" I believe that the coast stretching from Reggio to Gaeta is the most delightful part of Italy; particulari, there is the tract nearest to Salerno, full of little villages, gardens and fountains, called the Amalfi Coast by its inhabitants..." Boccaccio ( Decameron)
| The crusaders, returning from the Palestine, have brought along citrus fuit trees, in order to enjoy it also at home, the taste of the fruit juices which had quenched their thirst during the holy wars. So, the first orange and lemon groves have been planted along the Amalfi Coast where the climate was ideal. Being quite impossible to grow citrus trees in other environments, they've soon become very precious and requested, especially since the medieval medicine had discovered the benefits of the lemon, like its anti-scorbutic properties. At those days, the scurvy was a scourge that decimated crew members of the ship, caused by poor daily diet on-board based on preserved food with low vitamin C content. |
| Since centuries, the cultivation of citru fruits, especially lemons, along these coast has represented an activity marked by passion pride, hard work and sacrifice for many men and women who still climb to sttep, blossomed terraces to harvest the " Golden Globe ". |
| The "Sfusato Amalfitano" is a kind af lemon wich takes its name from its elongated spindle-shape ad, of course, from the Amalfi Coast, due to which it has obtained a P.G.I. ( Protected Geographica Indication) nomination from the European Commission. It is harvested from February to September. |
| At " Il Gusto della Costa" company, we process and pack our products by using only the best citrus fruits harvested at the right moment in our farms and by following traditional processing methods which enhance their fragrance and flavour. |
