Looking from the harbor towards the old town
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Looking from the harbor towards the old town |
Menton is the southeastern-most French town on the Mediterranean; indeed, the border crossing into Italy is within the town limits. Menton is famous for its very mild micro-climate (it's always supposed to be a couple of degrees warmer there than in Nice, Antibes, and Cannes), its lemon, tangerine, and orange groves (a lemon festival takes place every year in February), the fact that William Butler Yeats died there in January of 1939, and for the vibrant colors of its buildings. For any of these reasons, or possibly for all of them, Menton has been nicknamed The Pearl of France.
Driving to Menton from where we live is not very convenient: The highway is all the way up on the mountain and driving down and back up takes a long time. By the same token, following the shore, scenic though it may be, is very time-consuming as well because of traffic. For this reason, we had not visited Menton in years, preferring Sanremo or Bordighera across the Italian border when taking a day trip east. Now that we have SNCF half-price passes (an old fogey's privilege) we tend to travel by train when possible, and this turns out to be very practical, indeed. On Easter Monday 2015, April 6, we walked to the station in Cannes, were transported to Menton comfortably, and alighted in the center of town about an hour later. The photos on this page were all taken on that day.
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The view from the station |
Dog walker on the Avenue Edouard VII |
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One of the things Menton is famous for |
Villas in the hills |
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On the Avenue Thiers |
The Avenue de Verdun |
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Façade on the Avenue de Verdun |
The stately Palais de l'Europe |
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On the Promenade du Soleil |
On the Promenade du Soleil |
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Seaside café |
On the Avenue Felix Faure |
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The Rue d'Adhémar de Lantagnac leads to the sea |
On the Avenue Felix Faure |
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Shopping on the Rue Saint-Michel |
On the Rue Saint-Michel |
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On the Rue Saint-Michel |
On the Rue Saint-Michel |
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Outdoor eateries on the Place aux herbes |
The partially covered Rue des Marins |
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Place du Cap |
The terrace of the Café du Vieux Port |
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One of Menton's harbors |
On the Place du Cap |
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By the Quai Bonaparte |
Seaside promenade |
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Rampe Chanoine Ortnams |
Basilique Saint-Michel |
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View from the Promenade de la Mer |
Along the Porte de France |
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Chapelle Saint-Jacques de Menton |
Chapelle Saint-Jacques de Menton |
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By the botanical garden |
Harbor view |
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By the water |
People enjoying the spring weather |
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Along the seaside promenade |
Along the seaside promenade |
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Time for lunch! |
On the Place du Cap |
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Archway |
Old town street |
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Basilique Saint-Michel |
View from the Basilique Saint-Michel |
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The Cimetière du Vieux Château |
The Cimetière du Vieux Château |
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The Rue de la Conception |
Tree at the Place Saint-Roch |
The photos on this page were taken on April 6, 2015.
They and a few other images may also be viewed in a gallery.
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