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Menton, my city is a garden

In the19th century, botanists, mainly of English origin, created the “exceptional” gardens in Menton Benefiting from the sub-tropical microclimate, they introduced rare tropical species, which have flourished in the Menton soil. Guided tours of the exceptional gardens are organised by the heritage service to give the opportunity to the public to discover these incredible sites

Menton, “Fleur d’Or”

Menton, les jardins BiovèsMenton nourishes its privileged relation with nature through the importance it has attached to flowers and the cultivation and presentation of the same. Already the holder of the “Quatre Fleurs” title, awarded by the association of Floral towns and villages at the end of 2008, the town was also awarded the supreme “Fleur d’Or” 2008-2009 prize, meaning that it does not need to compete for the next six years. The Lemon City is the only town in the PACA region to have received such a reward for its urban layout. It is also one of six towns in France whose work has been cited on a national level. This distinction is a result of the savoir-faire of the Municipality of Menton’s entire “parks and gardens” service who’s maintaining the 46 hectares of parks.

Menton, city of lemon

le citron de Menton Once upon a time…
As legend has it, while fleeing from Paradise with Adam, Eve, took one of the “Golden Fruits” with her. Adam, fearing Heavenley wroth, asked her to trhow the lemon away. After climbing many a mountain and traversing valleys and plains, they came across the Bay of Garavan. The beautiful bay, mild climate and luxurious exotic plants evoked poignant memories of the garden of Eden … Eve planted the lemon in the soil, and from this – a little piece of Paradise, Menton was born.


www.jardins-menton.fr - a tourist office**** of Menton website