Sea promenades
by call_me_rhia
Menton is not only an old town, it's a modern sea resort, too. To walk the sea promenade is a nice way to go for a long refreshing walk - you'll also see many people walking there, and many more just jogging by. The walk, in fact, is never-ending.... once you leave Menton, you'll see yourself walking along the sea in Roquebrune/Cap Saint Martin. The main sea promenade in Menton is called Promenade du Soleil, which flanks the town's best beaches and which is lined with mediterranean flowers and tropical palm trees. Further on towards the old town, another interesting stretch of sea promenade, is Quai Napoléon III, where you can see a little harbour and an old defensive bastion that is now the museum cocteau.
Villa Maria Serena
by Polly74
The villa belongs to Lesseps family and it was constructed in 1880 on Charles Granier plans, architect of Paris Opera. This house has a beautiful garden.
As soon as you walk into the Maria Serena Villa, you are stunned with a gigantic "Oiseau de paradis " (Strelitzia angustifolia) which is 7 meters high! And also old Cycas revoluta. There, you can also admire the only outdoor Dragonnier des Canaries in Europe.
But the real " kings " of this realm are the palm trees.
flowers and gardens
by call_me_rhia
Menton is a city of flowers - and due to its mild mediterranean climate, perfumed flowers are all over - alonf the seafront promenade, in the old town, and in the several garden that can be found, either in town or in the proximity.
Some of these garden can be visited. They are: al Rahmeh Garden, Maria Serena Garden, Serre de la Madone Garden and Fontana Rosa Garden. A smaller but very central garden is the jardin du Palais Carnolès.
Les Colombières Garden and Le Clos du Peyronnet Garden are private gardens and can only be visited at some particular dates - usually in summer.
Regional Prehistory Museum
by Polly74
Menton's Musée de préhistoire Régionale is located two blocks northeast of the town hall (Mairie), at the top of the Rue Loredan-Larchey. The interior is fairly small (by big-city standards) but the presentations are outstanding. And the prehistoric history displayed is based around local discoveries in the caves of Vallonet, Lazaret and Grimaldi – with also the Vallée de Merveilles (Mercantour) and the Terra Amata site of Nice.
Menton
by dinhyen
This sleepy seaside resort of Menton is supposedly popular with the retirement community, or, as the locals more colorfully put it, it's "where people go to die". That wasn't why we came here, but we found the sea air refreshing and the tightly packed facades of pink and yellow and orange and violet quite an eye candy.
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Menton train station
the fort - nighttime
Menton Bay
View from the garden
