Walking Menton before the crowds arrive
We arrived at the waterfront at 8am. The market was just setting up, a man was hosing down the promenade, and the old town above was completely quiet. Here is what we found.
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Explore the placesTwo kilometres from Italy, Menton sits at the far eastern edge of the French Riviera — quieter than Nice, more Italian than French, and almost entirely overlooked by visitors rushing between Monaco and the border. We walked from the waterfront through the old town, up past the baroque churches and back down through lanes so narrow the buildings nearly touch overhead.
See the walk →We arrived at the waterfront at 8am. The market was just setting up, a man was hosing down the promenade, and the old town above was completely quiet. Here is what we found.
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