In 1709 Johann Maria Farina wrote in a letter to his brother Giovanni: "I have found a fragrance that reminds me of an Italian spring morning, mountain daffodils, and orange blossoms shortly after rain. It refreshes me, strengthens my senses and my fantasies." This fragrance that the perfumer named after his chosen place of residence, Eau de Cologne, founded the success of the Farina perfume dynasty. In the 18th century no patent rights existed and many copycat versions of this perfume quickly came to being. Due to these incidents, the Eau de Cologne is designated today as a perfume category. Art related artifacts, photos, and furniture are evidence of the worldwide connections to the Farina perfume dynasty. If you would like, you are welcome to smell a variety of different essences. Detailed descriptions – from the extraction of essences to the development of perfumes from flowers, for example – clearly convey the effort, creativity, and irrefutable talent of this perfumer.The museums tour leads you down the stairs and into the original arched cellar where the fragrance has been produced for about 300 years. A barrel made of cedar from the time of the company’s founding has withstood the test of time can also be seen. The replica of a still, just like the one Johann Maria Farina would have used in the 18th century concretely shows the complicated art of distillation. Photos show the development of perfume production over the last 300 years. Every day many tours take place in different languages.