Perfume Making Workshop in Florence Design Your Own Scent
Overview
This is one of the few perfume workshops held inside an authentic 17th-century Florentine lab, hidden from tourists. Guests work directly with a master perfumer using rare essences and centuries-old techniques to create a scent that reflects their identity and story — not just a souvenir, but a piece of Florence to take home.
What's Included
- 15 euros reservation and booking for time and date.
- Sensory experience in a historic 17th-century Florentine workshop
- Participation certificate
- Personal expenses
- Transportation to/from the meeting point
- This experience requires an additional payment of €55 per person, paid directly at the perfume laboratory.
Meeting Location
Via Ghibellina
50122 Firenze FI, Italy
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Florence is full of beauty — now capture it in a bottle.
Step off the beaten path and into a hidden 17th-century perfume workshop that few tourists ever discover. In this unforgettable hands-on experience, you’ll become a perfumer for a day under the guidance of a local artisan with deep roots in Florence’s fragrance-making tradition.
You’ll explore rare ingredients, natural oils, and ancient techniques once used by the Medici court during the Renaissance. Then, using your senses and creativity, you’ll create your own signature fragrance — a perfume that reflects your personality, memories, and the essence of Florence.
This is more than just a class — it’s a sensory journey through scent, history, and identity. Perfect for couples, solo travelers, creative minds, or anyone seeking a personal and soulful connection with the city.
You’ll take home your finished perfume in a beautifully designed bottle — a truly unique experience and a one-of-a-kind souvenir
The full price of a "master nose" is 70 euros.
You pay €15 online to reserve your time and date.
The remaining €55 is paid in site at the perfume
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Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions
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Activity code: C-5570849P4
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Frequently Asked Questions (6)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Boat Tours customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CEST).
- 15 euros reservation and booking for time and date.
- Sensory experience in a historic 17th-century Florentine workshop.
- Participation certificate.
- Personal expenses.
- Transportation to/from the meeting point.
- This experience requires an additional payment of €55 per person, paid directly at the perfume laboratory.
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Perfume Making Workshop in Florence Design Your Own Scent is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Perfume Making Workshop in Florence Design Your Own Scent will be included in your confirmation email from City Boat Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024What's Included
- 15 euros reservation and booking for time and date.
- Sensory experience in a historic 17th-century Florentine workshop
- Participation certificate
- Personal expenses
- Transportation to/from the meeting point
- This experience requires an additional payment of €55 per person, paid directly at the perfume laboratory.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
