Bergamotto is a citrus fruit that only grows in a 100 km strip of land between Villa San Giovanni and Gioiosa Ionica in Italy. It flowers in April and its fruit is harvested from November to March. While the origins of the Bergamotto tree are uncertain, the only place it bears fruit is in this small area of Italy. Bergamotto was shipped worldwide using metal plates and baskets made of jute and vimine helped store the oil during fruit harvesting without leaks.

1. “Bergamotto” is a citrus fruit with a spherical form
and it only grows between Villa San Giovanni and
Gioiosa Ionica which is about a hundred km. The
blossom time is in April and the fruits are
gathered from November to March, despite the
narrow strip of land the trees grow really well.

2. The origins of Bergamotto tree are uncertain. All sorts of theories have been
suggested as to the country of origins: China,The Barbados,Greece,Spain,The
Canary Island, but however the only place in the world where the Bergamotto
tree bears fruit is in that hundred km area.
Bergamotto was already shipped everywhere in the world with metal plates:

3. These are some of the machines used to
work the bergamotto, to make oil, or other
products like perfume and essences.

4. During the harvest of the fruit these baskets were
really helpful because inside of these
the oil was stored without any leaks; they were
made of juta and vimine.

5. BY VALLEJO MARK JOSEPH / BOGDAN KOCHATOK FROM ITALY