Sniffing tourists wandering in York

The smell of a grassy meadow is one of the scents catalogued in Smell York, the olfactory guide published by the citys tourist office. - Photo from AFP

Tourist office invites visitors to “smell York” with scented guide.

TRAVEL is all about experiencing new sensations, including different smells – the fresh fragrance of a grassy meadow, the perfumes wafting from stores and the scent of candles in centuries-old cathedrals... That's why the tourist office in York, England created the world's first scented visitor's guide.