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Island Attractions In Grasse

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Grasse is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department , on the French Riviera. The town is considered the world's capital of perfume. It obtained two flowers in the Concours des villes et villages fleuris contest and was made Ville d'Art et d'Histoire .
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  • 1. Lérins Islands Cannes
    The Lérins Islands are a group of four Mediterranean islands off the French Riviera, in Cannes. The two largest islands in this group are the Île Sainte-Marguerite and the Île Saint-Honorat. The smaller Îlot Saint-Ferréol and Îlot de la Tradelière are uninhabited. Administratively, the islands belong to the commune of Cannes. The islands are first known to have been inhabited during Roman times. The Île de Saint-Honorat bears the name of the founder of the monastery of Lérins, Saint Honoratus. It was founded around the year 410. It is in this monastery that Saint Porcarius lived and probably was killed during an invasion by Saracens. According to tradition, Saint Patrick, patron of Ireland, studied there in the fifth century. A fortified monastery was built between the eleventh an...
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