Auvergne Fragrances: An Interview with Poécile founder Léa Chonier
Founded by Léa Chonier, Poécile is a perfumery that’s largely inspired by the unique fragrances of Auvergne’s Edenic landscapes.
Explaining the Beauty of Auvergne to American President Thomas Jefferson
What did nineteenth-century Americans think of Auvergne? In 1801, American ambassador William Short told President Thomas Jefferson that the Limagne — a sun-kissed expanse of meadowlands and pastures in Auvergne — was “certainly the most fertile the most highly cultivated & the most magnificent district that I have ever seen”. Here’s an excerpt from Short’s […]
