Sorrento

Today I got up early and took a nice soak in the hot tub. I got the temp turned up last night and it was wonderful. The weather was sunny and clear as the sun rose up while I soaked.

The Airbnb we stayed at made us a beautiful breakfast sans served it on the patio overlooking the water. We had eggs, rolls, sweet breads, capris fried zucchini and cappuchino. Way too much food! But very good!

We booked a tour at the agritourism farm La Masseria. It is located in a volcanic valley overlooking the Gulf of Naples, just south on Sorrento on the Sorrento Penninsula. This farm was founded in 1898 and is still in the same family. They are the pioneers of the lemon industry that made this area famous. They mainly grow lemons and olives for olive oil. Everything is organic and they make use of every inch of the land.

Great great grandsons Eugenio and Raffael gave the tour of the farm and showed us the two main lemons grown in the area (Sorrento Lemons and Amalfi Lemons) and how they maintain them. They also have many olive trees that they use to make Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

The tour included a walk though the groves as well as a tasting of the fresh lemons and extra virgin olive oil. We also got a peak II to the family wine cellar where they cure meats, store cheeses, lard and of coarse wine!

The tour ended with a lunch of local dished prepared by their mother using ingredients grown on the farm. A True Farm-to-Table experience. Lunch was finished with LemonCello made on the farm.

After the tour we headed to downtown Sorrento. This is a coastal town on the Bay of Naples. The city center is full of narrow alleys with lots of shops. We wandered the narrow alleys and had some gelato as well as some shopping.

We headed back to the Airbnb and took a nap, then an another soak in the hot tub.

Our host, Fabio, prepared a dinner for us. He made us pizza, ravioli, parmigiana. The food was delicious and once again way too much food. He also made is own wine ans served it with the meal.