Since Albert Fouquet discovered Ravello on Italy's Amal Coast, he sought a few days of true relaxation every year, staying at the Hotel Villa Cimbrone, which rose majestically atop the cliffs, offering spectacular views of the Mediterranean Sea.

Ravello is a source of creative inspiration for lovers of music, art, history, and botanical culture. There, in the gardens of the historic Villa Rufolo, Albert Fouquet could spend hours upon hours admiring the floral beauty crafted by Lord Francis Neville, an old friend of his father, and Luigi Cicalese, his trusted gardener. Richard Wagner, enchanted by the flowers of these unparalleled gardes, found inspiration to create his opera Parsifal.

A few years after Wagner's passing, in these very gardens, Fouquet had the privilege of attending an open-air concert. He was invited by Maestro Guido Rossi, a passionate cultural promoter and patron known for his exquisite taste and love for the arts, who shared his enthusiasm for Wagner’s opera.

The magical atmosphere, infused with Wagner’s melodies and the fragrance of the flowers, stirred a profound creative inspiration within Fouquet.

Following this evocative experience and recalling the sense of wonder he felt during the concert in the Giardino dell'Anima, Fouquet returned to Villa Cimbrone.

That very night, he began to dream and experiment with the essences and scents emanating from the garden's flowers, blended with the freshness of the Mediterranean air and the enchantment of an Italian night.

During the remainder of his stay in Ravello, he crafted this perfume, which he named "Il Giardino dell'Anima," as a tribute to the beauty and inspiration he found in those special corners of the Amalfi Coast.