Scents of The City; In Grasse, they are the lush smells of perfume.(ancient city on France's Mediterranean coast)

Publication: Newsweek

Publication Date: 31-OCT-05

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Byline: William Underhill

Think of Grasse and flare your nostrils. Every ancient city boasts its own distinctive smell; Grasse has thousands. For more than 200 years, the hilltop community perched above France's Mediterranean coast has lived on its skill at concocting new fragrances to sweeten daily life.

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