In 1380, the Father Prior of the Carthusian Monastery of St. Giacomo, on the news of the arrival of Queen Giovanna D’Angio to Capri, gathered the most beautiful flowers from the island, and made a bouquet which remained in the same water for 3 days. Later, he noticed that the water acquired a mysterious fragrance unknown to him. And that water became the first perfume of Capri.

In 1948, the Prior of the same monastery rediscovered the legendary perfume formulas. Upon obtaining permission from the Pope, he revealed the formulas to a chemist from Piemonte, in the North of Italy, who went on to create the smallest laboratory in the world and named it “Carthusia.”

On the island of Capri, located in Tyrrhenian Sea, in the Campania region of southern Italy, the tradition continues, and the limited production methods used by the Carthusian monks are still in practice today. Centuries-old knowledge flawlessly combines with natural, locally sourced, highest quality ingredients, some handpicked on Capri’s Mount Solaro. And just as in the past, production is still carried out by hand, in small batches, to guarantee the most exquisite care of traditional craftsmanship.