Discoveries on the Côte d'Azur in the Alpes-Maritimes. Locations

Visit to the Gardens of the International Perfume Museum (MIP), in Mouans-Sartoux

History of the gardens of the International Perfume Museum. Born in 2007 under the name of “Bastide du Perfumer”, the Gardens of the International Perfume Museum, or for short “les Jardins du MIP” is a conservatory of perfume plants from the Pays Grassois. In this 2.7 hectare conservatory garden, nestled at the foot of the […]

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Tuberose, one of the perfume flowers of Grasse

tuberose flowers perfumes Grasse Today, we are talking to you about this white flower which has come back “in fashion” in the perfume industry in recent years and which we have planted in the countryside near our gites www.locations-06.fr. What is tuberose? A hypnotic and tempting flower, tuberose is surrounded by many legends. Polianthes tuberosa

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The five most beautiful, little-known villages in the Alpes-Maritimes

The five most beautiful villages in the Alpes-Maritimes 1/Biot Biot is a pretty village close to the sea and more particularly to the Marineland of Antibes. It is the World Capital of art glassware because this village is home to many glassmaking workshops where you can discover the famous bubbled glass characteristic of Biot, and

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Niçoise cuisine, the 5 specialties to know

Niçoise cuisine, the 5 specialties to know 1/La socca. “Who doesn’t know socca is not Niçois”, one could sing.Socca is nothing extraordinary but for any self-respecting Niçois, nothing but the smell of socca fresh out of the wood oven, and it is the evenings spent eating socca, a small glass of rosé in hand, singing

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Top of the most beautiful beaches in the Alpes-Maritimes

Top of the most beautiful beaches Garoupe beach in Antibes It is a beautiful sandy beach where you can sit on a part where there are beachgoers or on the public part. There is something to eat or buy a drink. I really like walking from this beach to take the customs officers’ path which

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The five most beautiful walks in Nice, Côte d’Azur, France

The five most beautiful walks in Nice Departure from Pointe de Rauba-Capeu which is an elevated point on the sea where the wind and sea spray can blow with force. Formerly called “Pointe des Ponchettes”, the people of Nice nicknamed it Rauba-Capeu, in Nice: “steals hat”.The famous #ILoveNice was erected at this location. From this

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Information to know before booking your holiday on the French Riviera

Information to know before booking…

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Nice olive oil and Cailletier olive tree

Nice olive oil and Cailletier olive tree In our countryside surrounding our cottages we cultivate our cailletier olive trees with love and in a natural way. These are large trees of which no one knows the exact age, except for those that we have planted ourselves, certainly at least 3 or 400 years old.But we

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The recipe for fougassette de Grasse

The recipe for fougassette de Grasse The recipe for fougassette de Grasse, what is it? It is a small oval-shaped brioche, a sweet Provencal bread about 5 centimeters thick with holes. It’s an old and traditional gourmet recipe from Grasse which is one of our 13 desserts. You can find savory fougasses: with olives, with

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Road-trip on the Côte d’Azur, Cannes, Nice, Monaco

Road-trip on the Côte d’Azur What do we call the Côte d’Azur? The Côte d’Azur, an expression that we owe to Stephan Liegeard in his book “La Côte d’Azur”, published in 1887.Being a non-administrative name, the Côte d’Azur does not have an indisputable definition. But we agree that the Côte d’Azur is the eastern part

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