Year-round destination

Blossoming spring & refreshing and hot summer

Spring/Summer

Spring is the best time to soak up the dolce vita. There’s no better season!
At the seaside, you can picnic on the beach and enjoy the first swim of the year.
This is the ideal season to visit the Valley of Wonders, with the mountains covered in flowers and the Mercantour bedecked in its finest colours.
The festival of nature in bloom is a feast for all the senses.
In Menton, the citrus trees are in flower and the scent of orange blossom fills the town. A springtime nature walk in the Roya Valley is your chance to see animals come out of hibernation and enjoy their new freedom.

SPRING/SUMMER

OUR TOP TIPS

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Dolce Vita Restaurant Bord De Mer Menton

Have lunch with your feet in the sand at Sablettes beach

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Take part in the French Riviera Gardens Festival and visit some of the “Remarkable Gardens”

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Parapente activité en pleine nature La Turbie

Try your hand at paragliding and take off from Mont Gros, in Gorbio, in ideal weather conditions in spring. This is one of the most amazing spots in the region with a landing on the sandy Roquebrune beach

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Train Des Merveilles Devant La Gare De Breil Sur Roya

Take the train des Merveilles and hike in the Roya

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Rent a paddleboard (the “mamma”) for all the family and set off to explore Cap Martin

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Soak up local life during the Menton Market Festival, widely acclaimed as one of the most beautiful covered markets in France

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Climb the Castillon cliffs

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Festival de Musique - Parvis Saint-Michel

Book tickets for the Menton Musical Festival

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Dive into the sea off Cap Martin

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Walk up to the Baudon summit for its 360° views and pure mountain air

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Set off for adventure along the Haute Route du Sel

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Indian summer & mild winter

Autumn

Here the autumn is a continuation of summer! But without the crowds of summer tourists…

Autumn is a lovely season when we can safely (and a little smugly) say that you can still swim in the sea and enjoy water sports.
Ideal for playing all kinds of outdoor sports and for a visit to the Mercantour National Park.

Indian summer

Winter

Can’t choose between snow in a family ski resort or warmer seaside temperatures? Enjoy the best of both worlds here! Camp d’Argent is a family-friendly ski resort for beginners that’s a 90 minute drive away with a toboggan run that children love or you could go snowshoeing in Castérino.

The mild winter combined with the mountain landscape give rise to an incredible number of activities, even deep in winter. The region has the mildest climate in France and some of the most varied landscapes. The climate made Menton famous as a winter holiday resort from the early 20th century.
The Menton, Riviera & Merveilles region is ideal as it’s quieter in winter but still full of surprises: you can sunbathe in December, have a picnic outdoors in January and take a walk in the snowy mountains in February.

The mild winter

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AUTUMN/WINTER

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