Fragonard, Pisa and Florence
September 13th 2004 Today we departed for Firenze (Florence). We stopped off at the Fragonard Perfumerie in Grasse this morning for a demonstration on how they produce their perfumes. Grasse is cradled by hills, with views out to sea, and surrounded by fields of lavender, mimosa, jasmine and roses. It has been the centre of the world's perfume industry since the 16th-century, when Catherine de' Médici started the fa
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