Côte d’Azur Garden Festival

Tour ideas in Menton

Suggested by the town of Menton

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Tour ideas in details

1 - Etats-Unis Square

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This square aims to be a contemporary garden, for pleasure and discovery.

A place for family Sunday walks and recreation, it is also a didactic trail for botany enthusiasts.

29, Avenue Carnot – Menton

Latitude : 43.772593 – Longitude : 7.497448

Distance from the ephemeral gardens to the Etats-Unis Square : 10 minutes (800 meters)

 

 

2 - The Orangeraie garden Palace

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Discover the charm of a palace garden at the beginning of the 20th Century where exotic and tropical vegetation blend in harmoniously.

L’Orangeraie – 15, Rue Partouneaux – Menton

Latitude : 43.775067 – Longitude : 7.499045

Distance from the ephemeral gardens to the Orangeraie garden Palace : 3 minutes (210 meters)

3 - The Orient Palace

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Old Belle Epoque hotel with oriental style facade

1 Rue de la République - Menton

Latitude : 43.775351 – Longitude : 7.499955

Distance from the ephemeral gardens to the Orient Palace : 4 minutes (300 meters)

4 - Clémenceau Place

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The square, renovated in 2016 is decorated with beautiful jacarandas and a carousel with old-fashioned wooden horses and decorations in typical style and colours of Menton.

Place Georges Clémenceau – Menton

Latitude : 43.775269 – Longitude : 7.505008

Distance from the ephemeral gardens to the Place Clémenceau : 9 minutes (700 meters)

 

 

5 - Municipal covered market

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Between the port and the old town, the covered market decorated with local ceramics date from 1898. The municipal market is full of colours, scents and flavours of the south.

Open from 6am to 1pm - closed on Mondays

5, Quai de Monleon - Menton

Latitude : 43.775207 – Longitude : 7.506008

Distance from the ephemeral gardens to the Municipal covered market : 11 minutes (900 meters)

 

 

6 - Place aux herbes

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A pretty shady and peaceful square, perfect for a refreshing and gourmet break.

3, Place aux Herbes - Menton

Latitude : 43.775690 – Longitude : 7.506733

Distance from the ephemeral gardens to the Place aux Herbes : 11 minutes (850 meters)

 

 

7 - Parvis Saint Michel

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The doorsteps of the Saint Michael Archangel Basilica are made of pebbles representing the Grimaldi emblems. Renovated in 2006 according to the eighteenth Century methods of implementation, it required 250,000 pebbles and a year of work to rebuild its 170 m².Place de l’Église - Menton

Latitude : 43.777190 – Longitude : 7.507113

Distance from the ephemeral gardens to the Parvis Saint Michel : 13 minutes (1 kilometer)

8 - Pian Park

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The Pian Park is an exceptional olive grove laid out in terraces facing the sea. 540 olive trees, some centenarians, flourish on an area of 3 hectares.

Entrance at 11 avenue Blasco Ibanez or boulevard de Garavan, 06500 Menton. Free entrance.

Latitude : 43.785106 – Longitude : 7.513481

Distance from the ephemeral gardens to the Pian Park : 30 minutes (2,5 kilometers)