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An Englishman in Grasse
The Route Napoleon and an extraordinary life
The Route Napoleon was conceived by a remarkable priest to promote tourism
Sep 147 min read
Grasse’s only natural lake and a ‘Year without Summer’
Grasse's Lac St Joseph is linked to 1816's Year without Summer.
Sep 15 min read
The Rise and Fall of Hotels in Grasse
Grasse's centre boasts only one hotel, compared twenty or more around the town in the Thirties
Sep 18 min read
Grasse’s problematical La Roque
Grasse's problem of La Roque is the subject of an innovative approach
Jul 316 min read
Ivan Bunin: an acclaimed Russian writer in Grasse
Bunin wrote his masterpiece, which won the Nobel prize for Literature, while resident in Grasse
Jul 176 min read
How Italians helped to shape Grasse
Grasse's population grew through successive waves of immigrants from Italy
Jun 247 min read
Two English Artists in Grasse
Albert Rutherston and Gerard Chowne lived and painted in Grasse, between 1910 and 1914
May 194 min read
Grasse and the ice trade
Grasse was a significant participant in the nineteenth century ice trade.
May 66 min read
Grasse and Guy de Maupassant
Grasse is linked to Guy de Maupassant, but mostly posthumously
Apr 226 min read
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