What grows here
Santa Maria del Cedro
13 protected denominations overlap in this municipality.
Santa Maria del Cedro, a municipality on Calabria's northwestern coast, is the heartland of the prized Cedro di Santa Maria del Cedro DOP. This unique citron thrives along the "Riviera dei Cedri," a coastal stretch defined by its cultivation of this distinctive citrus. The local microclimate and deep-rooted agricultural traditions are crucial for the fruit, essential for religious rites and culinary delights, to develop its specific character here. This territory is part of the zone for 13 protected denominations. Among them, the Terre di Cosenza DOC wine also flourishes, alongside wider Calabrian specialties like Liquirizia di Calabria DOP and the acclaimed Soppressata di Calabria DOP.