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Meet Sébastien Fossat, a nurseryman from Nice who is passionate about citrus fruits

Meet Sébastien Fossat Today, Guilhem Codera from Locations-06 went to an extraordinary nurseryman that Guilhem highly recommends. This is Sébastien Fossat, a nurseryman located very close to the famous Château de Cremat on the heights of Nice-St Isidore.In his greenhouses, in the company of his parents, he perpetuates with great passion the profession of nurseryman […]

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

Visit to the Museum Gardens 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 olive and cypress hills

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Tuberose, one of the perfume flowers of Grasse

The tuberose 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. A hypnotic and tempting flower, tuberose is surrounded by many legends. Polianthes tuberosa L. (from the Greek poly

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The absolute of Pays de Grasse, 10th Geographical Indication approved by the INPI

THe absolute of Pays de Grasse Grasse, capital of perfumes, located only from our lodges, has just obtained a Geographical Indication (GI) for its absolute production.We are all happy with this GI (Geographic Indication), the tenth GI in France and the 1st which concerns the PAYS DE GRASSE.In fact, L’ABSOLUE DE GRASSE is the only

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Visit to Mas de l’Olivine Peymeinade, in Pays de Grasse

Visit to Mas de l’Olivine It’s a beautiful address that I would like to talk to you about, …an address imbued with great authenticity, a calm place which smells of the perfume flowers of the Pays de Grasse.Le Mas de l’Olivine is above all an address where the hosts, Audrey and Thierry Bortolini, will share

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Lavender on the Plateau de Valensole

Lavender on the Plateau de Valensole Valensole lavender The Romans used lavender to perfume linen and baths.From the Middle Ages, lavender appeared in Provence. But it was from the 19th century that it experienced great growth because it began to be used to make perfumes and medicines. It is nevertheless an ancient plant which is

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Orange blossom water from Bar sur Loup, Pays de Grasse

Orange blossom water Orange blossom water, what is it? It is a floral water, also called hydrosol, obtained during the distillation of bitter orange blossom (citrus aurantium).In fact, during distillation in a still, traditionally made of copper, now more often made of stainless steel, we obtain a very small quantity ofneroli essential oil (1 ton

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Orange blossom at Bar sur Loup, Pays de Grasse

Orange blossom at Bar sur Loup Le Bar sur Loup, a village of 3000 souls located in the Grasse region, is nicknamed the Capital of the Orange Tree Indeed, traditionally in certain points of the Alpes-Maritimes, particularly well exposed to the sun and with a particularly mild microclimate, orange trees have been growing since the

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