Northern Italy 1685: Amidst flower meadows and mountains, Giovanni Maria Farina grows up. Blessed with an exceptionally fine sense of smell, he rises from a peasant boy to a society favorite. For he creates something that everyone craves: a perfume that promises eternal youth. In the intoxication of first love, he becomes obsessed with the idea of creating a unique scent for his beloved, which drives her straight into the arms of his rival. Deeply hurt, he alters the formula and ultimately dedicates it to the city that saves his love – from his Aqua mirabilis emerges the world-famous Eau de Cologne. Citrus fruits and musk, amber and mountain daffodils: the true story of perfume in a sensually opulent journey between Venice, Paris, and Cologne.