Grasse is a town and episcopal see in southeast France, it is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes département (of which it is a sous-préfecture), on the French Riviera.

FACTS AND FIGURES

• Population: 44,000
• About the middle of the thirteenth century, the see of Antibes was transferred to Grasse
• Is a center of the French perfume industry
• Was a commercial center during the Middle Ages

SIGHTS AND ATTRACTIONS

• Monument en l'honneur de l'Amiral de Grasse
• Villa Fragonard
• Museum d'Art et d'Histoire de Provence
• Museum International de la Parfumerie