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An Englishman in Grasse


India’s Grasse: a visit to Kannauj
If Grasse is the perfume capital of the world, Kannauj is the perfume capital of India.
4 days ago6 min read


How Grasse lost its Progress of Love
Grasse lost Fragonard's great sequence, The Progress of Love, in 1898, never to return.
Feb 265 min read


Grasse in the Great War
Grasse was badly affected by the Great War, 1914-1918, like all French towns.
Feb 156 min read


Politics and Perfume in 19th century Grasse
As the owner of Grasse's largest business 150 years ago, Léon Chiris was also an important national politician
Jan 284 min read


Grasse's Vanished Mansions
The building boom in Grasse after WWII led to several grand mansions vanishing, but some of their images survive.
Jan 107 min read


Six artists in war-time Grasse
Six significant artists took refuge in Grasse, including Sonia Delaunay, Jean Arp and Sophie Taeuber, in 1941
Dec 29, 20257 min read


Protestants in Grasse
The Huguenot community of Grasse was destroyed in the Wars of Religion, but Protestantism came back to Grasse from the 1870s on.
Dec 8, 20255 min read


Grasse's Institut Fénelon
Although only founded in 1919, Fénelon’s been entangled in the history of Grasse for nearly 200 years.
Nov 26, 20256 min read


The Mourachonne: Grasse’s significant river
Grasse's river Mourachonne runs mostly unnoticed, at least until high rainfall hits.
Nov 11, 20255 min read
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