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"My city is a garden"
The slogan for the city was not chosen at random ! With an exceptionally mild climate and 316 days of sunshine a year, Menton is a paradise for botanists who have aclimatised exotic plants brought from far away trips. The sub-tropical species flourist and grow at ease in Menton.
Besides it’s exceptional public gardens such as La Serre de la Madone, Maria Serena, Val Rahmeh and Fontana Rosa, the novelists garden, or the private gardens such as the "Colombières" or the "Clos Peyronnet", Menton posesses hectares of green spaces such as the magnificant olive trees in the "Parc du Pian", the "Plateau Saint-Michel" and the"Ubac" urban forest.
The urban gardens such as the "Square des Etats-Unis", avenue Carnot, the "Campanin" gardens or the "Quai Bonaparte" are a recent creation in the city.
Menton - Val Rahmeh Garden
Now the Mediterranean antenna of the National History Museum, the Val Rameh Garden was created in 1905 by Lord Radcliffe. Here, in this incredible garden he collected "Labiacées" and "Solanacées" (...)
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Menton - Maria Serena Garden
Right on the sea front, and the last house before the Italian border, the Maria Serena Villa and Gardens, attributed to Charles Garnier, was constructed around 1880 for the family of Ferdinand de (...)
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Menton - Serre de la Madone Garden
The Serre de la Madone Garden Museum was created at the beginning of the century by Lawrence Jonston, who also created the English Hidcote Manor Gardens. It is a haven of greenery, peace and (...)
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Menton - Fontana Rosa Garden
Created in the 20’s by the scriptwriter and novelist Blasco Ibañez, Fontana Rosa is a Valencia style garden of ceramics dedicated to the memory of important writers. This estate, which he bought in (...)
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Menton - Les Colombières (private garden)
Ferdinand Bac, painter and novelist, designed and built this estate on the top of Menton, in the site of Garavan for his friends the Ladan-Bockairy family between 1918 and 1927. From the Maison, (...)
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Menton - Clos du Peyronnet ( Private Garden)
This estate is the last garden of Menton that remains the property of the same family since 1915. The current owner, William Waterfield, specially interested in botany, collects tropical species, (...)
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The Lemon Grove (La Citronneraie)
The garden of the Citronneraie, on the hillside of the Annonciade, was created by local farmers several centuries ago. It contains a magnificent olive grove with 200 trees of approximately 600 (...)
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Menton - Carnolès Palace Gardens
This former summer residence of Monaco princes houses the city’s art museum, with paintings from the 13th century to the present day. Guided tour of the citrus garden every Thursday from December (...)
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