Company

 

 

The Citrus company was founded in 2008. The motive was to revive and project the history of the cultivation, harvest and commerce of the citrus fruits at Chios. It is an initiative which objects to connect the past with the present and future of citrus at Campos in a dynamic way.

 

Through the detailed descriptions of the role played by the cultivation of the trees in the development of the area of Campos and the commerce in the past, the visitor realizes that the orchards were the lever for the formation of a unique culture.

 

A live memory scent of another era is passed to the contemporary man through tastes and flavors in which fruits are transformed.

 

The company is housed in an estate dated from 1742, including a main building and an orchard. Citrus activities include the cultivation of two other orchards in the area, the production of different kind of sweets in a home manufacture unit and the creation of a gallery where the visitor can find information, pictures and objects related to the history of social evolution of Campos grace to the citrus cultivation and its commerce throughout the world.