India, April 25 -- When most travelers think of the French Riviera, the typical suspects usually come to mind: Nice, Cannes, Saint-Tropez. But one village, located just north of Cannes, is arguably the region's most appealing hidden gem.

Now known as the world's "capital of flowers and perfumes," Grasse was actually originally known for the leather tanning industry before it became the epicenter of perfume production. Founded in the 12th century, the town wasn't known for flowers until around the 1500s, when Catherine de Medici (the queen of France at the time), made it popular to wear fragranced gloves in court-and the rest, as they say, is history. In 2018, UNESCO enshrined Grasse's pedigree with an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hum...