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Ornate cream-and-gold interior of Santa Maria Novella on Via della Scala, with carved wooden cabinets and a flower-filled display table.

Santa Maria Novella Historic Shop in Florence

The Via della Scala boutique museum is open daily. The basilica, museum and cloisters visitor entrance is elsewhere, at Piazza Santa Maria Novella 18.

A historic Officina shop

Via della Scala was the Officina’s first operational site; today its historic store is a boutique museum. The address is the historic commercial home of the fragrance house in Florence.1,2,3

Via della Scala 16

The store is at Via della Scala 16, 50123 Florence, Italy, and opens daily 09:30–20:00. For current updates, consult the official store listing. These are the retail location’s published hours as checked on 7 October 2026; verify them again before travel.1

Historic rooms within the convent complex

The Officina places the Via della Scala rooms within the Dominican convent complex and connects the historic premises with its former pharmacy and commercial life. Today the Via della Scala location is a boutique museum.1,2

The basilica visit is a separate destination

The basilica, museum and cloisters visitor entrance is at Piazza Santa Maria Novella 18 and follows its own admission arrangements. The Officina retail location is at Via della Scala 16; consult the monumental complex’s site for its visitor information.1,3

Plan your visit

Address
Via della Scala 16, 50123 Firenze, Italia

Via della Scala 16, 50123 Firenze, Italia

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