The story
Born of perfume, shaped by Grasse
Villa Apolline was never conceived as a holiday let. It was built as the home of a man whose craft was to capture the beauty of the world in a single bottle.
A perfumer's house
In the late nineteenth century, Grasse was living the golden age of perfumery. Here, in 1892, a perfumer built this residence to the measure of his art: elegant, restrained, open to the hills where roses and jasmine once grew.
Italian-inspired architecture
The house borrows its language from nearby Italy. A belvedere tower, rounded arches, a symmetrical façade in quiet proportion. Nothing is for show; everything is a matter of balance and light.
The spirit of an age
Raised in the Belle Époque, the house carries the quiet confidence of its time. Tall rooms, generous windows, sightlines drawn toward the old town — the unhurried art of Provençal living, still alive within its walls.
Restored, never diminished
The residence has been fully renovated for the comfort of today, without losing its identity. Its volumes, materials and façade have all been preserved. The past here is not decorated — it is lived in.
Out of time
The result is a house unlike any other. Neither hotel nor rental: a private residence, handed over for the length of a stay as one might lend a family home.