Fragrances
Perfumes on the Côte d’Azur in the Alpes-Maritimes.
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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THE FRAGONARD PERFUME WORKSHOP A perfume workshop at the Fragonard perfume factory located 9km from our gites www.locations-06.fr, this is undoubtedly the experience not to be missed during a visit to the Côte d’Azur. For this workshop, we were welcomed by Mr. Bigi, a friendly man, always caring for everyone. These workshops take place in
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 gites 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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Grasse, just 9kms from our gites 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 tableware, the Musée du bijou et du costume
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Verbena, the magic plant 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, in particular, from his verbena
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The Nice carnation Today, I am going to tell you about a flower that I love but which has fallen a little into disuse: the Nice carnation which is one of the emblems of the city of Nice located 30 minutes from our gites www.locations- 06.fr. In the 1950s, the hills around Nice were filled
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Planting verbena 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 liqueur. Discover our gites
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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
Walk among the lavender fields If you want to get away from it all, what could be nicer than taking a trip from our locations-06.fr cottages towards the Grasse Middle Country and its beautiful landscapes. Near our cottages are the Gorges du Loup, which are pretty white limestone gorges at the bottom of which the
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