Heritage on the Côte d’Azur in the Alpes-Maritimes.
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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Visit to the 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 of
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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 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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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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The Opio olive oil mill Since 1848, this mill located 7 minutes from our lodgings has been the pride of our territory. The Moulin d’Opio is part of our agricultural landscape and has been managed by Mr. Michel’s family for 7 generations. In the past, this oil mill operated using the waters of the Brague.
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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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A “fresh” recipe typical of Nice What is a real pan-bagnat from Nice? Pan bagnat, literally “wet bread” because when you make a good pan bagnat, it is “wet” with the good juice of the tomatoes and the olive oil.In fact, it’s the big mac of Nice. The recipe for Nice ban-bagnat Traditionally, it is
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