Menton is a resort town and commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera, close to the Italian border.
The harbour of Menton, with the basilica of Saint-Michel-Archange beyond, viewed from the Quai Napoléon III
Menton, as part of Monaco, in 1664
Sailing ships in Menton harbour, photograph by Jean Gilletta, early 1900s
The port and the old part of town
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, sometimes known as Région Sud, is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France, located at the far southeastern point of the mainland. The main prefecture and large
Menton
…Italian: Mentone ; Ligurian: Menton or Mentun depending on the orthography) is a resort town and commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera, close to the Italian border. Menton has always been a frontier town. Since the end of the 14th century, it has been on…
View of Menton on the French Riviera
Bimont Dam near Aix-en-Provence