Flower fields once blanketed Grasse, France, where blossoms used in Chanel No. 5 are grown. Now luxury brands are reinvesting in the town long known as the perfume capital of the world.
Its jasmine and roses are prized by perfumers and those eager to learn the trade. But the French Riviera town of Grasse didn't always smell sweet.... In France's Perfume Capital Of The World, There's ...
Perched in the hills just above the French Riviera, Grasse is often called the world’s perfume capital—and it’s easy to see why. This historic town has been producing fragrances for centuries, thanks ...
GRASSE, France — The town of Grasse sits in the hills above the more famous French Riviera city of Cannes, and it doesn't have the Mediterranean Sea at its doorstep. What it does have is fields of ...