A few fun facts: Maison Fragonard is a family-run perfumery that was founded in Grasse in 1926. Its name is a tribute to Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806), a favorite artist in the court of Louis ...

GRASSE, France — The town of Grasse sits in the hills above the more famous French Riviera city of Cannes, and it doesn't have the Mediterranean Sea at its doorstep.

Grasse is classically French, with patisseries and boulangeries lining the main road in town. It's charming but no more visibly remarkable than any other village in the south of France.

Situated along the French Riviera, Grasse lives in the shadow of Cannes, the star stop along the Mediterranean coast in southern France, which is about a half-an-hour’s drive. But this nondescript ...

GRASSE, France (Reuters) - Perfume-making techniques used in Grasse, a southerly French commune where iris, jasmine and other fragrant plants have long flourished, won U.N. recognition on ...