The French Revolution affected Grasse in many ways. It was a miserable period for the townspeople.

Joseph Nègre was the king of confectioners and the confectioner of kings in the nineteenth century

Thorenc became Grasse's mountain resort in the 1890s, and it still looks quite different from other villages.

Grasse's centre boasts only one hotel, compared twenty or more around the town in the Thirties

There was a motor race in 1899 from Nice to Magagnosc (in the commune of Grasse) and back, won by a Daimler car

La Foux has always supplied Grasse with water but almost fell into disuse. A new plant has resurrected it.

Pauline Bonaparte only visited Grasse for a few months in all, and yet she is commemorated by a park and a statue.

It's no accident that Grasse is where it is.

It may have the same name as the one in Hyeres, but our Noailles has a history of its own

Representation in London was essential for Grasse’s big perfumiers before the Great War

Few towns have been moulded by technology as much as Grasse.

How Cannes and Grasse battled for control of local water supplies.

Grasse's cathedral contains works by the great artist Rubens, but how did they get there?

There’s a narrow alley in Grasse with the odd name of rue Sans Peur ('Fearless Street').

Building avenue Thiers extended Grasse east and catalysed the ‘English colony'.

Rue de la Rêve Vieille is an ancient street which is named from a former means of taxation.

De Grasse was the 'arbiter' of the US War of Independence. Admiral Rodney wasn't there. Maybe...

Many of our historic companies are still successful today. This is one of the exceptions.

This street includes a magnificent moment during World War 2.

Could Grasse's historic funicular be re-built?