Ristolab Villa Puolo The Taste of Sorrento

About this tour

This four-hour experience at a clifftop villa near Sorrento strips away the tourist veneer to show you how the region actually eats. You'll pick your way through local lemon groves, gather vegetables straight from the soil, and watch the kitchen team assemble your meal from what you've just harvested. The finale is sitting down to eat everything you've touched, tasted and learned about across the afternoon or evening.

Highlights

• Walk through working lemon groves above the coastline
• Harvest vegetables directly from the villa's gardens
• Sample house-made preserves and regional specialities
• Watch cooks prepare your meal in the open kitchen
• Eat what you've gathered at a seaside table

What to expect

Expect to get your hands dirty—literally. You'll start outdoors moving through citrus trees, learning what grows here and when. Then it's into the garden to pick what's ripe. Once you've collected enough, the kitchen opens up and you'll see exactly how your ingredients transform into dishes. It's unhurried and tactile rather than theatrical. Finally you sit at a proper table overlooking the water and eat what you've been part of making. Lunch or dinner options available.

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