Tour was very interesting and I learned a lot about the making of perfume and why it costs so much!…read more At the end, you get to sample all their scents and in my opinion....they are just okay. Nothing I would buy for myself (man) or a woman.

I had an absolute amazing time at this museum. I highly recommend a visit. The history of making…read moreperfume is fascinating.

Musée Picasso is an art museum devoted to the works of Pablo Picasso. It is located in Antibes in…read morethe beautiful Chateau Grimaldi, which has a great seaside location. Not just housing Picasso's works, it also was his home for six months in 1946. I liked my experience at this museum, though I would attribute it more to its idyllic location than the art content. I did like many of the Picasso sculptures housed here, but found the overall collection on the slight side if you are looking to see a large number of Picasso pieces here. This was evident as the museum supplemented the space with pieces from other artists. I do think it is worth a visit if you are doing a day trip to Antibes. There is a public market (Marche Provencal) nearby that would make for a good place to visit before or after the museum.

We enjoyed our visit and took tons of pics! I hadn't had a chance to post but we went a few months…read moreago and we l/we had a wonderful time visiting the Musee Picasso and also love Antibes! Some of the artwork was a little " interesting" the woman pieces especially.... We would probably visit again if we came back since we love the area and the art. Enjoy!

We loved visiting Musee Renoir and enjoyed our time here on our trip. Will try to add some pics…read morelater but will try to come again to enjoy the beautiful paintings.

Seeing the final home of Renoir and imagining him taking inspiration from these surroundings to…read morecontinue painting was inspiring in itself We learned that Mrs Renoir purchased the property after learning someone was trying to take it to cut down all the old growth olive trees to make napkin rings. Being so appalled she bought the grounds and the rest is history. Those same trees still stand today and they are magnificent There were also lots of orange trees, a lovely garden, original Renoir paintings within the house, family photos, and a nice film featuring Jean Renoir talking about growing up on the estate, and a few with Renoir himself painting in his wheelchair and surrounded by friends. Doing what you love for your whole life is definitely something to which we should all aspire Be sure to stop by!

Stunning physical space - smaller collection inside but the Miro Labyrinth outside is divine!…read moreSmall chapel also on site .. high in the hills outside of Nice . Easy free parking - highly recommend

There are so many hidden little gems in this village. All the little studios are worth popping in…read more Great art, excellent restaurants and interesting people. A must-see experience. Watching the old guys play bocce ball was a highlight.

My wife has been remind me before this trip that we got to visit this place. The reason she said…read morethat is because this the birth place or origin of the France perfume. Grasse is the capital of the perfume. This store is one of the oldest in France. Galimard has been a landmark or history of the perfume store in Grasse. You can make appointment to make your own perfume and smell the way you like. The appointment to make your own perfume will last two hours of process. You need to make this appointment one month early to secure your spot in their lab. They also has factory nearby that you can take a tour. The tour includes tour to their lab, ancient equipment, show room, and more. It was great to smell the fragrance during the tour. We did got a few bottles back home. There are three different types. The most pure it the oil base.

So I've never made my own perfume before but we were in the area & I'd had Galimard bookmarked…read moreforever so I took a chance & they had reservations available for the next day so we signed up The rooms take up to 30 people but Mr & I were the only people there so it was like a private class - score! Explaining how perfumes are made up of the base, heart & head notes, there seemed to be hundreds of bottles containing different smells We started with the base note & I chose my favorite 4, their expert chose the mixing amounts and e continued to build from there until I had my very own perfume Needs to macerate for the next 3 weeks but from what I can tell so far, I rocked this! I can't wait to wear my very own scent, designed and named by me! My formula is stored there so whenever I want to reorder or change to perfume, shower gel shampoo or whatever product they offer, I can get it in MY scent How awesome is that?!

The museum is quite small, but well laid out and maintained. Like another review mentioned, the…read moreticket price (€6.50 as of January 2024) is well worth it to climb atop the tower for an amazing 360 panoramic view of Cannes, the city, port, ocean and Alps in the North. Since Cannes is much more devoid of tourists during off-peak season, and also not particularly known for its museums, it was lovely to enjoy the tower and most of the museum by myself on a brisk sunny weekday morning. Most of the exhibits center around ethnographic findings from French explorers in the 19th century, including articles and artifacts from Oceania, Africa, and the Mediterranean. Currently another exhibition towards the back few rooms showcases paintings following Nice through its development from fishing town to bustling port city. Note the tower requires climbing up a rather steep set of stairs to a small (maybe 8x8 foot area) on top which aside from the wall of the tower doesn't have any other railing or enclosure. So not recommended for little children unless they're strapped to you. Aside from stairs there's no other access so a) if you have a mobile disability it will not be accessible, b) the staircase is quite narrow inside and because the steps are wooden planks, you can see between each step, which may make it challenging for those with a fear of heights. Separately since part of the stairs run outside the tower, and the top of the tower is not covered, if there is inclement weather access to the top may be restricted.

Our first stop in Cannes was to hike up the hill to Musee de la Castre, or Castre Museum. The…read moremuseum is located in the ruins of an old medieval castle that belong to the monks of Lérins. It now hosts collections belong to the city of Cannes with primitive arts from the Himalayas, Tibet, the Artic, pre-Columbian America, Asia, Africa, and the Mediterranean. The museum has a medieval tower that offers a 360 degree view - if you want to climb 109 steps! In my humble opinion, it really is worth it, even for those of us who don't like heights! I think we paid about 12€ each to go into the museum, which I think, for the view alone, was worth it. The museum is pretty small, so I wouldn't allocate more than an hour to it - unless you're a really, really big history buff and can understand French. All the info was in French, so it made it a bit hard for us to really enjoy it as much as I would've another museum. Still, it was nice to walk around and take a look at the historical artifacts that they had on display.

This international perfume museum boasts all kinds of interesting knowledge and insights. Learn…read morethe vast history of perfume and how it came to be, how it has been used through the ages and how modern invention has helped the extraction process and creating synthetic scents like violet which cannot be extracted. From farm to bottle, learn how it's made here! And as Grasse is home to a huge perfume market, there was heavy focus on the local farms and the people who labor tirelessly in the fields to produce thousands and thousands of flowers each year- props to you! Tons of different perfume bottles, vials and holders. Vanity cases, furniture, applicators, references to perfume in movies & the importance it played in hygiene before the modern bathrooms & washing with water, were setup Plaques offered in French, English and Italian made it easy to follow along and learn a ton. Thank you for the afternoon learning about perfume. We thought we'd only be there for an hour or 2 but we found ourselves forcing a hurried departure after 3hours so we could make another appointment. We could have stayed longer!

There is too much awesome stuff here in this museum!…read more First of all, the price is right: 6 Euro for a day pass is a steal when there's this much entertainment (1 Euro per floor!) Second, they take you through perfume making from the start to finish of manufacturing and bottling, and they show a comprehensive history of perfume and cologne! There's so much to wonder about: I found myself thinking how similar perfume making was to writing a symphony---you start with a few notes and ideas and try to mesh them in a way that people will enjoy. Nothing here is accidental. There are a few multimodal art installations as well (one where you can smell a perfume and look at art, one where you listen to a jazz song and smell perfumes, etc.) There's also a great garden where you can learn what sorts of aromatic plants and other things go into perfume. The history itself is fairly interesting, and the exhibit does a great job at holding your hand through the development of perfume over time. This is one of the coolest and most interesting museums I've been to. Thank you for the information and newfound appreciation of perfume!

From the owner: Traditions provençales C'est au coeur de la vieille ville, dans la demeure de la Marquise de…read moreCabris, soeur de Mirabeau installée à Grasse en 1769, que s'est ouvert ce musée, créé par la Parfumerie Fragonard. Le Musée est empreint de l'atmosphère des demeures provençales et offre un bel aperçu des traditions et des richesses de sa culture en proposant une collection de costumes et de bijoux provençaux des XVIII et XIX° siècles. A proximité du musée, la boutique vous permettra de trouver un joli souvenir de votre visite.

This place came as a big surprise because nobody goes to Cannes for the museums, and although it is…read moreFrance so a couple of museums are expected, I was expecting it to be boring and typical. However, it ended up being very cool, unique, interesting, and memorable. The exhibition they had was called the De lexpressivite primitive au regard inspire and I highly recommend the cooler crowd to diffidently check it out...

Phenomenal number of Salvador Dali pieces here summer 2016. Besides the beach and shopping I found…read morelittle to do in Cannes. This place in right on the main drag near the beach, so you can tear yourself away from furthering you chances of developing skin cancer at the beach and pop in for some art history and culture. I also loved the open air market in Cannes, well worth a visit. Beautiful space also.