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Overview

Up in the hills to the north of Nice, the town of Grasse has been synonymous with perfumery since the 16th century, and the town is still home to around 30 makers 鈥� a few of which offer guided tours of their factories, and the chance to hone your olfactory skills. The perfumes of Provence are something that linger long after you leave for home 鈥� especially if you happen to have bought a few soaps, body sprays and eaux de toilette to take home with you.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Mus茅e International de la Parfumerie

    Mus茅e International de la Parfumerie

    Grasse

    This whiz-bang museum is a work of art: housed in an 18th-century mansion enlarged with a modern glass structure, it retraces three millennia of perfume鈥�

  • Mus茅e d鈥橝rt et d鈥橦istoire de Provence

    Mus茅e d鈥橝rt et d鈥橦istoire de Provence

    Grasse

    This local-history museum, at home since 1921 in an aristocratic h么tel particulier (mansion), is a wonderful evocation of life in the 18th century. Rooms鈥�

  • Domaine de Manon

    Domaine de Manon

    Grasse

    For a different spin on Grasse鈥檚 perfume production, plan a trip to this lovely flower farm 7km southeast of the centre of Grasse. Centifolia roses and鈥�

  • Fragonard鈥檚 Usine Historique & Mus茅e du Parfum

    Fragonard鈥檚 Usine Historique & Mus茅e du Parfum

    Grasse

    At the entrance to the old town, next to the Jardin des Plantes, this ochre-coloured mansion is where the Fragonard perfumery began in 1926 鈥� though鈥�

  • Mus茅e Molinard

    Mus茅e Molinard

    Grasse

    Visitors can admire a fine collection of vintage perfume bottles and learn about perfume ingredients on a self-guided tour of this small museum tracing鈥�

  • Mus茅e Fragonard

    Mus茅e Fragonard

    Grasse

    On Grasse鈥檚 main pedestrian street, this small museum explores the work of Grassois painter Fragonard (1732鈥�1806), whose risqu茅 paintings of love scenes鈥�

  • Cath茅drale Notre-Dame du Puy

    Cath茅drale Notre-Dame du Puy

    Grasse

    Once a humble church, Notre-Dame du Puy became Grasse鈥檚 cathedral in 1244. The current fa莽ade dates to the early 20th century. Inside there are paintings鈥�

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