Menton Daily Photo

La Fête du Citron - the photographer and the red Queen!  Methinks perhaps she is a he! This is my good friend, Philippe Chiodi, who, al...

Fête du Citron:  before the parade ... ~ Fête du Citron:  avant le corso ...

Menton's Lemon Festival, thousands of people gather for the 'Corso.'   Here, an icon of this year's theme, 'Cineci...

Fête du Citron - the Parade. Glorious weather, thousands of people, floats made of lemons and oranges... and watch out for the co...

The Festival of Orchids runs at the same time as the Fête du Citron - and with the same theme, 'Cinecitta, Italian cinema. in the...

Each day dozens of workers replace any damaged fruit.  In the background, the voluptuous lady represents Fellini's 'Amarcord...

It's hardly surprising when visitors to Menton's Fête du Citron stand in wonder at the 'motifs' on display.  This year th...

Front row seat. ~ Aux premières loges.

If you've got an itch, you have to scratch! ~ Si vous avez une démangeaison, il faut vous gratter!

Cinecittà in Menton - Felliniana and Casanova. ~   Cinecittà à Menton - Felliniana et Casanova.

It's that time of year again. The Fete du Citron in Menton, which means thousands of people descending on the town to see the first ...

Think of anything that can be done with a lemon and you'll find it for sale in Menton. Lemons are used as decoration on plates, pots,...

A replica of a mask from the Opera of Beijing, made of oranges and lemons, in the Jardin Bioves, Menton. ~ Une réplique d'un masq...

You can buy Menton lemons of course and you can also buy citrus trees.  This is a blood orange tree and it costs 500 euros. And it makes ...

The panda - another symbol of China of course.  Note the Menton lemon - he has changed from yellow to black and white in honour of the pa...

Tianlong, the 'heavenly dragon' towers above everyone - and roars every now and again! 145 tonnes of fruit are used to decorat...

For three weeks in February and March, Menton is in festival mood with the famous 'Fête du Citron.'  This dragon's head, ma...

No sunshine, but lots of shiny lemons and oranges for the Fête du Citron.  These happy kids are part of the Hong Kong Youth Marching Band...

Soon the Fête du Citron (the Lemon Festival) will be upon us.  Menton will be crowded. Visitors will sunbathe on these beaches. On the...

This isn't the first time I've shown this strange fruit before but here's another photo I took at the recent Fête du Citron. ...