A stay in Provence
B&Bs and holiday cottages for exploring Grasse, its perfumeries, old town and surrounding countryside.
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Tourrettes
Charming Bed and breakfast
Below the hilltop village of Tourrettes, three spacious, air-conditioned rooms occupy a 19th-century Provençal house. Bright, thoughtfully decorated and facing the garden, they offer a comfortable base for exploring the Pays de Fayence. Lake Saint-Cassien and the villages of the hinterland add to the choice of outings.
Places to explore Fayence · Estérel · Grasse · Cannes
Pégomas
Charming bed and breakfast
In Pégomas, five spacious, air-conditioned rooms bring new life to an 18th-century mill in a green valley. Bright rooms open onto the garden or river, in a house with a friendly welcome. Between Grasse, Cannes and mimosa-covered landscapes, explore the Côte d’Azur while staying in peaceful surroundings.
Places to explore Grasse · Cannes · Côte d'Azur · Antibes
Grasse lies in the Alpes-Maritimes, about twenty kilometres from Cannes. The town is shaped by slope: tight streets, former production districts, views towards the sea and roads rising towards the Prealps.
Grasse’s history passes through leather trades, then the scenting of gloves in the 16th century. The cultivation and processing of fragrant materials later gave a particular role to May rose, jasmine, tuberose and orange blossom. Grasse perfumery depends as much on these plants as on skills of transformation, composition and trade.
Fragonard, Galimard and Molinard are among the houses that have marked local history. The International Perfume Museum broadens the subject: raw materials, gestures, tools, social uses, bottles and commercial exchanges. It presents Grasse as a town of trades, not simply as an olfactory showcase.
The old centre brings together narrow passages, steps, compact squares and tall façades. Notre-Dame-du-Puy cathedral keeps works attributed to Rubens and Fragonard. Markets, flower festivals and open workshops still give the centre activity linked to seasons and materials.
Around Grasse, roads lead to Cabris, Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne, Pays de Fayence and the Prealpine plateaus. A stay can therefore combine town, perfumery, hillside paths and access to the French Riviera, with welcome distance from the seafront.
Spring matches flowering periods and visits to gardens or sites linked to perfume plants. Autumn suits town visits and hinterland roads. Summer is busier on the French Riviera.
You can stay in Grasse, around Cabris, Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne, Mouans-Sartoux, Pays de Fayence or routes between Cannes and the hinterland.
A perfume-making workshop and a factory visit are different activities. Contact perfumeries about times, duration, prices and booking. The museum has its own admission arrangements.
