Menton Daily Photo

If you see a chicken strung up in a string bag on the end of a Medieval pole axe, then you know we are in Gorbio village for the Fête...

This is a plant that simply got too heavy to stand up, so it grew lying down. It's a white form of the Tree Echium. (Echium pini...

After Lord Percy Radcliff left the villa and garden of Val Rahmeh it was acquired, in 1957, by Miss May Campbell (1900-1982) and she...

Eventually, this property was bought, in 1905, by Lord Radcliff, the ex-governor of Malta and his wife, Rahmeh, hence the name of the g...

... and yet another shot of the same old gate as we've seen yesterday and the day before. The property was built in the late 19th...

The Val Rahmeh garden in Menton: Here's a look at the other side of the old gate we saw yesterday. Through the wrought iron bars, a ...

A pretty gate at the Val Rahmeh garden. ~~~~~ Un joli portail au jardin Val Rahmeh .

After a swim, it's time for a re-touch. ~~~~~ Après la baignade,  c'est le moment d' une retouche.

One of Menton's beaches - Plage Fossan - has been made into a 'No Smoking' beach this summer. They even provide an ashtray...

The garden Elysée Reclus. ~~~~ Le Jardin Elysée Reclus .

  Amazing what grows in a flowerpot! Here are three boules nestling happily in a plastic pot at the Restaurant/Bar Les Terrasses in G...

Isn't this a great idea? For one euro you can rent a 'Serenity Box' on the beach. Insert one euro and remove the bracelet ...

Yesterday's photo was taken, sitting here at La Mandragore drinking a long cool Vittel Menthe. I love the Mandragore - it's owne...

A pretty corner of my favourite square in Menton, Place aux Herbes. ~~~~~ Un joli coin de ma place préférée à Menton, la Place aux He...

Summer in Menton. Some beaches have lifeguards, some don't. ~~~~~ L'été à Menton. Certaines plages ont des maîtres nageurs sa...

Not long now and it will be time for 'la rentrée' when the crowds leave the beaches and head for home. Back to work and back to ...

This was the 11th year of the Flamenco Festival in Gorbio. No small thanks are due to our mayor, Monsieur Michel Isnard. I love that a...

It's almost over - time for the curtain calls.  Here are three of the dancers - Y Jesus Carmona, Maria Moreno and  Antonio Morino &#...

Don't you just adore the dress! This is Alejandra Hernandez who danced fabulously. How difficult must it be to not only dance flam...

This is Eléna Hidalgo from Madrid. Another fabulous dancer who entertained us at the Flamenco Festival in Gorbio. ~~~~~ Voici Elé...