Travel Tips - Shopping-for-gifts in Grasse area, France
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Posted by: Steve and Clare Dance | Date: 24th February 2009
Grasse originally became famous for tanning leather, but this all changed in the 16th when the fashion for perfumed leather gloves - made famous by Catherine de Nedici, was more lucrative. Three major perfume houses still exist in the town, Fragonard, Molinard and Galimard. You can even create your own perfume for around 40Euro if you visit Molinard's perfumery and museum. And no other woman will have the same perfume!
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Posted by: Steve and Clare Dance | Date: 24th February 2009
Grasse has been a popular tourist town for several centuries, with the smell of flowers and clear air. The altitude of the town, from 300-400 m, and the hills behind give Grasse a fresher climate than the beach during the heat of the summer. Princess Pauline Bonaparte, the Emperor's sister, spent the winter of 1807-08 in Grasse, recuperating her mental and physical strength. Queen Victoria vacationed through several winters in Grasse, staying at the Rothschild's or at the Grand Hotel.
Napoléon himself passed through Grasse on 2 March 1815, but didn't have time for vacationing. He had just escaped from Elba!
Napoléon himself passed through Grasse on 2 March 1815, but didn't have time for vacationing. He had just escaped from Elba!
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