Things to do in Grasse
Around Grasse, Notrebellefrance lists 20 tourist sites within 18 km, including 7 castles, 3 caves, 2 museums and 2 natural wonders. Not to be missed: Cascade de Courmes, Les Grandes marmites and La Cascade du Saut du Loup.
Cascade de Courmes
A magnificent little village on the left bank of the Loup, Courmes clings to the mountainside, at 620 metres' altitude, in the hollow of the Pic des Courmettes.
Les Grandes marmites
The place called "Pont du Loup", on the road linking Grasse to Tourrettes-sur-Loup, marks the entrance to this defile. From there you must look up to the sky to see the village of Gourdon, perched above the cliffs.
La Cascade du Saut du Loup
The Saut du Loup is a waterfall nestled in the heart of the Loup gorges, in the Alpes-Maritimes, between the villages of Gourdon and Pont-du-Loup.
Saint-Paul-de-Vence
A fortified village become a high place of modern art, Saint-Paul-de-Vence has drawn artists and galleries for a century into its cobbled lanes perched above the Baie des Anges.
Musée International de la Parfumerie
Inaugurated in 1989 in Grasse, the "cradle of traditional perfumery", the International Perfume Museum traces, through exceptional collections, the history of perfumes, but also of soaps, make-up and cosmetics, over four thousand years.
Grotte des Audides
Château de Gourdon
Gourdon
In the twelfth century, Gourdon was a military site providing protection against frequent Saracen raids.
Grottes de St Cézaire
Grotte de Baume Obscure
The Baume Obscure cave sinks 60 metres underground. Erosion from flowing water has sculpted magnificent stalactites and stalagmites and other forms coloured red due to the presence of iron oxide in the rock.
Le lac de Saint Cassien
Lac de Saint-Cassien is without doubt the most touristy site of the canton of Fayence.
Château de La Colle Noire
Château de la Napoule
Château de Vaugrenier
Château de Villeneuve-Loubet
Château-musée Grimaldi de Cagnes-sur-Mer
Musée Picasso d'Antibes
Musée Picasso (Antibes)
Founded on the old acropolis of the Greek town of Antipolis, a Roman castrum and residence of bishops in the Middle Ages, the château Grimaldi has been inhabited since 1385 by the Monegasque family that lent it its name.
Gorges du Loup
Cannes
Made world-famous by its Film Festival, Cannes unrolls its palm-lined Croisette between the Palais des Festivals and a bay protected by the Lérins islands.