Bizzaria
Eau de Parfum an ode to beauty and singularity
A
very rare citrus fruit, noticed for the first time in Florence in 1644
was then lost and forgotten in the folds of the centuries
Rediscovered
in 1980 among the botanical secrets of the Villa
Medicea di Castello, it returns to a new light to reveal today the
extraordinary character of a fruit that is bitter orange, lemon and
citron together
The Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella can trace its roots back to the Florence of 1221. In that year, Dominican friars founded the convent of Santa Maria Novella, and began to cultivate - among other things - a garden. From that same garden, many centuries of experience in pharmacopeia and natural preparations began to develop. And in later years that experience would expand to include the worlds of cosmetics, fragrances and wellness products.
Inside the convent complex of the church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence is the historic shop of the Officina which has been the heart and soul of its activities for centuries.
For 800 years, this has been the place where antique preparations, perfumes and cosmetics are created and distributed, making the shop in Via della Scala the oldest pharmacy in the world. "La Scala" is the flagship museum of the Officina Profumo Farmaceutica Santa Maria Novella.
The sacristy frescoed at the end of the fourteenth century by a pupi