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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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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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Top of the most beautiful beaches in the Alpes-Maritimes

Top of the most beautiful beaches Most beautiful beaches Alpes-Maritimes Garoupe beach in Antibes It is a beautiful sandy beach where you can settle on a part where there are beach attendants or on the public part. There is something to eat or buy a drink. I really like walking from this beach to take

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Nice olive oil and Cailletier olive tree

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

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The Opio olive oil mill

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.Lavender appeared in Provence in the Middle Ages. 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 native to Persia. Lavender, you can

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Holidays on the French Riviera – Summer 2020 – Covid 19 deconfinement

This period of illness, viruses, fears and uncertainties means that now, a few months later, we want freedoms, joys, vacations. The Côte d’Azur remains and will always remain a very popular holiday destination due to its many assets. And this year, this summer, we French people will certainly not have the freedom to go on

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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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Knowing the long-distance hiking trails of the Alpes Maritimes.

Knowing the long-distance hiking trails of the Alpes Maritimes. Do you like hiking? That’s good! Our lodgings are members of the COMPAGNON DE ROUTE association within the Departmental Committee of the French Hiking Federation of the Alpes Maritimes. To go on good hikes you can obtain the IGN TOP 25364ZET and 3643ET maps relating to

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Self-catering 06

Gîte rentals in the Alpes-Maritimes (06) on the French Riviera with Locations-06.