Type of event: gastronomical festival dedicated to the lemon
Event date: during July
Location: Massa Lubrense
Every year in Piazza Vescovado, Massa Lubrense, a festival dedicated to the aromatic citrus of Sorrento is staged: the lemon.
The festival aims to celebrate the smell, taste and the manner in which the lemon is cultivated and consumed according to the secrets passed down for centuries from generation to generation.
The products, typically based on the lemon, are numerous: citrus honey, lemon cream gelato, lemon crushed ice, delizie (lemon delicious), mousse, baba` al limone (traditional cake soaked in a lemon liqueur) and Limoncello.
The festival ends at midnight with hot lemon cornetti (croissant type pastry) for everyone.
