Bergamotto is a citrus fruit that only grows within a 100 km stretch of land between Villa San Giovanni and Gioiosa Ionica in Italy. It blossoms 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 within this 100 km area in Italy. Bergamotto was shipped worldwide using metal plates and various machines were used to process the fruit to produce bergamot oil and other products like perfume. Special baskets made of jute and vimine helped store the oil without leaks during fruit harvesting.

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 basket 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