A fragrance that tells of the
lightest, clearest part of wood.
From the Oak Tree of Villa
Medicea di Castello, which has
been defying time and its seasons
for over 500 years.
Green and proud.
Armies, pilgrims and merchants, Guelphs and
Ghibellines, saints and brigands passed under
their heads. And they are still there after
centuries, sometimes even millennia.
The centuries-old oaks offer us shelter, shade
and protection and speak of the magnificence,
solemnity and majesty of the Tuscan land and of
those who wrote its history.
Intense, powerful, warm
and enveloping fragrance.
Suitable for every moment of the day and
season, its middle notes make it perfect
to warm us even in the colder seasons.
Quercia conveys a message of strength,
protection, elegance and self-confidence.
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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 pupil of Giotto, the manuscripts with the cosmetic and curative recipes developed by the apothecary friars and the original tools with which the ancient preparations were produced make "La Scala" a unique and priceless asset.
Today this place still conveys the identity of a brand that over time has been able to preserve and enhance the best qualities of Italy, Florence, and the Renaissance creativity, craftsmanship and attention to quality.
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