Sorrento's Kitchen

Sant'Agata, Italy - 4 or 6 nights
Available year round

Learn to cook traditional and authentic dishes from southern Italy and Sorrento by participating in hands-on cooking classes in a spacious professional kitchen. You will stay in a luxurious five star boutique hotel in the Sorrento peninsula, with a gorgeous ocean view. Perfectly situated, this lovely area is 8K (5 miles) from the village of Sorrento and 10K (7 miles) from Positano, two of the most beautiful places of the Amalfi Coast. The hotel was once an ancient villa that was built in 1892 and was also the birthplace of the owner of the property. With the use of local and organic vegetables and the finest of ingredients, you will learn recipes from a talented professional chef who will help you discover this delicious Neapolitan cuisine.

Choose from a four or six night itinerary both which include hands-on cooking classes, foodie visits and excursions to points of interest in this beautiful area of the Amalfi coast, where the Bay of Naples meets the Bay of Salerno. Clients have told me that this getaway is perfect for those wanting a balance of cooking classes, a bit of sightseeing with enough time to relax and enjoy your surroundings on your own. Enjoy exquisite food and wine, gorgeous accommodations with a truly impeccable staff whose main goal is to ensure your comfort.  

SAMPLE SIX NIGHT ITINERARY 

Please note: For those departing on the last day before 8am, or arriving after 8pm on arrival day, there is an additional charge of 50€ to be paid at the property.  

DAY ONE 

Pick up from Naples Airport or Naples Train Station anytime from 2pm.

Arrival at your beautiful hotel. You can relax or take a short walk to familiarize yourself with your new surroundings, perhaps to take a short walk around the area. 

Tonight there will be a splendid welcome dinner at the elegant restaurant in the hotel at 7:30pm.

DAY TWO 

Enjoy a wonderful buffet breakfast of quiches, cheeses, meats, fruit, yogurt, tarts, cakes and much more!

In the morning you will head to a local farm, where the owners have been making mozzarella cheese for years. A light lunch including this wonderful fresh and light cheese follows.

Return to the hotel.

This afternoon you will enjoy your first cooking lesson with your chef, followed by dinner of your creations with wine.   

DAY THREE 

Enjoy a fantastic buffet breakfast.

At 10am you will have your second hands on cooking class.

Your chef will prepare a packed lunch for an afternoon excursion. 

At 12:30pm you will be picked up for a visit to the enchanting Amalfi Coast. The first stop will be at an olive oil factory where you will enjoy a tasting of a top quality olive oil. 

Return to the hotel to relax.

Tonight's dinner will consist of your morning lesson with wine. 

DAY FOUR

Buffet breakfast.

At around 9:30am you will depart for a wonderful 2 hour tour of fascinating Pompeii with an English speaking guide. You will also enjoy a winery visit with a wine tasting and lunch.

Return to the hotel

Dinner tonight will be at around 7:30pm at the superb restaurant, Don Alfonso 1890, within walking distance from your hotel.  

DAY FIVE 

Buffet breakfast followed by your third cooking class at 10am including lunch to follow based on your lesson. (For those on the four-night program, transfer back to Naples after breakfast).

Afternoon on your own. 

Dinner on your own.

DAY SIX 

Buffet Breakfast. 

 
Today will be a full-day visit to the enchanting isle of Capri, weathering permitting.

You will have a professional English speaking guide that will show you the best of this magic island. (Please note: Transportation Costs on the island and lunch will be on your own).

Around 6.00 pm you will have a pizza class (30 minutes are spent making dough – 1 hour waiting for it to rise). While waiting why not have a limoncello class?

Dinner will be a pizza dinner of your creations.   

DAY SEVEN 

Breakfast and departure from the hotel to the Naples airport or train station by 12pm.

*The content or order of the itinerary may change depending on dates, availability of services or activities, local festivals/holidays, weather constraints, etc. Menus are samples and may vary according to the season

NON RESIDENTIAL DAY COOKING CLASS

If you already have your accommodation and are unable to participate in the residential cooking program, you can enjoy a morning or afternoon hands-on cooking class at the Relais. The class can begin at 10am if you prefer a morning class, or 5pm if you prefer an afternoon cooking class, and it will last about 2 hours.

You will learn to make an antipasto (appetizer), fresh pasta as the "primi piatti", a fish or meat dish as the "secondo piatti" and of course dessert (dolce!). Following the class you will enjoy the fruits of your labor and will now be ready to easily replicate at home! 

GROUP SIZE

A minimum of 2 participants is required to run this tour and the tour is limited to a maximum of 12 participants.

(The number of participants refers to how many persons are required to run the tour, not to how many persons you must have in your party. Please inquire.)

HOW TO ARRIVE

Nearest Airport/Train Station: Naples (1 hour by car) 

*These details are provided as additional information. Please check below to see if transfers are included in this tour. 

BOOKING INFORMATION