Friday 6 July 2012

Menton, Cote d Azur


I have just jumped off the train after having spent a few hours wandering the gorgeous streets of Menton, a French town situated on the mediterranean and two steps from the Italian border. Its France and Italy all rolled into one, nothing not to like about that....

and it's made me feel moody and colourful....



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Menton is famous for its sunshine....you see it hangs around and bathes the town in its golden rays for 316 days of the year, definitely my kind of place!


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All this sunshine means that lemons and other citrus fruit adore to grow here. The lemon happens to be the town's symbol and even has its own Adam and Eve legend attached to it. (read about it here).


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.... and in honour of the wonderful lemon, Menton hosts its very own lemon festival each year in February.

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...but it's not just lemons and good weather that Menton is celebrated for, it's also well known for its magnificent gardens and festivals - two upcoming events are;


20 July to 5 August

3 to 16 July

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Basically if its sunshine, lemons and Tango that you like, look no further and pen Menton in your diary! 



Millie x
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2 comments:

  1. What an amazing place! And such gorgeous pictures! I am definitely putting this on my wish list of places to go :)

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