The Majestic Palace garden: citrus fruits, olive trees and a timeless ecosystem
The historic garden of Majestic Palace Sorrento is a treasure of biodiversity: thousand-year-old olive trees, fragrant citrus fruits and a kitchen garden that feeds the Michelin-starred Don Geppi restaurant.
When guests of the Majestic Palace Sorrento first walk through the gate of the historic garden, they often stop in silence. Not for lack of words, but because the beauty that unfolds before them asks for a moment of respect: a thousand-year-old olive tree — one of the oldest specimens on the Sorrento Peninsula — spreads its gnarled branches towards a star-studded sky, while the air is fragrant with orange trees, lemons and jasmine.
The Majestic's garden is not merely a decorative element, but a living organism that engages with every aspect of the hotel experience. The kitchen garden, tended using natural and low-impact methods, supplies the restaurant Don Geppi with fresh vegetables and aromatic herbs every day, where Chef Mario Affinita transforms them into dishes that have earned a Michelin star. From spinach to medicinal herbs, from tomatoes to courgettes, from basil to parsley: the journey from earth to plate is short and genuine.
Strolling through the garden at dawn or dusk is one of the simple pleasures that the Majestic Palace offers its guests. A sensory journey through scents, colours and textures that tells centuries of Sorrentine history and invites you to slow down, breathe deeply and rediscover the true meaning of Mediterranean relaxation.
The Majestic's garden is not merely a decorative element, but a living organism that engages with every aspect of the hotel experience. The kitchen garden, tended using natural and low-impact methods, supplies the restaurant Don Geppi with fresh vegetables and aromatic herbs every day, where Chef Mario Affinita transforms them into dishes that have earned a Michelin star. From spinach to medicinal herbs, from tomatoes to courgettes, from basil to parsley: the journey from earth to plate is short and genuine.
Strolling through the garden at dawn or dusk is one of the simple pleasures that the Majestic Palace offers its guests. A sensory journey through scents, colours and textures that tells centuries of Sorrentine history and invites you to slow down, breathe deeply and rediscover the true meaning of Mediterranean relaxation.
