Limoncello, lemon-infused olive oil, lemon preserve, lemon wine and lemon syrup are just some of the delicious products you’ll be able to sample and buy at the family-run Au Pays du Citron. Products are also available online.
Au Pays du Citron
Menton
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12.76 MILES
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Nearby Menton attractions
1. Musée Jean Cocteau Collection Séverin Wunderman
0.07 MILES
Art collector Séverin Wunderman donated some 1500 Cocteau works to Menton in 2005 on the condition that the town build a dedicated Cocteau museum. And…
2. Basilique St-Michel Archange
0.09 MILES
From place du Cap a ramp leads to southern France's grandest Baroque church, the 17th-century Italianate Basilique St-Michel Archange. Its olive green and…
0.12 MILES
Cocteau loved Menton. It was following a stroll along the seaside that he got the idea of turning a disused 17th-century bastion (1636) on the seafront…
0.17 MILES
For great views of the old town and the port, meander all the way up through the historic quarter to this hilltop cemetery. It's something of a pilgrimage…
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In 1957 Jean Cocteau decorated the marriage registry office inside Menton’s town hall from floor to ceiling, covering the walls with swirly drawings, and…
6. Jardin Botanique Exotique du Val Rahmeh
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Laid out in 1905 for Lord Radcliffe, governor of Malta, the terraces of the Val Rahmeh overflow with exotic fruit-tree collections, including the only…
7. Jardin de la Serre de la Madone
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