Events in Sorrento and Naples: detail

From July 04 2008 to July 06 2008

Lemon Festival in Sorrento

The Lemon Festival is now a recurrent event in the summer program of Massa Lubrense, a resort just a few kilometers from Sorrento located at the end of the Sorrento Peninsula.
Lemon growing began at the end of the 17th century in Massa Lubrense in a property belonging to the Jesuit College. The Jesuits created a full-fledged citrus farm with intensive cultivation called "Il Gesù". Since then this cultivation has been characteristic of this area and has become a typical feature of the countryside with its terraces, the lively colors of its fruit and leaves and the fragrance of its flowers. The Sorrento lemon was recently awarded EC IGP certification.

In the square of Massa Lubrense, this important fruit is celebrated with typical products: citrus fruit honey, lemon cream ice-cream, water-ices, Caprese salad with lemon, tidbits, mousses and lemon babà cake, limoncello liqueur. At midnight there are warm lemon cornettos for everyone. In addition, there are guided visits and walks to the farms that produce the precious fruit throughout the festival.

When: Lemon Festival in Sorrento will be held in the first week-end in July 2008, dates will be published shortly.

Information:
Comune di Massa Lubrense
Largo Vescovado, 1
Phone: + 39 081 8789083
Fax: + 39 081 8789576

Associazione Turistica Pro Loco Massa Lubrense
Phone: + 39 081 5339021