Perfumers in Florence make perfect scents...

“Our store is one of the oldest pharmacies in the world, founded by Dominican monks in 1221 in part of what was once a monastic complex,” says Eugenio Alphandery, co-owner and president of SMN. “They began to cultivate medicinal herbs in the gardens for the convent infirmary. Eventually, in 1612, Friar Angelo Marchissi opened up the apothecary to the public. We have been in the exact spot [Via della Scala 16] ever since.”
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BY XAV JUDD
1 JUN 2018