MENTON
Some interesting elements
Religious
monuments : Saint
Michel Church and the Chapel of the White Penitents. Monastery
of the Annonciade : 230 metres above sea level, Our Lady of the Annonciation is still
the soul of the town. The russian Church : The church was built in 1892 by the Architect Tersling on the initiative of the Grand Duchess Anastasia. |
Maria
Serena Garden : Every day, the Service du Patrimoine organises guided tours of Menton
exceptional gardens. Located on the italian border, Villa Maria Serena was build around
1880 by Charles Garnier, the architect who desinged the Paris Opera House for his friend,
Ferdinand fr lesseps. Its
tropical and sub-tropical palnts thrives in this delightful place with its unique view
over Menton and the Old town. |
| The
Garden of Serre de la Madone : Designed between 1919 znd 1939 by Major Lawrence
Johnston, creator of Hidcote Manor park in England, the Garden of Serre de la Madone
contain a rich botanical collection. Major Johnston planted rare trees here, brought back
from his numerous travels in Asia. As well as its botanical intrest, Serre de la Madone is
also a remakable piece of architectural landscaping with its pounds and fountains which
create a well-preserved atmosphere of calm. |
| Fontana Rosa,
the novellist’s garden : A listed historic monument since 1990, « Fontana
Rosa » is designed for reading, an inspiration for novelists. On of its most
beautiful features is « Cervantes’ rotunda ». |
| Val
Rahmeh botanical gardens : This garden created by British botany enthousiasts, is now
the Mediterranean branch of the National Museum of Natural History. In the Val Rahmeh
exoctic botanical garden grows the only Sophora toromiro, the legendary tree of Easter
Island, which thrives in the soil under the sun of Menton. |
| Menton
and Jean Cocteau : The poet and painter Jean Cocteau, who so loved Menton had the
bastion restored. Thus, this small fort, originally built in the 127th century to protect
the town, became a museum dedicated to the artist. |
| Bastion
du port : Jean Cocteau also decorated the Wedding Hall in the Town Hall in 1957 and
1958. |
| The
hinterland of Menton : Menton and its surrounded offer many attractions for those who
ove nature, history, arts and crafts. Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, the old village and the
castle§.. Castellar, a medieval village perched on a hilltop. Gorbio, an amazing
promontory village. Sainte-Agnès, the highest coastal village in Europe. Castilon, a new
arts and crafts center. And don’t forget : Sospel, an ancient historic city,
Fontan, Breil-sur-Roya, Saorge, La Brigue, Tende… |