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A little of History
Although of Roman origin, the city would have been based towards 7 ° century. In 11 ° century, Grasse began to become an industrial and commercial area mattering in narrow relation with the cities of Italy of the North of which Genova.

Centre of Strategic communication, Grasse formed a sort of republic traced on the Italian republics of the North.

Solidly anchored around its bulwarks, it resisted to the inva-sions and the ceaseless fights of this time, in this region.

Under the authority of the Count of Provencal, in 1226, it kept
all its autonomy what increased its wealth .

Until his its fastening with France, Grasse was a centre of tan-nery very important and reappointed for the fragrant skins.

French, become city Grasse border became a military, political, industrial centre and commercial very important.

It is from this time when its tanneries decayed, it known how to retrain into the perfume shops and manufactories.

In 18 ° century it became a floral centre and of flavour import-ing thanks to men such Fragonard.

Slowed down in its economic expansion by the revolution, it found in Pauline Bonaparte then in the queen of England the allies mattering in its new vocation.

In 19 ° century, Grasse acquired an international reputation in flavour.

If essences of synthesis replaced natural essences, Grasse rests, nowadays, the indisputable international capital in natural essences of flavours, natural essences, which are of use as support to synthesis essences.