Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella
Santa Maria Novella
In business since 1612, this exquisite perfumery-pharmacy began life when Santa Maria Novella's Dominican friars began to concoct cures and sweet-smelling…
Must-see shopping in Santa Maria Novella
Santa Maria Novella
Design objects for the home – made in Italy and many upcycled – as well as jewellery, bags and belts crafted from old bicycle tyres and inner tubes by…
Santa Maria Novella
Evocative of an artisan workshop, this tiny boutique showcases the world-class leather craft of local superstar Benheart. The young Florentine fashion…
Santa Maria Novella
The maze of beautiful period rooms at this elegant porcelain shop is well worth exploring. Showcasing tableware produced by Richard Ginori, a Tuscan…
Santa Maria Novella
An exceptional range of books (new and old, Italian and English), curated with care and impeccable taste by savvy owners Pietro and Maddalena, promise…
Santa Maria Novella
Follow the trail of knowing Florentines, past the flower-and-veg-laden bicycle parked outside, into this enticing food shop bursting with boutique cheeses…
Santa Maria Novella
'Writing the Future' is the inspired strapline of this iconic stationery company, in business in Florence since 1714. Stendhal, Byron, Shelley and Dickens…
Santa Maria Novella
It was a hat made by Siena milliner Grevi that actress Cher wore in the film Tea with Mussolini (1999); ditto Maggie Smith in My House in Umbria (2003)…
Santa Maria Novella
Ornella Aprosio fashions teeny-tiny Murano glass and crystal beads into dazzling pieces of jewellery, hair accessories, animal-shaped brooches, handbags,…
Santa Maria Novella
An old family name dressing the aristocracy for eons, this utterly gorgeous shop with frescoed ceilings, polished parquet and bijou winter garden sells…
Santa Maria Novella
Gucci's flagship store on Florence's most swish shopping strip is as much a lesson in sensational interior design as an enticing space in which to ogle at…
Santa Maria Novella
The voluptuous jugs, beakers, glasses and other colourful tableware items in this eye-catching boutique look like glass – but are not. Everything created…
Santa Maria Novella
Swatches of vintage cloth are woven into new garments to create unique, one-off pieces at this fashionable women's ready-to-wear boutique. The bold prints…
Santa Maria Novella
Elena is the passion and knowledge behind this astonishing chocolate shop that sells only the best. Think black-truffle-flavoured chocolate, an entire…
Santa Maria Novella
This Florentine house has pampered well-heeled locals with its natural skincare, fragrance and wellbeing products since 1843. Be it an invigorating…
Santa Maria Novella
It is impossible to miss the stylish boutique of Florentine designer Marioluca Giusti, an all-white space that shows off to perfection the brilliant…
Santa Maria Novella
The glitz, glam and romance of bygone eras are evoked at this wonderful antiquarian boutique specialising in vintage fashion. Garments and accessories…
Santa Maria Novella
Florence is famous for its exquisite marbled paper and this well-known, fourth-generation bookbinder and restorer has been making sheets of the stuff by…
Santa Maria Novella
Established in Florence in 1970, Il Bisonte's handmade leather bags are now sold in stores across the world.
