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The gardens of Menton (Les Jardins de Menton).
Le Jardin d' Agrumes du Palais Carnoles
3 Ave de la Madone.
Open: daily, 10h-12h, 14h-18h; Closed: Tue and holidays
Contains the largest collection of citrus trees in Europe, including orange, lemon, clementine, grapefruit, mandarin, and kumquat. Decorated with contemporary sculptures since 1994. Located in the old summer residence of the Princes of Monaco
Jardin des Colombières
Route des Colombières; East of town, north of Garavan
An estate overlooking the Mediterranean, with small picturesque buildings, cypress and olive trees, local flora.
Fontana Rosa
Ave Blasco Ibanez
Open: Never; Closed: Always
Created in the 20's by Blasco Ibanez, Fontana Rosa was a garden of Spanish style ceramics dedicated to the memory of the Grand Writers. It is still listed as "closed for renovation", but from our peeks through the windows, it's just a ruin at the end of its day.
Hanbury Botanic Gardens
43, C.so Montecarlo - La Mortola
18039 Ventimiglia - Italy
; 7 km east of Menton on the Capo Mortola
Begun in 1867 by Sir Thomas Hanbury, holidaying on the Côte d'Azur. The botanical gardens were created with the help of different expert botanists and pharmacologists, with an early emphasis on pharmaceutical plants.
Includes the Japanese Garden, the Australian Forest, succulent plants, the Garden of Perfumes, the collection of Roses. The entire ensemble is kept in a natural environment that encourages the complete biological cycle.
Le Jardin de Maria Serena
Promenade Reine Astrid; Close to the Italian border
Tropical and subtropical plants, including a rare dradon tgree from the Canary Islands, and a large collection of palm trees and cycas.
Le Parc du Pian
Bvd de Garavan.; Walk out the coast road east to Ave St Jacques, left up the hill - on the right.
Open: daily
A large open park with over 500 ancient olive trees, some over 1000 year old, arranged in a series of terraces, with a view of the sea through the trees. The Parc du Pian is a public garden traditionally used for Sunday strolls by the people of Menton; a good place for kids' parties and picnicking, with a nearby mini-golf.
La Serre de la madone
74 route de Gorbio.; Northwest of town
Open: • Botanical visit: 15h00 daily except Mon by a gardner.
•Historical visit: 20 Feb - 30 Apr, Fridays 9h30; 1 May - 31 Oct, daily except Mon, 9h30.
• Forest Flora: by reservation only, 22 Feb, 21 Mar, 11 Apr, 9h00-12h00.
Designed between 1919 and 1939 by Major Lawrence Johnston, designer of the English garden of Hidcote Manor. Contains an exceptional botanical collection, some now the only remaining species in the world. Also a remarkable example of landscape architecture, with ponds and fountains to help create the calm atmosphere. Classified in 1990 as an historical monument.
Square des Etats Unis
29 Ave Carnot
Open: daily
A contemporary garden, with botanical descriptions of the trees and leaves. It's also a place of Sunday strolls and shady resting.
Le Jardin botanique exotique du Val Rahmeh
Ave St Jacques; Walk out the coast road east to Ave St Jacques, left up the hill - on the left.
Open: Daily. Apr-Sept 10h-12h30, 15h-18h; Oct-Mar 10h-12h30, 14h-17h.; Closed: Tuesdays
Specialized in the Solanaceae and Labiatae, with many tropical and subtropical plants and edible plants (kiwis, avocados, bananas, etc.).
Gardens (Jardins)
Le Jardin d'Agrumes du Palais Carnoles
Also a museum.
Location: 3 Ave de la Madone.
Open: daily, 10h-12h, 14h-18h
; Closed: Closed: Tue and holidays
Contains the largest collection of citrus trees in Europe, including orange, lemon, clementine, grapefruit, mandarin, and kumquat. Decorated with contemporary sculptures since 1994. Located in the old summer residence of the Princes of Monaco
Jardin des Colombières
Private - visits possible via Office de Tourisme or Service du Patrimoine.
Location: Route des Colombières; East of town, north of Garavan
An estate overlooking the Mediterranean, with small picturesque buildings, cypress and olive trees, local flora.
Fontana Rosa
Location: Ave Blasco Ibanez
Open: Never
; Closed: Closed: Always
Created in the 20's by Blasco Ibanez, Fontana Rosa was a garden of Spanish style ceramics dedicated to the memory of the Grand Writers. It is still listed as "closed for renovation", but from our peeks through the windows, it's just a ruin at the end of its day.
Hanbury Botanic Gardens
Location: 43, C.so Montecarlo - La Mortola
18039 Ventimiglia - Italy
; 7 km east of Menton on the Capo Mortola
Begun in 1867 by Sir Thomas Hanbury, holidaying on the Côte d'Azur. The botanical gardens were created with the help of different expert botanists and pharmacologists, with an early emphasis on pharmaceutical plants.
Includes the Japanese Garden, the Australian Forest, succulent plants, the Garden of Perfumes, the collection of Roses. The entire ensemble is kept in a natural environment that encourages the complete biological cycle.
Le Jardin de Maria Serena
Guided visits only, by rendez-vous.
Location: Promenade Reine Astrid; Close to the Italian border
Tropical and subtropical plants, including a rare dradon tgree from the Canary Islands, and a large collection of palm trees and cycas.
Le Parc du Pian
Location: Bvd de Garavan.; Walk out the coast road east to Ave St Jacques, left up the hill - on the right.
Open: daily
A large open park with over 500 ancient olive trees, some over 1000 year old, arranged in a series of terraces, with a view of the sea through the trees. The Parc du Pian is a public garden traditionally used for Sunday strolls by the people of Menton; a good place for kids' parties and picnicking, with a nearby mini-golf.
La Serre de la madone
Guided visits only.
Location: 74 route de Gorbio.; Northwest of town
Open: • Botanical visit: 15h00 daily except Mon by a gardner.
•Historical visit: 20 Feb - 30 Apr, Fridays 9h30; 1 May - 31 Oct, daily except Mon, 9h30.
• Forest Flora: by reservation only, 22 Feb, 21 Mar, 11 Apr, 9h00-12h00.
Designed between 1919 and 1939 by Major Lawrence Johnston, designer of the English garden of Hidcote Manor. Contains an exceptional botanical collection, some now the only remaining species in the world. Also a remarkable example of landscape architecture, with ponds and fountains to help create the calm atmosphere. Classified in 1990 as an historical monument.
Square des Etats Unis
Location: 29 Ave Carnot
Open: daily
A contemporary garden, with botanical descriptions of the trees and leaves. It's also a place of Sunday strolls and shady resting.
Le Jardin botanique exotique du Val Rahmeh
Location: Ave St Jacques; Walk out the coast road east to Ave St Jacques, left up the hill - on the left.
Open: Daily. Apr-Sept 10h-12h30, 15h-18h; Oct-Mar 10h-12h30, 14h-17h.
; Closed: Closed: Tuesdays
Specialized in the Solanaceae and Labiatae, with many tropical and subtropical plants and edible plants (kiwis, avocados, bananas, etc.).
Le Jardin d'Agrumes du Palais Carnoles
Also a museum.
Location: 3 Ave de la Madone.
Open: daily, 10h-12h, 14h-18h
; Closed: Closed: Tue and holidays
Contains the largest collection of citrus trees in Europe, including orange, lemon, clementine, grapefruit, mandarin, and kumquat. Decorated with contemporary sculptures since 1994. Located in the old summer residence of the Princes of Monaco
Jardin des Colombières
Private - visits possible via Office de Tourisme or Service du Patrimoine.
Location: Route des Colombières; East of town, north of Garavan
An estate overlooking the Mediterranean, with small picturesque buildings, cypress and olive trees, local flora.
Fontana Rosa
Location: Ave Blasco Ibanez
Open: Never
; Closed: Closed: Always
Created in the 20's by Blasco Ibanez, Fontana Rosa was a garden of Spanish style ceramics dedicated to the memory of the Grand Writers. It is still listed as "closed for renovation", but from our peeks through the windows, it's just a ruin at the end of its day.
Hanbury Botanic Gardens
Location: 43, C.so Montecarlo - La Mortola
18039 Ventimiglia - Italy
; 7 km east of Menton on the Capo Mortola
Begun in 1867 by Sir Thomas Hanbury, holidaying on the Côte d'Azur. The botanical gardens were created with the help of different expert botanists and pharmacologists, with an early emphasis on pharmaceutical plants.
Includes the Japanese Garden, the Australian Forest, succulent plants, the Garden of Perfumes, the collection of Roses. The entire ensemble is kept in a natural environment that encourages the complete biological cycle.
Le Jardin de Maria Serena
Guided visits only, by rendez-vous.
Location: Promenade Reine Astrid; Close to the Italian border
Tropical and subtropical plants, including a rare dradon tgree from the Canary Islands, and a large collection of palm trees and cycas.
Le Parc du Pian
Location: Bvd de Garavan.; Walk out the coast road east to Ave St Jacques, left up the hill - on the right.
Open: daily
A large open park with over 500 ancient olive trees, some over 1000 year old, arranged in a series of terraces, with a view of the sea through the trees. The Parc du Pian is a public garden traditionally used for Sunday strolls by the people of Menton; a good place for kids' parties and picnicking, with a nearby mini-golf.
La Serre de la madone
Guided visits only.
Location: 74 route de Gorbio.; Northwest of town
Open: • Botanical visit: 15h00 daily except Mon by a gardner.
•Historical visit: 20 Feb - 30 Apr, Fridays 9h30; 1 May - 31 Oct, daily except Mon, 9h30.
• Forest Flora: by reservation only, 22 Feb, 21 Mar, 11 Apr, 9h00-12h00.
Designed between 1919 and 1939 by Major Lawrence Johnston, designer of the English garden of Hidcote Manor. Contains an exceptional botanical collection, some now the only remaining species in the world. Also a remarkable example of landscape architecture, with ponds and fountains to help create the calm atmosphere. Classified in 1990 as an historical monument.
Square des Etats Unis
Location: 29 Ave Carnot
Open: daily
A contemporary garden, with botanical descriptions of the trees and leaves. It's also a place of Sunday strolls and shady resting.
Le Jardin botanique exotique du Val Rahmeh
Location: Ave St Jacques; Walk out the coast road east to Ave St Jacques, left up the hill - on the left.
Open: Daily. Apr-Sept 10h-12h30, 15h-18h; Oct-Mar 10h-12h30, 14h-17h.
; Closed: Closed: Tuesdays
Specialized in the Solanaceae and Labiatae, with many tropical and subtropical plants and edible plants (kiwis, avocados, bananas, etc.).
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