Candied Flowers from Florian

The mountains, the river, the neighboring hills of Tourrettes and Bar-sur-Loup, the perched village of Gourdon, fresh air, cool breezes, the perfumes of Grasse...the Confiserie Florian in the Gorges du Loup is in a unique setting and climate, a high country of mild Mediterranean winters and glorious summers, so rural in ambiance that it feels like a confectionery in the country.

At the foot of the viaduct, away from the river’s roar and the traffic noise from the road linking Tourettes to Bar-sur-Loup, sits a family home with grand rooms alongside candy-making facilities, where the best fruits and the most beautiful flowers of the French Riviera are transformed into delectable treats: clementines and tangerines from Vallauris, Menton lemons, bitter and bergamot oranges from Nice, roses, jasmine, and violets from the Grasse region...

Crystallized flowers are made in the first workshop. Those with a sweet tooth eat them straight from the bag, while others use them as inspiration calls, decorating ice cream, mousses, or pastries.

The second workshop, where each operation requires patience and precision, is where we glaze our candied fruit and make our jams.

In the last room, our products are packed into handmade Provencal baskets, for our candied fruits, or small bags for our crystallized flowers, coffee beans, Provencal almonds, or chewy caramels in four scrumptious flavors...

Founded in 1949, the Confiserie Florian in the Gorges du Loup sits in a breathtaking setting along the banks of the Loup river, in the lower hills of Grasse’s beautiful backcountry.
 

Decorated with antique furniture from the South of France dating from the 17th and 18th centuries, both Confiserie Florian locations, Nice and Le Pont du Loup, are a blend of tradition, refinement, and taste.

The quality of our products was honored in 1972 when we received the Coupe d’Or du Bon Goût Français, the “Gold Cup of French Good Taste.”

Encouraged by this flourishing success and after buying the famed Florian brand, Confiserie Florian in the Nice Old Town opened its doors in 1974 on Nice’s old port, the original home of the former Florian chocolate factory, well known to the people of Nice and the famous painter Matisse.

In the towns and villages of the Grasse region - Le Plan, Plascassier, Tourrettes-sur-Loup, Pégomas, Opio, Vence – roses are omnipresent during the month of May. 

And in the Confiserie Florian workshops, they are transformed into myriad delectable wonders. The Centifolia and Tango roses are where the magic begins. The first, which inspired the greatest designers and earned Grasse the reputation as a world capital of perfume, is the “cent-feuilles” or “hundred petals” – a precious springtime treasure! The broad petals of the second are wonderful for making delicate crystallized flowers, tossed in candy sugar and bathed in syrup for twelve hours in special crystallizing trays.

“The French Touch” brings to you the honeys, jams and candied flowers for the biggest pleasure of all gourmands, kids or elders!