Amalfi Coast Food Tours & Cooking Classes
The Amalfi Coast grows the lemons that make limoncello, the fior di latte of the Lattari hills, the anchovies of Cetara and the wines of Furore, Ravello and Tramonti, and its cooking classes happen on terraces above the sea. This is our Amalfi Coast hub. Below are the top-rated food experiences on the coast, then our detailed pages: cooking classes in Sorrento, Positano and along the coast, limoncello tours, wine tours, and Sorrento itself.
Top-rated food experiences on the Amalfi Coast
Ways in: cooking classes in Sorrento in lemon groves and family farms; coast and farmhouse classes in Amalfi, Agerola and Praiano; Positano classes at a local’s home; limoncello tours and tastings; wine tours to Tramonti, Furore and Ravello; and the Sorrento food page.
What to eat: spaghetti alle vongole, scialatielli ai frutti di mare, ‘ndunderi from Minori, fior di latte from Agerola, colatura di alici from Cetara, delizia al limone, and a limoncello made from the coast’s own lemons.
How the coast works for a food trip
Sorrento is the base for most visitors: an hour from Naples by train, ferries to Positano and Amalfi, and the highest concentration of cooking classes, most of them 10 to 20 minutes uphill at farms with transfers included. Positano is the glamorous stop with classes at locals’ homes and rooftop kitchens. Amalfi and the villages above it, Agerola and Pianillo, host the farmhouse classes with mozzarella made from the farm’s own cows. Ravello and Tramonti are the wine. Cetara is anchovies and Minori is pasta. Ferries connect the coast from spring to autumn; Sorrento to Positano is 30 to 40 minutes, Positano to Amalfi a little less.
The lemons
The Limone Costa d’Amalfi IGP, the sfusato amalfitano, is a long, pale lemon with a thick, oil-rich rind, grown on terraces across thirteen villages from Amalfi to Vietri; the rind is why it makes the best limoncello. Sorrento has its own, the ovale di Sorrento, and both are in the tours: lemon-grove walks, limoncello factory visits and classes where you make your own. See limoncello tours.
The wine
Costa d’Amalfi DOC, created in 1995, has three subzones: Furore, where Marisa Cuomo makes the coast’s famous whites and reds on cliff terraces; Ravello; and Tramonti, inland and cooler, with old vines of Tintore. The grapes are Falanghina, Biancolella, Piedirosso and Aglianico. Tours combine a winery lunch with a coast drive from Sorrento or Amalfi. See Amalfi Coast wine tours.
When to come
April to June and September to October: warm, open, and the lemons are on the trees. July and August are hot and crowded and the ferries are full. Many farms and ferries close from November to March, though Sorrento classes run year round.
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FAQ about Amalfi Coast Food Tours & Cooking Classes
Frequently asked questions
Why the Amalfi Coast for food?
Because the ingredients are grown on the terraces you look at: sfusato lemons, tomatoes, the mozzarella from the hills, fish from the boats below.
Sorrento or Positano for a cooking class?
Sorrento for choice, price and easy transfers; Positano for the setting. Both teach the same repertoire: fresh pasta, a seafood or tomato sauce, and a lemon dessert.
Can I do the Amalfi Coast from Naples in a day?
Yes, but it is a long day; several tours combine the coast drive with a farm lunch or a cooking class. Two nights in Sorrento is the better plan.
Do I need a car?
No, and you do not want one; the coast road is slow and parking is scarce. Ferries, the Sorrento train and the transfers included in most classes cover everything.