Heaven Scent

I visited this 600 year old pharmacy when we were in Florence a few years ago- it was indeed heavenly. I was pleased to see it featured in Smithsonian Magazine.

Santa Maria Novella boasts an attraction no other church in Italy can match. Dominican monks began concocting herbal remedies here in the 13th century, in the time of Giotto and Dante. Today, the Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella still sells traditional elixirs, along with more contemporary skin-care products, oils and perfumes.