A terraced lemon farm tour with tastings in Amalfi

The Aceto family have grown lemons on this coast since 1825, the operator says, and this is their farm on Via delle Cartiere, in the valley that climbs behind Amalfi's cathedral. You check in at the Amalfi Lemon Experience shop at number 59, which you reach only on foot: the operator puts it about 14 minutes' walk, slightly uphill, from the cathedral, and GetYourGuide says 15 to 20 minutes from Piazza Duomo, where the restricted traffic zone begins.

From the shop the guide takes you up into terraces cut into the hillside over centuries, under pergolas of Sfusato Amalfitano lemons, the long, thick-skinned variety sold under the Limone Costa d'Amalfi Protected Geographical Indication. You see the farm workers at the trees and visit the workshops where the family makes limoncello, lemon jam and honey from its own bees. The operator says the farm follows ICEA's certified organic rules. Then comes the Museum of Rural Culture, Arts and Crafts, the family's collection of the tools, equipment, photographs and documents of terrace farming; it is open only as part of the tours. The visit ends with a tasting: lemons, lemon cake, lemonade and limoncello. Lemons and farm products are on sale at the end, and the farm can ship them home.

The context that makes the walk make sense comes from Italy's agriculture ministry: the PGI lemons grow on about 400 hectares in 12 coastal towns from Positano to Vietri sul Mare, on terraces where the trees were once covered with straw mats, pagliarelle, now mostly replaced by the green shade nets you see from the path. A PGI fruit must weigh at least 100 grams, and the highest-quality harvest comes between March and the end of July. The operator says the lemons ripen yellow on the trees from February to August; in the other months they are still green.

The tour lasts about 90 minutes and runs in English. On the operator's own schedule it leaves at 10:15 and at about 15:00, from March to October, for up to 30 people. On 27 October 2026 it cost from 35 euros on GetYourGuide, with free cancellation up to 24 hours before; the operator's own site sold the same shared tour for 30 euros, 15 euros for children aged 3 to 10.

Two lemon tours in Amalfi itself sell well on GetYourGuide, and both belong to the Aceto family. This one, on the farm in the valley, was rated 4.8 from about 290 reviews on 27 October 2026, with the guides scored 4.9 out of 5, and it is the one with the limoncello workshop and the rural museum. The other, Lemons and Breathtaking Views: Amalfi Monumental Garden Tour, also costs from 35 euros and was rated 4.9 from about 190 reviews; it is a family-led walk through the family's historic garden a few steps above the centre, with lemonade, lemon cake and limoncello and a view over the town. Pick the garden for the view and the shorter walk from the seafront; pick this one for the working farm, the workshops and the museum.

If your date is fixed, booking direct on the operator's site saves 5 euros a head and gives half price for children aged 3 to 10, with payment on the day, but free cancellation closes 3 days before rather than 24 hours. If you want lunch with your lemons, our page Cooking class and farmhouse lunch above Amalfi starts with a walk through its own lemon grove, olive grove and vineyard and ends with a four-course meal, for 129 euros. At 90 minutes this tour leaves most of the day free, so it pairs well with a morning on the water, such as Kayak and snorkel to Pandora's Cave from Minori, or a lazy afternoon in Amalfi.