Menton (Menton) Very like the Italian towns at the warm Mediterranean Sea.
He looks into the Lazorian Sea and goes to him with his vast beaches.
Green hills led to his back, on which orange and lemon groves, ancient olives and beautiful wild flowers rise.
The first time the name of the town - "Menton" is mentioned in 1261. The town has constantly changed his owners, until Menton bought the Grimaldi family from Monaco in 1346. Menton is attached to France only in 1860.
In response to the Carnival in Nice, in February - March in Menton is fun Holiday Limonov . The fruits of lemons everywhere, the whole city is decorated with citrus fruits, of which amazing fruit sculptures are made, annually the subject of sculpture is changing. A few years ago, the city was filled with amazing sculptures of lemon knights on battles. On the town they drive chariots loaded with all sorts of fruit.
As in all seaside towns along the sea goes promenade - PROMENADE DE SOLEL. - Promenade shares the sea and the old town. In the Bastion of the 17th century - Cocteau Museum . Bonaparte's embankment divides the beach and the construction of the Old Town with magnificent arcades.
Area Parvis st.-MICHEL - The mosaic floor is posted black and white tiles with coat of arms of Grimaldi. Here at the end of the summer are organized Festival chamber music . Here are the facades of two baroque churches and old Menton houses.
From the church Saint-Michel - a staircase that will lead you to the street du Vieux Chateau and to famous old cemetery where many famous Russian aristocrats are buried: Volkonsky, Trubetskoy, Urusov.
The staircase cuts through the main street of the old town of Rue Longue. Ancient Roman Street, Via Julia Augusta . The last pedestrian street Saint-Michel displays us from Old Menton.
Nevddlex Square Place Aux Herbs. With a magnificent fountain and colonnade. From here a wonderful panorama at sea and you will see the indoor market. Also from here you will fall, in amazingly beautiful, garden Jardin Bioves. . The garden surrounds palm trees and lemon trees. Inside - unusual fountains, sculptural compositions, everything is immelled in colors. In former times, traditional Biennale was held in this garden, whose participants were Picasso, Dali, Chagall, Matisse ..