Musée Molinard

Grasse


Visitors can admire a fine collection of vintage perfume bottles and learn about perfume ingredients on a self-guided tour of this small museum tracing the 200-year history of Molinard, one of Grasse's longest-standing perfumeries. A more extensive guided tour takes you into Molinard's original 19th-century factory, where you'll see the historical distillery and the still-functioning soap factory. Afterwards you're invited to shop to your heart's content in the attached showroom. Molinard also runs an in-town boutique on place aux Aires.


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