Riviera Secrète

Grasse · Grasse & the Gulf of Saint-Tropez

The old town of Grasse

Ruelles de la vieille ville de Grasse, capitale mondiale du parfum
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🗓️ Best season: Year-round⏱️ Duration: 2 h🥾 Level: Easy, steep in places📍 43.6584°N, 6.9228°E

The world capital of perfume, whose stepped old town hides a maze of lanes and vaulted passages far less visited than its perfumeries.

The tall, narrow houses, built into the hillside, create the receding perspectives typical of old Grasse. Three major perfume houses, Fragonard, Molinard and Galimard, offer free tours of their historic workshops — a good way to understand the town beyond the postcard.

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Access

Paid parking on the edge of the old town.

Perfumeries

Free factory tours at Fragonard, Molinard, and Galimard.

View

The Jardin de la Princesse Pauline offers a fine view over the town and the sea in the distance.

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