The old perfume town above Cannes, where you can tour working factories for free, make your own scent at a house that has been here for centuries, and shop small local perfumers in the old town.
Guide last checked 29 Sept 2026. Every fact links to its source.
Small independent house run by perfumer Jessica September Buchanan. She started it in Canada in 2000, trained at the Grasse Institute of Perfumery from 2007 and has been based in Grasse full time since 2011. Each scent is made by hand in small batches and sold only in its Grasse boutique, opened in 2017, and online.
Independent perfumer Didier Gaglewski was born in Grasse and makes his perfumes there, with a focus on natural raw materials. His shop sits on a narrow old-town street a few steps from the International Perfume Museum.
One of the oldest perfume houses in Grasse. Galimard says it was founded in 1747 by Jean de Galimard, who supplied the court of Louis XV. Today it runs a factory museum and a perfume creation studio in Grasse, plus shops in the old town.
Flagship boutiques and perfume shops in Grasse.
Small shop of a Grasse-born independent perfumer, in an old house a few steps from the perfume museum. A good stop for something you will not find at the big factories.
Hours and prices change, so check with the shop before you go.
The only shop of perfumer Jessica September Buchanan, whose scents are made by hand in house in small batches. Opened in 2017 in the historic centre of Grasse.
Hours and prices change, so check with the shop before you go.
Famille Grasse Parfums is a family perfume house with a boutique in Grasse where visitors can see its perfume creations. It is located at 29 rue Amiral de Grasse, 06130 Grasse.
Hours and prices change, so check with the shop before you go.
Small niche perfumery in the pedestrian centre, selling its own perfumes made in its Grasse laboratory, with perfume creation workshops.
Hours and prices change, so check with the shop before you go.
Le Parfumoir de Grasse is an artisanal perfumery located in the historic centre of Grasse.
Hours and prices change, so check with the shop before you go.
Blend your own scent with an expert and take the bottle home. Check the booking page for the current price. How prices compare in other cities.
The shortest full workshop: one hour with a perfume expert, choosing from 90 essences. You get a numbered certificate to reorder your blend. The Bastide also runs a free 25-minute tour of its old perfume factory and museum. Ages 9 and up, no onlookers.
The longest of the Grasse workshops and the biggest bottle for the price. You build your own perfume from top, heart and base notes with a guide, and Galimard keeps your formula so you can reorder it. Ages 8 and up. Latecomers are not let in once it starts.
A teacher shows you how perfume is built, then you blend your own Eau de Cologne from 9 essences. It includes a guided tour of the factory, an apron and a diploma. You make a lighter cologne rather than a perfume. Ages 12 and up.
Some Book links may earn ScentedHere a small commission at no extra cost to you. It never decides what we list. How that works.
Fragonard's perfume factory in a former 18th-century tannery. A free guided tour takes in the perfume museum, copper stills and enfleurage displays, the working bottling, maceration and soap rooms, and the perfumer's organ, and ends in the shop. Walk in; only groups book.
Hours and prices change, so check with the shop before you go.
The town's public museum of perfume history, from ancient times to today, with a greenhouse of scent plants. Visit it first and the factory tours make more sense. Guided tours on Saturdays at 15:00 for 3 euros extra.
Hours and prices change, so check with the shop before you go.
The perfume museum's gardens, planted with the crops grown for perfume around Grasse. Worth it if you want to see and smell the raw materials growing.
Hours and prices change, so check with the shop before you go.
A free guided tour of Galimard's museum, laboratory, packaging rooms and the perfumer's organ, showing how Grasse perfume is made, ending in the factory shop. No booking for individuals; groups book ahead. Large free car park.
Hours and prices change, so check with the shop before you go.
| Workshop | Length | You take home | Price seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galimard Studio des Fragrances | 1 hour 30 to 1 hour 45 | 100 ml Eau de Parfum | 65 euros |
| Molinard classic workshop | 1 hour | 50 ml Eau de Parfum | From 89 euros |
| Fragonard perfumer workshop | About 2 hours with factory tour | 100 ml Eau de Cologne | From 75 euros |
The Galimard and Fragonard workshops are on the roads into town, not in the old town, so allow travel time. Book ahead and arrive early: Galimard does not let latecomers in, and Molinard cancels your place if you are more than 10 minutes late.
Best Tuesday to Saturday, when the small boutiques are most likely open. The museum closes on the first Monday of some months.
Hours and prices change, so each listing shows when we last checked it. Some links may earn us a small commission at no cost to you. Affiliate disclosure.