A place that tells the story of bergamot, the citrus symbol of the city of Reggio Calabria, although it is very often identified with the entire region or, more generally, with southern Italy.
A path made of images, texts and ancient tools that enclose more than 300 years of culture and traditions, linked not only to the enhancement of the fruit itself, but also to the memory of peasant civilization and a craft, that of the "spiritaro", which can be defined, today, in its own right, the bergamot artisan.
The rooms of the museum house machines, tools and various objects found around the world, but also material that illustrates the process of extraction of essential oil, the only natural product used by the best perfume industries, which manages to fix the aromatic bouquet of perfumes, releasing a unique and incomparable fragrance.
