Choosing Gospa Citrus means betting on quality, sustainability, and authentic flavor. Our organic crops respect the rhythm of nature, without chemicals or artifices, and are harvested at their optimal point. This way we guarantee fresh, healthy, and lively fruits, directly from the Alcores of Seville to your table.
For generations, Gospa Citrus has been committed to caring for the environment and people’s health. Our organic cultivation allows us to provide all consumers with high quality standards, within a framework of respect and love for nature.
It is a system that guarantees healthy agriculture and healthy food for today and tomorrow, as it protects the soil, water, and climate, promoting biodiversity. It does not pollute the environment with agrochemicals or genetically modified crops. Due to biodynamic practices, we consider our farms as complex systems and seek equilibrium between soil, plants, and animals.
For our health
They contain no added chemicals. You will be consuming what you see, without your body being burdened or having to eliminate toxins.
For the local economy
Many organic farmers cultivate on a small scale and, therefore, it is a way to circulate resources to all areas of the world without causing disproportionate growth.
For the environment
It focuses on the health of our planet, as it does not pollute the soil with products that are difficult to eliminate and are harmful to our surroundings.
Seville’s relationship with citrus fruits is a millennia-old history. Its location in the majestic Guadalquivir valley, birthplace of numerous towns and cultures, its extraordinary climate, abundant water sources, and soil rich in life provide exceptional conditions for cultivation.
The first citrus fruit cultivated in the city, brought by the Romans and documented by Saint Isidore, was the Citro. Its thick, aromatic rind was used to make jam.
The Bitter Orange is the species most associated with Seville. It is so related that a synonym for it is ‘Seville orange’ (in English). These were known by the Arabs from the Sind region (northwest India) at the end of the 8th century. Later, the Bitter Orange was brought west between the 9th-11th centuries via the ‘Arab corridor’ until it reached Al-Andalus, present-day Spain.
We must recognize the fundamental role that the Bitter Orange played as an ornamental element in the Isbilya (Seville in Arabic) of Al-Andalus, as reflected in numerous texts of the time.
In one of the most emblematic areas of the province of Seville, specifically in its heart, there are oranges that have been famous since time immemorial. These are the oranges of Mairena del Alcor, which were sold in Seville shouting “From Mairena, the good ones”. They have been called “syrup oranges” or “penetrant perfume oranges”.
The orchards of Mairena del Alcor are famous for their Bitter Oranges. The English came in search of the abundant water of Mairena to transport it to Seville. From this place, they also exported the most wonderful “Seville oranges” so that the British people could make their delicious treat every year: marmalade.
In one of the photos, we see Thomas Downing Kendrick, director of the British Museum (1950-1959), visiting Mairena, alongside archaeologist George Bonsor, at the renowned Fuente de Alconchel.
Mairena del Alcor, that place of extraordinary natural and cultural heritage, wonderful climate, majestic castle, abundant water, and rounded hills, the place where oranges grow like golden fruits and sun glimmers.
Gospa Citrus is aware that the best way to stay healthy is to have a good diet. Various international organizations recommend the daily consumption of fruits and vegetables to stay healthy. Gospa Citrus’ citrus fruits are 100% fresh, with all their vitamins and properties, harvested directly from our organic orchards a few hours before being shipped to our customers.
Gospa Citrus offers only seasonal citrus, fresh fruit, organic and biodynamic with enormous nutritional properties. Thus we achieve, in a sustainable process, the highest quality fruit, with the best flavor, naturally, for a healthy life.
