Rebecca Whitlocke · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur Menton’s Lemon Festival: A Zesty Au Revoir to Winter! February 10, 2016Contributor blog post by Access Riviera: Menton on the French-Italian border is blessed with high sunshine hours and it is this climate that supports the growth of citrus fruits, in particular the famous Mentonnais lemon. Each year in February the town celebrates its citrusy wonders by hosting Fête du Citron, literally the Lemon Festival, which is …Continue Reading
Inspire · Julie Whitmarsh · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur February Fun on the Cote D’Azur Nice Carnaval and Fête du Citron January 6, 2020Nice Carnaval In February 2018, for the first time, we found ourselves at Nice Carnaval – it probably sounds really awful, but we hadn’t really planned to go, only noticing it was on whilst we were planning a trip to the Fête du Citron at Menton for our wedding anniversary so thought we’d extend our …Continue Reading
Explore · Julie Whitmarsh · Villages Towns and Cities Menton Fête Du Citron Where Bollywood Meets Citrus in France April 3, 2018Thinking back now, the end of February wasn’t really the best choice for our wedding – it was a cold, wet and ultimately snowy day (although wonderful of course) – and for the last 28 years, we haven’t really had a long list of ways to celebrate –until now that is! …Continue reading here for …Continue Reading
Explore · Guest Post · Villages Towns and Cities Hilltop Chapelle de La Menour is One More Reason to Visit Menton December 13, 2024Wow is the word for Notre Dame de la Menour, 800m high in the wild mountains inland from the Riviera coast. It began as a Romanesque chapel linked to the defensive walls—you can see the nearby ruins. The chapel was rebuilt in the 17th century and oriented correctly to the east. It was refurbished in …Continue Reading