Grasse has been a popular tourist town for several centuries,
with the smell of flowers and clear air. The altitude of the town,
from 300-400 m, and the hills behind give Grasse a fresher climate
than the beach during the heat of the summer. Princess Pauline Bonaparte,
the Emperor's sister, spent the winter of 1807-08 in Grasse, recuperating
her mental and physical strength. Queen Victoria vacationed through several
winters in Grasse, staying at the Rothschild's or at the Grand Hotel.
Napoléon himself passed through Grasse on 2 March 1815,
but didn't have time for vacationing.