✈️ Travel Mar 17, 2026 · Jon Bryant

Totally Med: exploring Menton, where the French and Italian rivieras meet

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Totally Med: exploring Menton, where the French and Italian rivieras meet
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Feted for its warm winters and famous lemons, the seaside border town has attracted artists and writers from around the world‘It’s not France, it’s not Italy, it’s Menton.” The seaside town on the French-Italian border has changed identities many times in its history. It was the only town in France completely annexed by the Italians during the second world war, but has also belonged to the Grimaldis of Monaco, was part of the kingdom of Sardinia, and only became French after a public vote in 186

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