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Lemon Festival in Sorrento
July
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 Ges?quot;. Recently awarded EC IGP
certification.
In the square of Massa Lubrense, the fruit is
celebrated with typical products: citrus fruit honey, lemon
cream ice-cream, water-ices, Caprese salad with lemon, tidbits,
mousses and lemon bab?cake, limoncello liqueur. In addition,
there are guided visits and walks to the farms that produce the
precious fruit throughout the festival.
Various Jazz and classical music
entertainment are held through the summer.
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