1- For its millennial history Grasse is a town in the middle of the Azurean region rich in several centuries of history. The first traces of human occupation in the Grasse area date back to the Neolithic era, and remnants such as dolmens, tombs, tumuli, and "bories" have been found there. In antiqu ...
An ode to the rose The Côte d'Azur capital of perfumes, Grasse is also the place where the delicate Centifolia rose is grown, used by the most prestigious perfumers. It was therefore only natural that the city of Grasse pay tribute to the rose by dedicating an annual event to it. Expo Rose has ...
A new collection to discover With the exhibition Khôl, the secret of a bewitching look from the East, the Musée International de la Parfumerie de Grasse celebrates the acquisition of a private collection of khôl pots that was donated to it in 2016 by Mme Françoise Leblanc. The exhibition wil ...
A grassoise tradition Grasse, the capital of flowers and perfumes, particularly celebrates the local flower, jasmine, renowned for its intoxicating fragrance. The Jasmine Festival, organized since 1948, is a tradition that marks the beginning of jasmine picking. This flower, which is part of the l ...
A Christmas Full of Surprises For the Christmas holidays in Grasse, the city has prepared a program full of sweetness and surprises for its visitors. During this time of sharing and indulgence, the perfume capital will have the scents of Gingerbread and roasted chestnuts wafting through its street ...
Cap-d'Ail at 17 avenue Gramaglia 06320 Cap-d'Ail. • The Lou Ferouil Museum in Gilette at 3150 route de Gilette. • The Museum of Art and History of Provence in Grasse at 2 rue Mirabeau 06130 Grasse. • The International Perfume Museum in Grasse at 2 boulevard du Jeu de Ballon. • The Proven ...
imosa Festival since 1931. In the region, these trees are not confined to a decorative role: they are also used in perfumery in the famous perfumeries of Grasse. This essence is used in the composition of famous perfumes such as Farnesiana by Caron, Byzance by Rochas and Amarige by Givenchy. This ...
where violets are grown as a single crop and have been since 1880. Around 1875, different varieties, including the Parma violet, were grown in the Grasse area. Today, only the Victoria variety is grown in Tourrettes-sur-Loup. Since 1952, the commune has dedicated an annual festival to this Flo ...
l telescope were renovated for the first time. In 1988, the Nice Observatory merged with the Center for Studies in Geodynamics and Astrometry (CERGA) in Grasse to form a public institution: the Côte d'Azur Observatory. Today, the Mont-Gros site is no longer dedicated to observing the universe due ...
ocated at an altitude of 1150 m, was built on high ground for defensive reasons and offers a magnificent panorama of the Mercantour and the Préalpes de Grasse. It can be reached either by Puget-Théniers or by the D27 from Nice, passing through the villages of Gilette, Revest-les-Roches, Tourett ...
l pay tribute to music and another to the perfume industry whose history is so intimately linked to that of the Côte d'Azur and more specifically the Grasse region. 3- The Nice carnival celebrates its 150th anniversary The 2023 Nice Carnival promises to be memorable in more ways than one. Not o ...
hroughout the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Book lovers and literature enthusiasts are particularly invited to Marseille, Nice, Toulon, Antibes, Grasse, Aix-en-Provence, and Salon-de-Provence, as well as in the towns of Aubagne, Gap, Digne, and Gréoux-les-Bains. From the coastline to the mou ...
