hotel Alpha, Sorrento Coast.
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Sorrento
Cooking school in Sorrento. Courses for beginners and experts, Italian traditional cuisine.
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Nerano and Sant'Agata
A school of traditional and authentically genuine
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Sorrento
Small luxury B&B in the center of Sorrento, with rooms, antique furniture, and rooms perfectly preserved and unique charm.
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Sorrento
The Magnolia is a B&B in the center of Sorrento, housed in an aristocratic villa and near the main attractiveness of the city
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+39 329 424 91 20
Vico Equense
In Sorrento Coast, Hotel Mary offers its guests a unique atmosphere just a few steps from the beach.
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40 years of experience in the art of hospitality. Located a few steps from Sorrento's main square Piazza Tasso.
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Sorrento
Sorrento Apartments offers a variety of apartments equipped with every comfort and strategically located in the center of Sorrento.
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Sorrento
Shuttle bus services of high quality in Naples, Sorrento and Amalfi Coast.
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Sorrento
Lentino Private Driver organizes transfers, tours and private excursions to discover the beauties of the Amalfi and Sorrento Coast.
+39 081 807 37 83
+39 333 29 32 506
Positano
Agency for private transfers, tours and excursions throughout Italy: Sorrento, Positano, Pompeii, Naples, Rome, Florence, Venice, Sicily.
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Sorrento
Caruso Limo will guide you to the discovery of: Sorrento, Amalfi Coast, Pompeii and Herculaneum ruins, Naples, Vesuvius, and Paestum.
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+39 339 79 09 401
Sorrento
Association of tourist guides authorized by the Campania region for transfer and tour to Sorrento, Pompeii, Capri, Positano, Naples and more
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