Longevity clusters: wine, hats, paper, blades. Trades where the product barely changes let a family perfect it for centuries.
Every door below has been opening since before your country’s current constitution.
From the Atlas
- Philipponnat Mareuil-sur-Aÿ / Online
Clos des Goisses — the steepest, sunniest wall of Champagne, family-farmed since 1522. open in the atlas → - Antica Farmacia Pesci (dal 1552) Beauty, Fragrance & Wellness, Rome / Online
Roman pharmacy trading since 1552 — herbal preparations from five centuries of counters. open in the atlas → - Canson Annonay / Ardèche / Online
Fine art papers from Annonay since 1557 — the Montgolfier family mill behind every artist's sketchbook. open in the atlas → - Aritsugu Nishiki Market, Kyōto
Blades since 1560 — sword-smiths to the imperial house turned kitchen-knife masters; your name engraved at the Nishiki counter while you wait. open in the atlas → - Farmacia SS. Annunziata Beauty, Fragrance & Wellness, Naples / Online
Florentine pharmacy dated 1561 — house-label creams and colognes in antique liveries. open in the atlas → - Champagne Gosset Épernay / Online
The oldest wine house in Champagne (1584) — vinous, age-worthy cuvées without malolactic. open in the atlas →