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An Englishman in Grasse
A Nice-Grasse motor race in 1899
There was a motor race in 1899 from Nice to Magagnosc (in the commune of Grasse) and back, won by a Daimler car
Jun 233 min read
The Rebirth of La Foux
La Foux has always supplied Grasse with water but almost fell into disuse. A new plant has resurrected it.
Jun 46 min read
Grasse’s strange attraction to Pauline Bonaparte
Pauline Bonaparte only visited Grasse for a few months in all, and yet she is commemorated by a park and a statue.
May 226 min read
Fougassette, Fougasse, Focaccia & Maison Venturini
Grasse's culinary speciality is fougassette, which is fougasse flavoured with orange flower water, a product of Grasse's perfume industry
May 103 min read
‘so, why is Grasse there?’
It's no accident that Grasse is where it is.
Apr 305 min read
Grasse’s own Villa Noailles
It may have the same name as the one in Hyeres, but our Noailles has a history of its own
Apr 196 min read
Julia Child in Grasse
Julia Child, the pioneer American ‘TV chef’ lived part time nearby and loved Grasse.
Apr 115 min read
Grasse and the London connection
Representation in London was essential for Grasse’s big perfumiers before the Great War
Mar 285 min read
Chocolate makers in Grasse and São Tomé
Grasse's Duplanteur resembles Corallo in São Tomé, once the world's largest source of cacao.
Mar 165 min read
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