{"id":590,"date":"2023-07-17T17:48:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T15:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/?p=590"},"modified":"2024-02-19T09:05:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T08:05:19","slug":"grasse-the-french-city-world-capital-of-perfumes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/grasse-the-french-city-world-capital-of-perfumes\/","title":{"rendered":"Grasse (the French city) World Capital of Perfumes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today, I&rsquo;m going to take you for a walk in the hinterland of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/the-french-riviera-paradise-for-tourists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the French Riviera<\/a><\/strong>, to discover <strong>Grasse<\/strong>, a city of 50,000 inhabitants, located 12 km from the Mediterranean coast, north of <strong>Cannes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The city covers a vast area and has a wide range of altitudes: from less than <strong>100 meters<\/strong> above sea level, it rises to <strong>more than 1,000 meters<\/strong>. For more than <strong>five centuries<\/strong>, the city of Grasse has been known as the <strong>world capital of perfumery<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/is-the-french-manicure-really-from-france\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">French manicure<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/french-wine-vocabulary-the-basics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wine<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/i-speak-fluent-french-bag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fashion<\/a>, perfumery is still one of <strong>France&rsquo;s areas of excellence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An ancestral <strong>know-how<\/strong> that has been developed and transmitted from generation to generation to make what was once a poor hamlet, one of the hubs of the fragrance industry in the world and one of the jewels of the <strong>French economy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/city-of-grasse-french-riviera.jpg\" alt=\"The city of Grasse on the French Riviera, world capital of perfurmes\" class=\"wp-image-1819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/city-of-grasse-french-riviera.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/city-of-grasse-french-riviera-300x156.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-table-of-contents uagb-toc__align-left uagb-toc__columns-1 uagb-toc__collapse uagb-block-06a89314     \"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-scroll= \"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-offset= \"30\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Table of contents<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 384 512\"><path d=\"M192 384c-8.188 0-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375l-160-160c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0L192 306.8l137.4-137.4c12.5-12.5 32.75-12.5 45.25 0s12.5 32.75 0 45.25l-160 160C208.4 380.9 200.2 384 192 384z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-toc__separator'><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__list-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#the-city-of-grasse-a-fascinating-history\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">The city of Grasse, a fascinating history<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#the-smelly-beginnings-of-perfumery-in-grasse\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">The smelly beginnings of perfumery in Grasse<\/a><ul class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#ecoute-lis\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">\u2714\ufe0f Ecoute &amp; lis&#8230;<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#jean-de-galimard-a-clever-precursor-in-perfume\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Jean de Galimard, a clever precursor in perfume<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#developments-in-the-horticulture-of-grasse\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Developments in the horticulture of Grasse<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#and-what-about-grasse-today-still-in-perfume\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">And what about Grasse today? Still in perfume?<\/a><ul class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#articles-that-might-interest-you\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Articles that might interest you:<\/a><\/ul><\/ul><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The city of Grasse, a fascinating history<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Its history, very interesting, is an example of a <strong>Success Story<\/strong> in the Provencal style&#8230; In the <strong>Middle Ages<\/strong>, around the year 1000, Grasse was only a <strong>tiny village<\/strong> whose inhabitants barely subsisted thanks to meager food crops and the breeding of sheep and goats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But <strong>two centuries later<\/strong>, the city underwent its first metamorphosis and became a free and independent merchant republic, <em>like Pisa and Genoa<\/em>, powerful Italian cities of the time with which Grasse signed treaties of alliance and trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was only in the <strong>12th century <\/strong>that the city became truly prosperous. And undeniably, one of the factors of its wealth was based on activities that it had already been practicing for centuries: <strong>the breeding and trade of skins<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grasse <strong>tanners <\/strong>acquired a reputation unequaled in the Mediterranean region and became extremely wealthy. (<em>A tanner is someone who transforms the skin of an animal to make leather<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indeed, Grasse was renowned for the quality and fineness of its <strong>leather <\/strong>and specialized in the manufacture of leather gloves. All the nobility of the area bought <strong>gloves from Grasse<\/strong>, whose unrivaled reputation reached as far as Paris and London. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some glove makers had indeed an order book that went far beyond the borders of the C\u00f4te d&rsquo;Azur. <strong>The fashion was launched<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#60bceb\"><strong>Do you like learning French with videos?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Receive <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/learn-french-fun.com\/newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">our free video newsletter<\/a> every Friday in your e-mail box. You will get <strong>3 \u00ab\u00a0Tips &amp; Tricks\u00a0\u00bb<\/strong> on <strong>grammar<\/strong>, <strong>vocabulary<\/strong>, <strong>phonetics <\/strong>or <strong>French culture<\/strong>.<br>\ud83d\udc49\ud83d\udc49 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learn-french-fun.com\/newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sign up now!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn-french-fun.com\/newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/BLOG-newsletter.jpg\" alt=\"Every Friday afternoon, a French-language video delivered straight to your inbox, with three tips and tricks on the French language.\" class=\"wp-image-1882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/BLOG-newsletter.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/BLOG-newsletter-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The smelly beginnings of perfumery in Grasse<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>leather <\/strong>craft had a <strong>notorious disadvantage<\/strong>: the <strong>nauseating smells<\/strong> that came out of the tanneries&#8230; And in the <strong>12th century<\/strong>, it was a real pestilence that reigned over the city of Grasse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indeed, to soften the leather and make it softer, the tanners used at the time <strong>urine <\/strong>and <strong>excrement<\/strong>, which made the air unbreathable in the streets of the city. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between the 12th and 16th centuries, Grasse stank like crazy, and despite their quality, the leather accessories produced in the city also smelled bad, which made its <strong>wealthy clients complain<\/strong> and begin to turn away from these products.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/perfume-ingredients.jpg\" alt=\"Perfume's ingredient\" class=\"wp-image-600\" style=\"width:450px;height:675px\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/perfume-ingredients.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/perfume-ingredients-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-6f45f4c5 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-f5b9d53c\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-c4b3b2b0\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2714\ufe0f Ecoute &amp; lis&#8230;<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-276b6463\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/musee-international-parfumerie-grasse.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-83bc1d85\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Le Mus\u00e9e International de la Parfumerie de Grasse<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cr\u00e9\u00e9 en 1989, le <strong>Mus\u00e9e International de la Parfumerie<\/strong>, mus\u00e9e unique au monde, s\u2019inscrit sur le territoire embl\u00e9matique de la ville de Grasse, berceau de la parfumerie de luxe dont la France a \u00e9t\u00e9 l\u2019initiatrice. D\u00e9di\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019une des activit\u00e9s traditionnelles fran\u00e7aises les plus prestigieuses, le Mus\u00e9e International de la Parfumerie, \u00e9tablissement public, labellis\u00e9 \u00ab <em>Mus\u00e9e de France<\/em> \u00bb, permet aux visiteurs de d\u00e9couvrir l\u2019<strong>histoire<\/strong> et l\u2019<strong>originalit\u00e9 du m\u00e9tier<\/strong> des industriels et des grandes Maisons de <strong>parfumerie<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>V\u00e9ritable t\u00e9moignage de l\u2019histoire internationale technique, esth\u00e9tique, sociale et culturelle de la tradition de l\u2019usage des senteurs, le mus\u00e9e aborde par une approche anthropologique l\u2019histoire des fragrances sous tous ses aspects : <strong>mati\u00e8res premi\u00e8res<\/strong>, <strong>fabrication<\/strong>, <strong>industrie<\/strong>, <strong>innovation<\/strong>, <strong>n\u00e9goce<\/strong>, <strong>design<\/strong>, <strong>usages <\/strong>et \u00e0 travers des formes tr\u00e8s diverses : <strong>objets d\u2019art<\/strong>, <strong>arts d\u00e9coratifs<\/strong>, <strong>textiles<\/strong>, <strong>t\u00e9moins arch\u00e9ologiques<\/strong>, pi\u00e8ces uniques ou formes industrielles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source :<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.museesdegrasse.com\/presentation-du-musee-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mus\u00e9es de Grasse<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jean de Galimard, a clever precursor in perfume<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Seeing that his turnover was drastically decreasing, <strong>Jean de Galimard<\/strong>, a tanner settled in Grasse, had a genius idea: <strong>to mask the odors that bothered his customers so much, he decided to soak the gloves he was making in various waters scented with lavender, mimosa or orange blossom<\/strong>, fragrant plants that grew in abundance in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His technique was a great success among his customers and his colleagues hastened to imitate him. But what brought Jean de Galimard absolute fame was an extraordinary \u00ab\u00a0<em>marketing coup<\/em>\u00ab\u00a0: he offered a pair of perfumed gloves to <strong>Catherine de Medici<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She thus became the first <strong>influencer <\/strong>in history to do a <strong>product placement<\/strong>! \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enchanted by this gift, the <strong>Queen of France<\/strong> introduced him to the court and soon all the aristocracy wanted to own gloves perfumed by Galimard, who thus became the official supplier to the court. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to gloves, <strong>he developed perfumes<\/strong>, <strong>oils <\/strong>and <strong>scented ointments<\/strong> that were very successful among his prestigious clients, whose first quality was not, as we know today, personal hygiene! The craze for the products brought by Galimard was such that in 1614, <strong>Louis XIII<\/strong> created the guild of \u00ab\u00a0<em>Ma\u00eetres Parfumeurs et Gantiers<\/em>\u00ab\u00a0, which marked the beginning of <strong>a unique know-how in the world<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Developments in the horticulture of Grasse<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>From the second half of the <strong>18th century<\/strong>, Grasse, until then known for its tanneries, began to cultivate perfume plants which grew wonderfully due to its mild climate, its particular slope, the richness of its soils and the profusion of springs and waterways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Horticulture thus became a complementary resource for the poor peasants who planted fields of <strong>lavender<\/strong>, <strong>mimosas<\/strong>, <strong>orange trees<\/strong>, <strong>myrtle<\/strong>&#8230; Crops that they then enriched with new plants that the explorers of the time brought back from Africa, India or America: <strong>jasmine<\/strong>, <strong>tuberose<\/strong>, <strong>musk<\/strong>, <strong>amber<\/strong>, <strong>citrus fruits<\/strong>, <strong>roses<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/rose-field-in-south-of-france.jpg\" alt=\"Rose field in the South of France\" class=\"wp-image-596\" style=\"width:450px;height:401px\" width=\"450\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/rose-field-in-south-of-france.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/rose-field-in-south-of-france-300x267.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Grasse found itself surrounded by fields of flowers as far as the eye could see. The city, which a few centuries earlier smelled of carrion, was then dubbed <strong>the Perfume Capital of the World<\/strong>. And the number of perfume houses exploded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the <strong>19th century<\/strong>, the most famous perfumers in the world had settled in Grasse and the vast majority of essential oils were produced in the surrounding area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And it was in the flower fields of Grasse that <strong>Coco Chanel<\/strong> and <strong>Ernest Beaux<\/strong>, former perfumer to the <strong>Russian czars<\/strong>, developed their first fragrance: <strong>the iconic N\u00b05<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/french-perfume-grasse.jpg\" alt=\"French perfumes from Grasse\" class=\"wp-image-598\" style=\"width:450px;height:491px\" width=\"450\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/french-perfume-grasse.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/french-perfume-grasse-275x300.jpg 275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a complex bouquet of about <strong>80 ingredients<\/strong>, including the May rose, a rare and fragile flower that grows in the region. The House of Chanel contributed to the local economy by signing exclusive agreements with certain local producers in the 1920s to ensure that the quality of the flowers remained the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">And what about Grasse today? Still in perfume?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Maison Galimard<\/strong>, descendant of the tanner with perfumed gloves, still exists: it is one of the largest perfume factories in Grasse and its international reputation is now undeniable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, the fragrance industry in Grasse continues to flourish: the <strong>70 companies<\/strong> in this region generate a turnover of <strong>2.7 billion<\/strong>, which constitutes <strong>10% of the world&rsquo;s turnover in fragrances and flavors<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>quality <\/strong>of the flowers grown here is very special, and the undisputed queens of the Grasse gardens are the centifolia rose, the tuberose and the grandiflorum jasmine, whose delicate yet powerful scent is incredible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>third largest export sector in France<\/strong>, the <strong>perfume <\/strong>and <strong>cosmetics industry<\/strong> is one of the jewels in the crown of the French economy, thanks to large international groups such as Chanel and L&rsquo;or\u00e9al, but also to very small companies and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which account for <strong>80% of the activity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And Grasse, with its ancestral know-how and its floral production of undeniable quality, holds an important place in this success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, in 2018, <strong>UNESCO <\/strong>registered the crafts related to perfume in the Grasse region as <em>Intangible Heritage of Humanity<\/em>: the cultivation of the perfume plant, the knowledge and transformation of natural raw materials and the art of composing perfume now enjoy both official and symbolic recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the cultivation of the flower to its transformation, from the luxury industry (with perfumes and cosmetics) to the production of flavors for food, this is a major economic pole that represents more than <strong>5,000 direct jobs<\/strong> and <strong>10,000 induced jobs<\/strong> in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that&rsquo;s not counting the<strong> 2.5 million tourists<\/strong> who visit the Perfume Capital of the World, its aromatic plant gardens, the Perfume Museum and the various perfume factories each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So if you ever pass through the French Riviera, don&rsquo;t forget to stroll through Grasse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The city lends itself well to a trip back in time, with its <strong>winding streets<\/strong>, its <strong>sumptuous residences<\/strong>, testimonies of its glorious past, its <strong>breathtakingly beautiful view<\/strong>s of the Mediterranean and the Alps, <strong>its gardens<\/strong> and <strong>fields <\/strong>full of <strong>flowers <\/strong>as far as the eye can see.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buymeacoffee.com\/learnfrenchfun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bmc-encart-blog.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bmc-encart-blog.png 600w, https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bmc-encart-blog-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Articles that might interest you: <\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/fr\/pourquoi-les-francais-parlent-ils-si-mal-langlais\/\">Pourquoi les Fran\u00e7ais parlent-ils si mal l&rsquo;anglais ?<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grasse, located in the south of France, is known as the world capital of perfumes. In fact, many famous brands such as Chanel and Herm\u00e8s have their headquarters there. But what makes Grasse so special? The city has a long history of perfume-making that dates back to the 17th century. Additionally, the climate and soil in Grasse are perfect for growing flowers like jasmine and lavender, which are used to make perfumes. 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