Fragrances Perfumes on the Côte d’Azur in the Alpes-Maritimes.
Discover “le Parfumoir” Parfumoir perfume shop Grasse We particularly like and recommend a perfume shop unlike any other in Grasse, located just 9 kms from our gites www.locations-06.fr. This perfumery is neither like the large chains which sell eau de parfum from major brands that you can afford anywhere in the world, nor like the […]
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When the month of May arrives in Grasse, located 9kms from our gites www.locations-06.fr, the fields around the town are covered with beautiful light pink flowers: this is the centifolia rose, the aptly named “rose de mai”. It’s a hundred-leaf rose, Rosa ×centifolia, which is a species of flowering plant in the Rosaceae family. It
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Centifolia Rose In Pays de Grasse, from the end of April until May, the queen of flowers blossoms : the rose. And more particularly the centifolia rose, also called “May rose”. This simple-looking rose gives off a captivating scent which makes it a sure bet for perfumers who demand the single centifolia rose and not
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Lancôme’s “Domaine de la rose” is located 10 minutes from our gites www.locations-06.fr in Grasse, the world’s perfume capital. The LANCOME brand, part of the international L’Oréal group, is the first in the cosmetics sector to invest in the cradle of French perfumery, Grasse, to have its own fields of flowers. In fact, other brands
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In Tourrettes sur Loup, 10 minutes from our cottages www.locations-06.fr, the traditional “ Fête des violettes ” takes place every year on the first weekend of March. The festival was created by Mr. Linton in 1952. He was an artist who wanted to honor farmers who specialized in violets. Tourrettes sur Loup and the cultivation
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Visit to the MIP International Perfume Museum Grasse Grasse, just 9kms from our lodges www.locations-06.fr, is home to a number of fine private and public museums. Here are just a few examples: The Musée Jean-Honoré Fragonard, ranked number 1 on Tripadvisor, the Musée d’Art et d’histoire de Provence with its fine antique furniture and Provencal
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Verbena, the magic plant Organic verbena from Guilhem Codera At Terroir-06, Guilhem CODERA, under the expert guidance of his grandfather Eugène MARIO, himself a former farmer, grows lemon verbena, a type of scented verbena. https://www.terroir-06.fr Around our gites www.locations-06.fr are our crops. You can discover Guilhem’s good products on his website www.terroir-06.fr where he proposes,
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The Nice carnation Emblem of the city of Nice Today, I am going to tell you about a flower that I love but which has fallen somewhat out of fashion: the Nice carnation which is one of the emblems of the city of Nice located 30 minutes from our holiday rentals near Nice, www.locations-06.fr. In
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Planting verbena Share this article on: Planting verbena in our organic permaculture garden Our son Guilhem planting the last verbenas.From next year, the verbena leaves will be harvested two or three times then distilled to produce lemon verbena hydrosol and essential oil. And for gourmands and gourmets: verbena jelly, verbena syrup and of course verbena
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1st harvest of tuberose 1st harvest of tuberose in the garden of locations-06. And to learn more about tuberose, visit our blog!! Discover our gites and villas for your vacations on the Côte d’Azur Les Oliviers La Pascaline La Maison de Noélie ground floor La Maison de Noélie 1st floor L’Eugénie La Maison du Paysan
