Côte d’Azur / France
Menton
Pearl of France on the Italian border.
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Discovering Menton
Menton is the last French town before Italy and the most sheltered on the coast. The relief protects it to the north, which gives it a climate reputed to be the mildest in mainland France. That microclimate is what allowed subtropical species to be acclimatised here, and it explains the density of remarkable gardens on such a small territory.
It is also what produced its emblem, with the Menton lemon, protected by a geographical indication since 2015, and the festival devoted to it every February since the 1930s. The old town, rising in ochre tiers above the harbour, is crowned by the forecourt of the Saint-Michel-Archange basilica, where a chamber music festival has been held since 1950.
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Where to stay in Menton
The old town
Stepped lanes up to the Saint-Michel forecourt and the panoramic cemetery of the old castle.
The harbour and seafront
The Promenade du Soleil, the beaches and the old port, directly below the old town.
Garavan
The eastern quarter, towards Italy, with villas, botanical gardens and the most sheltered slope of the commune.
The gardens
Serre de la Madone, Val Rahmeh and others, and the commune holds several remarkable gardens open to the public.
The heights and valleys
Towards Castellar and Sainte-Agnès, the hill villages above the town, fifteen minutes from the sea.
When to visit Menton
February - March
The lemon festival takes over the town for a fortnight, at the same time as the Nice carnival. It is the Riviera’s winter peak.
April - June
Garden season, the truest window for Menton, with flowering, mild temperatures and reasonable numbers.
July - August
Beach summer, with the music festival on the Saint-Michel forecourt. The town stays quieter than its western neighbours.
September - January
The sea stays warm late, then comes the mildest winter on the French coast, and the citrus harvest.
Getting to Menton
- Nice Côte d’Azur airport
- 40 km, 45 minutes to an hour
- Monaco
- 10 km along the lower corniche
- Ventimiglia, Italy
- 10 km; the border is at the edge of town
- Station
- Menton, on the Marseille - Ventimiglia coastal line
The year in brief
February
The lemon festival
Floats and citrus sculptures in the Biovès gardens, every year since the 1930s.
August
The music festival
Chamber music concerts on the forecourt of the Saint-Michel basilica, in the open air, since 1950.
Spring
The gardens
Serre de la Madone and Val Rahmeh are at their best between March and May, before the heat.
Good to know
The Italian border is ten kilometres away, and the Friday market in Ventimiglia is part of local habit here.
Menton is the furthest of our Riviera destinations from the airport, so allow up to an hour at busy times.
The old town is climbed in stairways, and the panoramic cemetery has to be earned. The lower town, by contrast, is flat and entirely walkable.
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Other Riviera addresses, minutes from Menton
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