Menton Daily Photo

Meet the artist - Monsieur Gérard Eppelé.  He's standing in front of one of his paintings which you see below.   Gérard Eppelé ...

 The paintings, drawings and sculptures by this year's featured artist, Gérard Eppelé, are displayed on the lower level of the c...

On Friday evening, the Mayor of Gorbio, Michel Isnard, officially opened this summer's exhibition in the beautifully restored chate...

The Bastion seen through a datura bush. ~~~~~ Le Bastion vu à travers un buisson de datura.

You'll always find fishermen at the mouth of the Roya river in Ventimiglia.  Just stand on a bridge and look down and you'll see ...

Cats and medieval hill villages seem to go together ... ~~~~~ Les chats et les  villages médiévaux  perchés vont bien  ensemble ....

We're across the Italian border in a Ligurian medieval village, called San Biagio Della Cima. It's part of the commune of Valle...

It wouldn't be a Gorbio wedding if children didn't play in the 'place.' They play on and around the Centennial Fountai...

Meet the Restaurant Beausejour team: at the back, owner Yvan Bracco.  Sitting on the left is his father, Monsieur Bracco (he used to own...

The Restaurant Beausejour is ready - the aperitifs menu is displayed on a chair - not long now and the guests will arrive. ~~~~~ Le...

Meet the official wedding photographer.  Very dapper in his silver suit with black lapels, black buttons and very pointy boots. ~~~~~ ...

Restaurant Beausejour. Gifts for the guests - a basket of wedding favors (flowers with sugared almonds) and fans for the ladies. ...

After the wedding ceremony the guests will be offered aperitifs in the village square, prepared and served by the Restaurant Beausej...

Love is in the air in the medieval village of Gorbio as there was recently yet another wedding and you know how I love photographing...

Light and shade in the medieval village of Gorbio. ~~~~~ Ombre et lumière dans le village médiéval de Gorbio.

  Reflections in Place du Cap. ~~~~~ Reflets sur la Place du Cap.

Sometimes it's nice to crop a photo to emphasise one part - hence yesterday's photo of two friends. Here's the whole photo...

Two friends, sitting under an olive tree share the gift of laughter.   Can't be bad ... ~~~~~   Deux amis, assis sous un olivier ...

Salt in Italian is 'sale' and funnily enough it means 'dirty' in French. So here we have chips and salt to sprinkle on t...

Yesterday, Menton was invaded by hundreds of school children for a day of Franco-Italian Street Theatre. The students come from Turin, ...