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Overview

Last stop on the C么te d鈥橝zur before Italy, the seaside town of Menton offers a glimpse of what the high life on the Riviera must have been like before the developers moved in. With its sunny climate, shady streets and pastel mansions 鈥� not to mention a lovely old port 鈥� it鈥檚 one of the most attractive towns on the entire coast. Menton鈥檚 old town is a cascade of pastel-coloured buildings. Add a fantastic museum dedicated to the great artist and film director Jean Cocteau, as well as several excellent restaurants, and Menton really is a must.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • The Musee Jean Cocteau S茅verin Wunderman Collection in Menton, France.

    Mus茅e Jean Cocteau Collection S茅verin Wunderman

    Menton

    Art collector S茅verin Wunderman donated some 1500 Cocteau works to Menton in 2005 on the condition that the town build a dedicated Cocteau museum. And鈥�

  • Basilique St-Michel Archange

    Basilique St-Michel Archange

    Menton

    From place du Cap a ramp leads to southern France's grandest Baroque church, the 17th-century Italianate Basilique St-Michel Archange. Its olive green and鈥�

  • Jardin de la Serre de la Madone

    Jardin de la Serre de la Madone

    Menton

    Beautiful if slightly unkempt, this garden was designed by American botanist Lawrence Johnston. He planted dozens of rare plants picked up from his鈥�

  • Mus茅e du Bastion

    Mus茅e du Bastion

    Menton

    Cocteau loved Menton. It was following a stroll along the seaside that he got the idea of turning a disused 17th-century bastion (1636) on the seafront鈥�

  • Salle des Mariages

    Salle des Mariages

    Menton

    In 1957 Jean Cocteau decorated the marriage registry office inside Menton鈥檚 town hall from floor to ceiling, covering the walls with swirly drawings, and鈥�

  • Cimeti猫re du Vieux Ch芒teau

    Cimeti猫re du Vieux Ch芒teau

    Menton

    For great views of the old town and the port, meander all the way up through the historic quarter to this hilltop cemetery. It's something of a pilgrimage鈥�

  • Jardin Botanique Exotique du Val Rahmeh

    Jardin Botanique Exotique du Val Rahmeh

    Menton

    Laid out in 1905 for Lord Radcliffe, governor of Malta, the terraces of the Val Rahmeh overflow with exotic fruit-tree collections, including the only鈥�

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