Menton is the last town on the French Riviera before the Italian border, a sun-drenched jewel known as the pearl of France for its beauty and exceptional climate. With its pastel-coloured old town rising above the sea, its beautiful gardens and its Italianate charm, it offers a graceful and authentic Riviera destination.
The town’s old quarter is a delight, an amphitheatre of ochre, pink and yellow houses climbing the hillside toward a baroque church, its lanes and stairways full of Mediterranean colour and character. The elegant seafront promenade and golden beaches complete a scene of great charm.
Menton enjoys one of the warmest climates in France, allowing lush subtropical gardens to flourish and lemons to grow in abundance, celebrated each year in the famous Lemon Festival. Its beautiful villas and gardens reflect a genteel and elegant past.
Ashore, the town offers excellent cuisine blending French and Italian influences, along with a relaxed and refined atmosphere close to the glamour of Monaco and the Italian Riviera. Its blend of beauty and warmth is deeply appealing.
With its pastel old town, famous gardens and glorious climate, Menton captures the gentle charm of the French Riviera. Guests can explore its colourful lanes, enjoy its warm sunshine and savour the elegant, Italianate beauty of this beautiful border town.
