Owning a Santa Maria Novella essence is synonymous with owning a piece of Florence. Since the dawn of the Middle Ages, the Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella has evolved in parallel to the city's milestone events and changes. A scent can make a memory come alive: Acqua di Santa Maria Novella, historically called ''Acqua Della Regina”, celebrates the perfume commissioned by Caterina de’ Medici to the Dominican friars in 1533, which she brought with her to France on the occasion