In business since 1612, this sublime perfumery-drug store started life when Santa Maria Novella's Dominican friars started to compose cures and sweet-smelling unguents using therapeutic herbs created in the monastery garden. The shop, with an inside from 1848, sells fragrances, skincare products, old home grown remedies and preparations for everything from alleviation of substantial legs to improving skin elasticity, memory and mental energy. It also sells teas, home grown infusions, liqueurs and scented candles. A genuine treasure, the shop has touch screen catalogs and a state-of-the-workmanship installment system, yet still manages to overflow vintage engage.