Paved with a beautiful cobblestone mosaic and surrounded by two Baroque church façades and old Menton houses, this square (Parvis St-Michel) is crammed with Italianate charm and fancy. It also has a lovely view of the sea, the town and part of the co..

There are lovely views of the town and the Alps from the section of the seafront promenade that runs along the grey pebble beach. It widens into large terraces with gardens in places.

The Chapel of the White Penitents underwent considerable restoration work in the 19C. The façade has garlands of stucco flowers with a basket-handle pediment surmounted by the three theological virtues.

This terraced garden contains over 700 plant species from Australia, Asia and America, including citrus fruit, passionflowers, guavas and avocados. Created by an Englishman in around 1930, it is managed and maintained today by the Muséum d’Histoire N..

The former summer residence of the Princes of Monaco contains a permanent exhibition of work by artists from the 12 to the 15C (Louis Bréa) as well as modern paintings (Picabia, Dufy, Gleizes and Delvaux). The citrus garden contains contemporary scul..

The cemetery is composed of superimposed terraces, each devoted to a different nationality or region. In the «rich Anglo-Saxon visitors» section, note the tomb of Reverend Webb Ellis, the inventor of rugby, and also a few Russian princes with legenda..

This Baroque church with a two-storey yellow and pale green façade is the largest in the region. The Latin Cross interior, inspired by the Annunziata basilica in Genoa, has been decorated in sumptuous style by Menton artists such as Puppo and Vento. ..

This pebble beach is backed by the seafront promenade and quai Bonaparte, giving it a pleasant view of the old town. A monumental staircase leads up to the square in front of Saint-Michel church.

A fascinating insight into prehistoric people based on discoveries made during excavations by a local naturalist, Bonfils. The building was constructed in 1909 by the architect Adrien Rey. Menton folk arts and traditions are presented on the first fl..

This street lined with orange trees and boutiques leads to Menton’s old quarter.

This pleasant square with a colonnade and fountain leads to the market and, further on, to rue Longue (part of the old Roman road Via Julia Augusta). The surrounding area was Menton’s high-society district during the Belle Epoque; fine examples of th..

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The Vieux Port (old harbour), enclosed by quai Napoléon III and jetée Impératrice Eugénie, is used by pleasure and fishing boats. At the far end is a sculpture by Volti. Good view of Menton’s old quarter.

The Salle des Mariages (wedding room) in the Italianate Hôtel de Ville (town hall) was decorated by Jean Cocteau on the theme of Orpheus and Eurydice.

This museum is housed in a small 17C fort built by Honoré II of Monaco and has a collection of drawings, tapestries, watercolours, pastels and ceramics by Jean Cocteau on display. The pebble mosaics on the outside of the building are also by the arti..

A very beautiful town garden lined with palm and lemon trees where the air is fragrant with the scent of flowers, jasmine and eucalyptus. You can cool off in the water of the fountains in the shade of a statue of Volti.

This vast olive grove contains over 500 100-year-old olive trees.

This villa was created in 1921 by the author of Sang et Lumières , Vicente Blasco Ibanez . The azulejos on the porch represent great names in Spanish literature and the gardens with their ceramic-clad summer house, benches and ponds have a partic..

Now privately owned, the garden was designed by French writer and humorist Ferdinand Bac.

This water garden planted with South African tree species is set on a hill leading down to the sea.