Monuments and museums in Menton, Alpes-Maritimes

CL0S DU PEYRONNET

Laid out by Humphrey Waterfield, these gardens blend colour and movement by means of a water stairways composed of successive ponds....

MONASTERE DE L'ANNONCIADE

The oldest sanctuary in the region around Menton, founded in the 14th century. It is reached by climbing the Sentier du Rosaire which, bordered by oratories, ...

MUSEE COCTEAU

The Bastion (small fortress built on the port in 1636) was restored and re-designed in its entirety by Jean Cocteau as the setting for his artwork. The ...

MUSEE DE PREHISTOIRE REGIONALE

Return to the heart of mankind's history on the Mediterranean shore going back a million years. Collections of objects discovered on archaeological sites ...

Jardin des Colombières

Designed by the painter-novelist Ferdinand Bac, this garden is planned out like a voyage around the Mediterranean. It mainly contains cypress and olive ...