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Tour the Santa Maria Novella pharmacy (historic herbal pharmacy)

Beste tid å besøke

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.

Budsjettips

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.

Anbefalt for

Perfume and fragrance lovers, History enthusiasts, Solo travelers seeking quiet reflection, Souvenir hunters wanting authentic Florentine crafts

Planlegg ditt besøk

45-60 minutes

Om

Raske fakta: Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella strekker seg over 400 år tilbake, noe som gjør den til et av verdens eldste apotek. Dominikanermunker begynte å dyrke medisinske urter her på 1200-tallet, og butikken selger fortsatt originale rosevanns- og potpourrioppskrifter fra 1500-tallet.

Høydepunkter: Bak den upretensiøse steinfasaden ligger et freskodekorert renessanseapotek som lukter av lavendel, salvie og 400 år gamle rosevannsoppskrifter. Besøkende nipper til urtete under hvelvede tak malt med bibelske scener mens de ser på keramikk som inneholder de samme urteblandingene som Medici-adel satte pris på.

Insidertips

  • 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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