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Menton
A sunny pastel town between the mountains and the sea by the Italian border, famous for its lemons.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Promenade du Soleil, 06500 MentonDirections
- Getting There
- About 35 minutes by train east of Nice.
Why Go
The old town climbs in ocher and pink tiers to a baroque basilica and a hilltop cemetery with sea views. Lemons grow in the mild climate, celebrated each February with giant sculptures of citrus at the Lemon Festival, and a museum shows the work of Jean Cocteau.
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