More than a century ago, Bergamot, a citrus fruit growing almost exclusively in South Italy, represented a big part of the region's economy. Around 50 years ago, with increasing Bergamot quality substitutes at low prices, the cultivated area drastically decreased, so the impact in the economy also reduced drastically. In more recent years with the ever-growing industry that is Aromatherapy, the cultivated area’s economy increased as well as the people involved.