GRASSE
Some interesting elements
| Villa-Musée
Fragonard : Jean-Honoré Fragonard, famous 18th-century painter born in Grasse,
offered Countess du Barry, King Louis XVs favourite, four paintings representing the
steps in amorous conquest. |
| Museum
of Provençal Art and History : The history of Grasse has beeb linked to that of
Provence since 1227. |
Perfum
Museum : Perfume established the renown of the city of Grasse throughout the world.
It thus deserves to be honoured by a museum devoted to presenting its history and
technical development over the centuries. From
perfumed compositions made with natural palnt and animal or synthetic raw materials to
manufacture, the Museum shows all the steps in the creation of a perfume. Special
note : Signs in braille for blind people and spacious lifts for handicaped visitors. |