Loved this place!!! So this was our family's first trip so far from home (Hawaii) and during the planning stages my 70 year old mother stated that one of her goals would be to bring back a special perfume from the region. What better way than to go to the factory itself!
We had already spent majority of our trip in Monaco and had planned on stopping in Eze Village on the way back to Nice, FR heading home. Our private driver asked if we had a factory in mind that we wanted to see? We said we were open if he knew a good one. He said he did, so we decided to follow his lead.
At mother's age she walks slower, uses a cane, and takes lots of rest stops to sit. Emen, our driver, drove right up to the front of the Parfumerie where they moved the staunches and red ropes right in front of the door for us. It was just a few steps to the door. Once inside, we were greeted by friendly staff members and was immediately assigned an English speaking tour guide and began the tour. We learned the history of the discovery of perfume and was delighted to learn that Jean de Galimard was the person who began designing perfume was the one who started this factory in 1747. Our tour guide showed us where new fragrances were made at the organs and offered us to have one made specifically for one's own skin! It would have been most special, but we did not have the time to spend for them to make it. However, we did the next best thing was a par fume test tour!
We tried everything! Picked up a few fragrances and soaps for ourselves and as gifts!
Great place! I would recommend the visit to this historic shop for any fragrance wearer. You will be very pleased! read more