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The perfumes are very often bottled in golden bottles. This not only looks good but, more importantly, ensures longevity.

As early as the 16th century, the town was known for its tanning trade. Grasse offered ideal conditions for this craft, as processing animal hides into leather goods required a great deal of water. However, since the tanned gloves produced had a pungent, inherent odor, attempts were made to mask it by perfumed them. Initially, the tanners perfumed their wares themselves, but as demand grew, this sideline trade evolved into an independent profession. • Jean de Galimard, Count of Seranon, lived in Grasse, where he founded the Galimard perfumery in 1747. As the founder of the guild of "glove makers and perfumers," he supplied the court of Louis XIV, "the Beloved," with olive oil, pomades, and perfumes, for which he created the first formulas. The company remains family-owned to this day. Besides endless fields of lavender, roses, and jasmine, there were also tuberoses, mimosa, carnations, violets, and many other blossoms and herbs. The raw materials were cultivated right outside the city gates, earning Grasse the title of "fragrant city." By the end of the 16th century, people from all over Europe flocked to Grasse to practice the art of perfumery and to take advantage of the city's favorable location. Advantage through technology: At the beginning of the 17th century, Grasse's perfumers specialized in the extraction of flower essences. The development and perfection of the enfleurage technique, which continued into the 19th century, contributed significantly to the city's fame.

There are 30 perfume factories in the southern French city, also known as the city of fragrances. A perfumer can recognize and distinguish 3,000 scents; the students in the perfume workshop are almost overwhelmed by the nine offered. Worldwide, there are around 1,000 perfumers—also called "noses"—and 50 of them work in Grasse alone. Famous perfumes like Chanel No. 5 originate here.

Grasse is the center of the French perfume industry in Provence (French Maritime Alps), in the hinterland of the Côte d'Azur, 28 km west of Nice. Around 700 hectares are planted with fragrant flowers (roses, jasmine, lavender, orange blossoms). Large plantations of lavender, roses, and jasmine—the substances from which perfumes are extracted—grow around Grasse.

The Perfume Museum in Grasse showcases the history and production of perfumes in a 3,500 square meter space within a historic building. According to its own claims, it is the only collection of its kind in the world.

Not far from the famous Fragonard perfumery

Beautiful view from the Place du Cours

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