PGI lemons from Amalfi are grown on 400 hectares in the Amalfi, Atrani, Cetara, Conca dei Marini, Furore, Maiori, Minori, Positano, Praiano, Ravello, Scala, Tramonti and Vietri sul Mare municipalities. Almost 100 thousand tons are harvested every year and the first lemon orchards on the Amalfi coast appeared in the 11th century, as they looked good and safeguarded the land from hydrogeological instability.
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PGI lemons from Amalfi are grown on 400 hectares in the Amalfi, Atrani, Cetara, Conca dei Marini, Furore, Maiori, Minori, Positano, Praiano, Ravello, Scala, Tramonti and Vietri sul Mare municipalities. Almost 100 thousand tons are harvested every year and the first lemon orchards on the Amalfi coast appeared in the 11th century, as they looked good and safeguarded the land from hydrogeological instability.