{"id":8578,"date":"2026-09-02T16:41:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T16:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/?p=8578"},"modified":"2026-09-02T16:42:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T16:42:48","slug":"love-story-florence-and-perfumes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/en\/love-story-florence-and-perfumes\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Story : Florence and perfumes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Love story : Florence and perfumes &#8211; because their bond is  to all intents and purposes a passionate enduring and enchanting love story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Love Story : Florence and perfumes &#8211; Love at First Sight<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It began with the Dominican friars who took an interest in the botany of the Oltrarno district and created remedies that would become beauty elixirs in honor of Queen Catherine de&#8217; Medici. They crafted &#8220;L&#8217;Acqua della Regina &#8221; for her wedding &#8211; a fragrance featuring citrus and bergamot notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Love story : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visittuscany.com\/en\/ideas\/florence-city-of-perfume-a-tour-to-discover-the-art-of-perfumery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florence and Perfumes<\/a> &#8211; Jealousy at Court<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the time cam for our Catherine de&#8217; Medici to travel to Paris, she too her parfumer, Renato the Florentine, along with her<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She feared the french might steal the secrets of her essences. Florence allowed France to embrace these secrets and the passion for perfume grew into a major global industry. It was renato &#8211; brought to the Parisian court &#8211; who introduced French high perfumery and gave rise to the Grasse region, where perfumes zare still produced today<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Love Story : Florence and perfumes. The Iris that became the Lily<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Iris &#8211; stylized as the lily &#8211; has become the symbol of Florence. Like any great love it requiries time ; indeed this flower needs thre years of maturation in the dark<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only after this period does it yield its most precious essence. It is the perfect metaphor for a truly great love: it takes time, care and patience to bring out the best<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"995\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"8562\" src=\"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/josch13-michelia-champaca-340542_1920-995x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/josch13-michelia-champaca-340542_1920-995x1024.jpg 995w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/josch13-michelia-champaca-340542_1920-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/josch13-michelia-champaca-340542_1920-768x791.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/josch13-michelia-champaca-340542_1920-1492x1536.jpg 1492w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/josch13-michelia-champaca-340542_1920-425x438.jpg 425w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/josch13-michelia-champaca-340542_1920.jpg 1865w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 995px) 100vw, 995px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"588\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"8566\" src=\"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/monicore-bottle-2387210_1920-588x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/monicore-bottle-2387210_1920-588x1024.jpg 588w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/monicore-bottle-2387210_1920-172x300.jpg 172w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/monicore-bottle-2387210_1920-768x1338.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/monicore-bottle-2387210_1920-882x1536.jpg 882w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/monicore-bottle-2387210_1920-316x550.jpg 316w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/monicore-bottle-2387210_1920.jpg 1102w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Love story : Florence and perfumes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"8570\" src=\"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/domeckopol-still-life-697808_1920-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/domeckopol-still-life-697808_1920-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/domeckopol-still-life-697808_1920-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/domeckopol-still-life-697808_1920-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/domeckopol-still-life-697808_1920-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/domeckopol-still-life-697808_1920-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/domeckopol-still-life-697808_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Florence were a feeling, it would be passion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Florence were a memory it would have the scent of Iris<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Love story : Florence and perfumes awaits you &#8211; just az 1 hour 15 min by car drive from <a href=\"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/en\/6-photos-bb-sunrise\/bb-sunrise-on-the-hill\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3812\">B&amp;B Sunrise in Massarosa<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1140\" src=\"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/elisabetta_miele-italy-8345688_1920.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8574\" style=\"width:497px;height:auto\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Love story : Florence and perfumes &#8211; because their bond is to all intents and purposes a passionate enduring and enchanting love story Love Story : Florence and perfumes &#8211; Love at First Sight It began with the Dominican friars who took an interest in the botany of the Oltrarno district and created remedies that would become beauty elixirs in honor of Queen Catherine de&#8217; Medici. They crafted &#8220;L&#8217;Acqua della Regina &#8221; for her wedding &#8211; a fragrance featuring citrus and bergamot notes. Love story : Florence and Perfumes &#8211; Jealousy at Court When the time cam for our Catherine de&#8217; Medici to travel to<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/en\/love-story-florence-and-perfumes\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[1410,249,232,1409,1408,1411],"class_list":["entry","author-wp_1259183","post-8578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-blog-en","tag-art-of-perfumes","tag-bb-sunrise-massarosa-2","tag-blog-bb-sunrise-massarosa-2","tag-iris-and-symbol-florence","tag-love-story-florence-and-perfumes","tag-scent-of-florence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8578"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8579,"href":"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8578\/revisions\/8579"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunrisebeb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}