Blogs from Menton, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe

We have been travelling now for several weeks in France. It is a country with such diversity and we are sometimes surprised by the differences after as little as two hours in the car. I hope these photos do some of it justice. Our journey in France began in Menton on the French Riviera where we learnt if you are not careful on the roads you can end up back in Italy 3 times in one day! Then we headed to the Luberon in Provence. And the lavender was just starting to bloom! Our next stop was in Peycelsi one of the Bastide towns in the SW. Close to Carcassonne. Then on to Beynac in the Dordogne where we spent time with my nephew and his wife. I love the Dordogne, great food, if you like ... read more

Boasting 300 sunny days per year, Menton is a small town of about 30,000 on the French Riviera right at the Italian border. Surrounded by 1200m (3800+ ft) foothills, it is shielded from snow and the frigid winds blowing off the Alps. Consequently, it has a micro-climate making it the warmest town in all France, where lemons and later other citrus fruits have been grown since the 1400s. For more information go to http://www.thegoodlifefrance.com/menton-lemon-festival-2/. Beginning in the 1930s as a tiny imitation of the much larger Carnaval de Nice, the Lemon Festival has grown into the second most important event on the French Riviera, with over a quarter million visitors annually. There is a new theme every year: for example “The Sea”, “Transportation”, “Islands” “India”, and many others. For three weeks duri... read more

Thanks in large part to a generous donation to the University of Chicago Paris abroad program, a group of two dozen students (twelve from the University of Chicago and the rest from Sciences Po in Paris) were graciously invited to accompany Professor Lisa Wedeen in her lecture to the south of France, for an overnight stay in Menton- a beautiful town nestled in the sands of the Mediterranean, by the edge of Italy. Upon arrival, we were warmly welcomed by the students and program director of Sciences Po in Menton. From the many experiences I have had while abroad in Paris, I must say spending time in Menton was the most wonderful adventure of all. The view from Sciences Po was completely breathtaking. Not only were the facilities new, the reception room where we were hosted ... read more

Geo: 43.7788, 7.50567 GUN 16 günlerden PAZAR Sabah ,erkenden uyandık. Malı mülkü topladık. Parasını bir gün önce ödemiştik .....hemen yola çıktık. Hızla Ventimiglia'ya vardık. Yolda bisikletçiler normal akmamıza izin vermiyor. Ventimiglia'dan hemen sonra Menton'a girdik. Fransa'da ilk günümüz.. Artık seyahatin ana konusuna ,yani Provence'a giriyoruz... Garavan denilen semtten ve biraz tepeden Menton fotoğraflarımızı çektik. Bu Garavan denilen yerin sokakları çok dar ... Önümüzde, jeep içinde bir kadın, karşıdan gelen kamyonetle kafa kafaya didişiyor... "Fransız şirretliği" hoş geldiniz diyor.. Bize şimdilik bulaşan yok ... Sadece önde, köprü üzerinde karşılaşan iki keçinin savaş akıbetini bekliyoruz... Neyse ,s... read more