T) custom-made footwear and traditional essences Fashion and culture itinerary in Florence

Saskia Wittmer was born in Berlin and after having attended Steiner schools, she decided to pursue her childhood dream. It was a dream that had her gazing in shoemakers' windows rather than playing with dolls. She learned the trade from a master shoemaker in the Hamburg countryside; then she moved to Florence where she worked for a craftsman, learning the secrets of the trade, for three years. The time had come to open her own shop. Here Saskia designs, cuts and stitches shoes, mainly for men, but also for women – especially fabric shoes to match dresses or moccasins. She uses the finest skins and materials (calf, kid, kangaroo, ostrich, alligator, elephant, shark, camel, perch and tripe) that she selects herself. Each pair of shoes is different, made to match the client's personality and destined to last for a long time – comfortable, beautiful and above all, unique.
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The early Dominican basilica was rebuilt in the Gothic-Romanesque style at the end of the end of the thirteenth century. The beautiful green and white marble facade was completed by Alberti around 1470. Inside the church there are many masterpieces such as the Trinity by Masaccio, the "crucifixes" by Giotto and Brunelleschi and in the transept, the lively Renaissance frescoes by Ghirlandaio and Filippino Lippi.
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Founded officially in 1612 (although actually dating back to 1221 at the arrival of the Dominican friars in Florence), the Officina is one of the world's oldest pharmacies. Its halls showcase a vast range of preparations and products, including perfumes, essences, soaps, unguents, spirits, balsams, colognes, aromatic vinegars, and liqueurs, all still made in accordance with the ancient formulas. But that's not all: the beautifully frescoed rooms of the Officina are a veritable museum of original furnishings and the ancient tools of the pharmaceutical trade.
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