Grasse's gare routière is to the north of the old town at the Parking Notre-Dame-des-Fleurs. Head downhill on avenue Thiers becoming boulevard du Jeu de Ballon (where there's an annexe of the tourist office) and you'll find the museums and the main tourist office on cours Honoré-Cresp (July & Aug Mon–Sat 9am–7pm, Sun 9am–12.30pm & 1.30–6.30pm; Sept–June Mon–Sat 9am–12.30pm & 1.30–6.30pm; tel 04.93.36.66.66).Two possible hotels at the cheaper end of the market are: Napoléon, 6 av Thiers (tel 04.93.36.05.87, fax 04.93.36.41.09; €30–40), right next to the gare routière, and Les Palmiers, 17 av Y.-Baudoin (tel & fax 04.93.36.07.24; €30–40), with a pleasant garden and good views, if not particularly friendly. More expensively, the Panorama, on place du Cours (tel 04.93.36.80.80, www.hotelpanorama-grasse.com; €55–70), offers rooms with views and all mod cons. Restaurants in the old town are good value, with several menus to choose from on rue de la Fontette. The best place in town, however, is La Bastide de Saint Antoine, 48 rue Henri Dunant (tel 04.93.70.94.94), which serves regional dishes (menus from €37 and up) in a bright sophisticated decor. For tasty pizzas and socca (chickpea pancakes) at reasonable prices, head for the relaxed La Socca, 17 rue Paul-Goby. For drinks, the bars on place aux Aires are friendly. At Maison Venturini, 1 rue Marcel Journet (closed Sun & Mon), you can buy fabulous sweet fougassettes – a local pastry – flavoured with the Grasse speciality of orange blossom, to take away.
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