What Acqua di Stresa is known for
Perfumery founded in 2002 in Stresa, on Lake Maggiore in Piedmont, by Giovanni Castelli and Andrea Patrucco, with fragrances built around the lake's flowers - lemon, olive, camellia, azalea, magnolia.
Acqua di Stresa was founded in 2002 in the lakeside town of Stresa, on Lake Maggiore in northern Italy's Piedmont region, by Giovanni Castelli, a former fashion stylist who moved into perfumery, and Andrea Patrucco. The pair built the brand around a shared attachment to Lake Maggiore and, specifically, the gardens of Castello di Ripa, a historic residence on the lakeshore facing the Borromean Islands. Its fragrances draw on plants and flowers native to the Lago Maggiore area - lemon, olive, laurel, camellia, azalea, rhododendron, magnolia.
Best for — Lake-flower eaux from Stresa.
Made in Italy.
Where next
- Clarins — Naples
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