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...For warmth, Santa Maria Novella’s new Firenze 1221 collection draws on rich woody scents: Tabacco Toscano (£75), with its beautiful terracotta-toned wax, combines sandalwood and bergamot....
...Yet novelist Sandro Veronesi feels affection for Florence’s Santa Maria Novella Station precisely because it resists such caricature....
...Medici commissioned a scent that came to be known as Acqua della Regina (and is still sold today, from €75) on her marriage to Henry II of France in the 16th century; a New York architect swears by Tabacco Toscano...
...GC 200 Grand Street Empório Santa Maria, São Paulo, BrazilSalads, veg, pies, pasta, antipasti, wine, kombucha....
...I also go to Santa Maria Novella pharmacy for Tabacco Toscano, an amazing shaving cream made in Florence. Czech & Speake No 88, £100 for 100ml EDC; czechandspeakefragrance.com....
...His name is Naurenzo and I enjoy riding him out from our equestrian club, the Centro Ippico Toscano, set right in the middle of Florence’s Cascine park....
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