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Our last day at the gardens of the Villa Maria Serena - with a stone bench supported by a couple of weather-worn lions. The views of the Old...

Just inside the entrance to the garden is this small house- perhaps it was originally used as a gate house. Note the frieze above the porch...

Walls, steps, balustrades and roses. ~~~~~ Murs, escaliers, balustrades et roses.

The pretty campanile of the Villa Maria Serena. You can see in the smaller photo the spiral staircase within. ~~~~~ Le joli campanile de la ...

Some gardeners have a great view whilst they perch high above the Mediterranean pruning an agave. ~~~~~ A l'occasion de l' élagage d...

The trees and the palms are enormous and the views from the garden are fabulous: the sea, the facade of the beautiful old town of Menton and...

A impressive banana palm near the entrance to the gardens. ~~~~~ Un bananier impressionnant près de l'entrée du jardin.

If you go on a garden tour then you have a tour guide/lecturer so meet the delightful Élisabeth Lafit, who explains the history of the ...

Menton is famous for its gardens with tours available to most of them all year round. Let's spend a few days wandering the gardens of...