From botanical garden to laboratory

The Foletto Museum is a delightful place that preserves precious evidence of the work of the apothecary: instruments, machines, and documents that tell a fascinating tale, based on deep understanding and great love for the area. A story that continues today!

Accompanied by expert guides with a passion for what they do, you can pick medicinal plants and flowers in the botanic garden, learning to identify the different species (such as calendula, mallow, hypericum, lavender, melissa, mint...) and their different characteristics; once in the laboratory, you can mix the ingredients, then add your flowers and plants to make your very own soap bar.

And after your hard work, it will be time for a tasty snack.

INFO & FAQ:

• Bookings until 5 p.m. the day before the tour;
• Start: 10:00 p.m.;
• Meeting point: La Fattoria - Via Alzer, 2 - Pieve (Ledro) | Google Maps;
• Duration: two and a half hours;
• Included services: guided tour of the botanical garden, where you’ll learn to recognise and pick flowers and herbs (calendula, mallow, St. John's Wort, lavender, lemon balm, mint etc.), soap making workshop, guided tour of the Foletto Museum, focusing on flowers and herbs and their use through the centuries, snack with cake and fruit syrups;
• Provided equipment: everything needed to make a bar of soap to take home;
• The activities are accessible with prams and wheelchairs as well, but it may be necessary to cross meadows and fields;
• Please give prior notice in case you plan on bringing your dog with you. Dogs must be kept on a leash during the activities;
• For group bookings of more than 10 people, please contact the museum directly (museo.foletto@gmail.com | +39 3489701729).