Thursday 8 July 2021

In the town of Menton, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera

 "The easy glamour of the French Riviera in the late 1960s - inspired by Romy Schneider's character in La Piscine - mixed with garden elements. Blueprint, botanical, lattice, Queen Anne's lace and folly prints are paired with cleaner silhouettes and proportions in a fresh palette of green, white and coral. — Tory Burch

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(in the Alpes-Maritimes department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera, near the Italian border) The town of Menton is found below a rocky amphitheater, along a wide crescent-shaped bay that is divided by a spur and bounded to the southwest by Cape Martin. Along the shore lies the tourists’ quarter, with tropical gardens, luxurious hotels, wide promenades, and the municipal casino. An artificial sand beach lies between the old harbor and the newer yacht marina in Garavan Bay. The narrow vaulted streets of the old 17th-century section of Menton are on a narrow promontory above Garavan Bay. The town, which belonged to the counts of Ventimiglia, a noble Genoese family, was purchased in the 14th century by the Grimaldis, lords of Monaco. (In 1860 Menton was purchased by France.) Relaxed beaches flank the seaside resort town, widely known as "the pearl of France," and its most temperate locale. Nearly a dozen private beaches offer bar service and lounge chairs. The public beaches are family-friendly with lots of aquatic sports to inspire a plunge into the deep blue sea. Last stop on the Côte d’Azur before Italy, Menton offers a glimpse of what the high life on the Riviera must have been like before developers started to move in. With its sunny climate, shady streets, and pastel mansions (not to mention a lovely old port), it is one of the most attractive towns on the entire coast. Menton’s Old Town is quite a lovely cascade of pastel-colored buildings. Add a fantastic museum dedicated to the great artist and French film director Jean Cocteau, as well as several excellent restaurants, and Menton proves to be rather more than just a popular beach town.



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