In which quarter house in Grasse?

What if we go on holiday in Provence? Les Préalpes d’Azur, la Côte d’Azur (Cannes and Nice): here is where to sleep in Grasse!

Subprefecture of the department of the Alpes-Maritimes in the backcountry of Cannes, Grasse is a city of 50,677 permanent inhabitants, the fourth largest city in the department. World perfume capital since the 17th century, Grasse is indeed globally known for its floral cultures. The town of art and history, Grasse welcomes many cultural events, exhibitions and festivals around perfumery throughout the year. The first traces of human occupancy date back to Neolithic, and Grasse has preserved many vestiges of Antiquity: it has successively welcomed the Ligures, the Greeks, the Romans, the Ostrogoths, the Francs, the Lombards, the Genoese and the Comtes of Provence. A major tourist destination in France, Grasse has an unmissable historical and cultural heritage in Provence. Careful, staying in Grasse can be expensive, especially in the summer.

From the historic centre to the outskirts, Grasse, spread over 44,44 km2, has a dozen districts that offer a different atmosphere. To help you prepare your stay, here are the areas to sleep in Grasse!

Historic Centre

Built on a hillside, the city has a strong decilivity, which makes it clear the historic centre far enough. There is no better than the center to stay in Grasse: you will enjoy a life of a small village where you walk. The area overlooks the Provençal valleys and offers stunning sea views. The Honoré Cresp , immanquable, is a place of walk and meeting of the premises. Walk in the intertwined streets and in the enclosed streets, at the heart of the historic buildings: the city centre is replete with small architectural treasures.

Choose the city center to stay in Grasse allows to see the Notre-Dame-du-Puy Cathedral , the Musée d’art et d’histoire de Provence, the International Museum of Perfumery , the Provençal Museum of Costume and Jewelry, the Villa-museum Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806) – painter of French history, genre and landscapes, and still stroll through the Jardin des Plants. On the other hand, accommodation in Grasse can be expensive: it is a very popular and very steep area, difficult to access.

Magagnosc

Magagnosc is one of the three hamlets attached to the town of Grasse, known since 1155 in feudal writings. In the north of the hamlet you will find the way to Grasse in Vence, the Hautes and the Basses Chauves. Since the area has been strongly marked by olive groves for centuries – well before the floral industry – the soil is made up of many garden terraces.

Thanks to a public transport network since 1911, Magagnosc was able to take advantage of its proximity to Grasse city centre. Choosing to stay in Magagnosc allows a starting point to hike in the Préalpes d’Azur, or to do outdoor activities, such as paragliding, for example.

Plascassier

The city's most excentrated hammer, located southeast on a promontory surrounded by plains of cultures, Plascassier is bordering Valbonne . It was once one of the most important perfumery tanks with hundreds of hectares of flowers cultivated in the 19th century: jasmine, rose, centifolia, tuber.

It is a historically very agricultural area: olive oil, flowers and wines have been marking the region for centuries. street of the mill , near the Church of Saint Pancrace Notre-Dame des Fleurs, recalls this agricultural past, especially the production of olive oil. Accommodation in Plascassier gives you a charming agricultural heritage of the region, being preserved from the mass tourism of the Cannes coast and niçoise.