What is that distinctive smell I keep noticing everywhere in Italy? 🇮🇹🍋
Hi everyone! I visit Italy quite often, as it’s one of my favourite countries to travel to, and I’m also learning Italian.
There’s something I’ve been curious about for ages. Whenever I visit Italy, I notice a very distinctive smell that I rarely, if ever, smell anywhere else. I’ve noticed it in apartments, houses and sometimes on people themselves. It’s a lovely floral scent with a hint of lemon or citrus, almost like a fresh, clean perfume.
At first, I thought it might be a particular air freshener, fabric softener, cleaning product or body spray that people commonly use in Italy. But I’ve noticed it in so many different places, from northern Italy all the way down south, including the islands. It seems surprisingly consistent!
I’ve even asked a few Italian friends about it, but nobody has been able to identify what I mean.
Does anyone have any idea what this smell could be? Is there a particular Italian home fragrance, detergent, perfume or cleaning product that’s really popular across the country?
I know this is a bit of a random question, but I’m genuinely fascinated by it. 😂🇮🇹🍋