Menton
The Riviera town that locals quietly recommend over Nice. Sub-tropical microclimate, lemon-tree gardens that supply Paris's Pâtisserie Cyril Lignac, an old town climbing the hill to the cemetery where Aubrey Beardsley is buried.
When to go
From the 2026 climate study, not the live forecast.The warmest microclimate on the French Riviera — citrus grows year-round. Best months are late April through June and September into late October. July and August are warm but not heat-risk thanks to the sea breeze. Sea reaches 24°C in August. The Lemon Festival in February-March is a separate trip.
Pre-filled from New York.
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