Every year in February, the Lemon Festival takes place in the town. There are huge temporary statues built and covered with citrus fruit (lemons and oranges), and every year the festival follows a given theme. (month in which lemons are celebrated) let tropical plants and citrus cultivation grow.
What to see in Menton: Eglise St-Michel: a splendid exemple of Baroque architecture made with pink and yellow stones; square floored with Grimaldi coat of arms mosaic;Hotel The Ville located in the heart of the city centre was decorated by Jean Cocteau in 1957. More Jean Cocteau’s works are exhibited at Musée Cocteau into a XVII century fort.
Language mentonasque One generally regards the mentonasque (name of the local speech) as a speech of occitan Provence niçois, making the transition towards ligure. It is closer to the occitan niçois, spoken with Nice, that ligure, spoken in the valley about Roya and with Vintimille.
Others activities: BREAKING NEWS 2009 TOUR DE FRANCE STARTING AND FINISHING IN MONACO
GOLF CLUB MONTECARLO is near.
Next Cannes Film Festival: 13-24 May 2009
MONACO:
-I ce rink (from 5 Décember 2008 to 8 March 2009)
Saturday 5th December to Sunday 8th March, Stade Nautique Rainier III: Ice rink and electric karts .
- Monte-Carlo Wine Festival (from 28 February to 2 March 2009)
Saturday 28th February, Sunday 1st and Monday 2nd March Auditorium Rainier III : Monte-Carlo Wine Festival .
Concert (1 March 2009)
- Sunday 1st March at 6pm, Rainier III Auditorium: Symphony concert by the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andreas Delfs with David Lefevre, violin. Programme : Haydn, Stravinsky, Richard Strauss and Johann Strauss Fils .
-Exhibition (from 4 March to 12 April 2009)
Wednesday 4th March to Sunday 12th April from 12pm to 7pm at the Grand Verriere in the Grimaldi Forum Monaco: Exhibition “Willy Rizzo” .
- Concert (8 March 2009)
Other Activities:
Casino, street markets, restaurants, cinema,museum, church,grocery store
