Tour the Santa Maria Novella pharmacy (historic herbal pharmacy)
Mejor época para visitar
Weekday mornings right when it opens at 9:00 AM to avoid cruise ship crowds that flood in after 11:00 AM. December weekdays are especially quiet before Christmas gift shoppers arrive.
Consejos para el presupuesto
Entry to the shop and museum is completely free. Watch the budget by skipping the gift shop impulse buys; a small bottle of rose water costs around 30 EUR, but you can smell everything for free.
Recomendado para
Perfume and fragrance lovers, History enthusiasts, Solo travelers seeking quiet reflection, Souvenir hunters wanting authentic Florentine crafts
Planifica tu visita
45-60 minutes
Acerca de
Datos rápidos: La Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella data de hace más de 400 años, lo que la convierte en una de las farmacias más antiguas del mundo. Los frailes dominicos comenzaron a cultivar hierbas medicinales aquí en el siglo XIII, y la tienda todavía vende recetas originales de agua de rosas y popurrís de los años 1500.
Destacados: Detrás de la modesta fachada de piedra se esconde una botica renacentista con frescos que huele a lavanda, salvia y recetas de agua de rosas de 400 años. Los visitantes beben té de hierbas bajo techos abovedados pintados con escenas bíblicas mientras contemplan cerámicas que contienen las mismas mezclas de hierbas preferidas por la nobleza de los Medici.
Consejos de expertos
- Head to the back room where you can sample their famous herbal liqueur, Liquore Antico, for a small fee that includes a tasting glass.
- Photography is permitted, but skip the selfie stick and use natural light from the courtyard windows for warmer shots.
- The potpourri counter lets you mix your own custom blend from 30 different dried herbs and flowers by weight.
- Visit the small museum upstairs first to see original distillation equipment and medieval recipe books before browsing the shop floor.
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