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Tour the Santa Maria Novella pharmacy (historic herbal pharmacy)

Melhor 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.

Dicas para economizar

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

Planeje sua visita

45-60 minutes

Sobre

Fatos rápidos: A Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella remonta a mais de 400 anos, tornando-a uma das farmácias mais antigas do mundo. Frades dominicanos começaram a cultivar ervas medicinais aqui no século XIII, e a loja ainda vende receitas originais de água de rosas e potpourri dos anos 1500.

Destaques: Atrás da fachada de pedra discreta encontra-se uma botica renascentista com afrescos que cheira a lavanda, sálvia e receitas de água de rosas com 400 anos. Os visitantes saboreiam chá de ervas sob tetos abobadados pintados com cenas bíblicas enquanto folheiam cerâmicas que guardam as mesmas misturas de ervas apreciadas pela nobreza dos Médici.

Dicas de quem conhece

  • 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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