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Maria Serena Garden

  • Park and garden
  • Garden
  • Botanical garden
  • Plant collection
21 promenade Reine Astrid, 06500 Menton
Maria Serena Garden
©Yann Monel
Maria Serena Garden
©Yann Monel
Maria Serena Garden
©Yann Monel
Maria Serena Garden
©Pango Visual
Maria Serena Garden
©Pango Visual
The garden around the villa is an invitation to exoticism. Reputed to be the most temperate in France, it houses a large collection of palm trees, a Dracaena Drago and a collection of Cycadaceae. At the foot of the cliffs of the Italian border
Close to the Italian border, the Villa Maria Serena was built in 1886 on the plans of Charles Garnier, architect of the Paris Opera, for the Foucher de Careil family, related to Ferdinand de Lesseps.

Built on the outskirts of the city, in a district called Little Africa, the garden of one and a half hectares is reputed to be the most temperate in France. It offers a large collection of palm trees, cycas and tropical plants, a veritable open-air greenhouse.

Legal informations

Legal informations
  • SIRET number : 911 822 617 00013

Services

Services

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Rates

Rates

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Payment methods

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Groups (Max capacity)

Groups (Max capacity)
  • 20 Maximum number of people

Openings

Openings

From 2 January 2025 until 31 December 2025 - Open on tuesday, on saturday
Opening according to program.
The garden is only accessible with a guided tour.

Location

Location

Maria Serena Garden
21 promenade Reine Astrid, 06500 Menton
  • 04 93 28 35 94
  • Accueil ASJEM (Association pour la Sauvegarde des Jardins d'Exception Mentonnais)

Spoken languages

Spoken languages
  • French

Environment

Environment
  • Close to a motorway
  • Close to pleasure port
  • Town outskirts
  • Beach within 300 m
  • Station district
  • Close to a public transportation
  • Bus stop < 500 m

Access

Access
  • Proximity at the italian border.
    Remarkable trees : Bauhinia Purpurea - Orchid Trees
    Remarkable trees : Bauhinia Purpurea - Orchid Trees
    Tree of the Fabaceae family, Bauhinia purpurea is native to southern China and Southeast Asia.
    Menton
    Remarkable trees : Callistemon Citrinus - Rince-Bouteille
    Remarkable trees : Callistemon Citrinus - Rince-Bouteille
    A shrub native to southeastern Australia, where it often grows along streams and swamps along the coastline, Callistemon citrinus can be grown outdoors in hot, dry climates.
    Menton
    Remarkable trees : Olea Europaea - Common Olive Tree
    Remarkable trees : Olea Europaea - Common Olive Tree
    Ein Baum aus der Familie der Ölbaumgewächse (Oleaceae), der in Afrika, Asien und Europa weit verbreitet ist. Der Baum Olea europaea kann bis zu bis zu 15 Meter hoch werden.
    Menton
    Remarkable trees : Ficus Rubignosa - Ficus Rouillé
    Remarkable trees : Ficus Rubignosa - Ficus Rouillé
    Ficus rubiginosa, a member of the Moraceae family, is a common ornamental tree in eastern Australia where it originated, and can grow up to 15 meters high.
    Menton
    Remarkable trees : Cinnamomum Camphora - Camphrier
    Remarkable trees : Cinnamomum Camphora - Camphrier
    Beautiful and aromatic evergreen tree of the Lauraceae family of the Lauraceae family, Cinnamomum camphora is native to China, Japan and Taiwan. It can reach 15 meters in height.
    Menton
    Remarkable trees : Corynocarpus Laevigata - New Zealand Laurel
    Remarkable trees : Corynocarpus Laevigata - New Zealand Laurel
    An evergreen tree of the Corynocarpaceae family, Corynocarpus laevigata can reach 15 meters in height and 1 meter in diameter.
    Menton
    Remarkable trees : Ficus macrophylla - Moreton Bay fig tree
    Remarkable trees : Ficus macrophylla - Moreton Bay fig tree
    Evergreen tree of the Moraceae family, the Ficus macrophylla is native to Eastern Australia. If it can reach 60 meters high in its country of origin, in France, it will not...
    Menton
    Remarkable trees : Geoffroea Decorticans - Chanar
    Remarkable trees : Geoffroea Decorticans - Chanar
    Tree of the Fabaceae family, the Geoffroea decorticans is native to the northern regions of Chile and Argentina. It can reach 10 meters in height and its trunk measures up to...
    Menton
    Remarkable trees : Olmediella Betschleriana - Guatemalan holly
    Remarkable trees : Olmediella Betschleriana - Guatemalan holly
    Olmediella betschleriana, native to Guatemala, is an evergreen tree of the Salicaceae family, which can reach 15 meters in height. It is the only tree of the Olmediella species.
    Menton
    Remarkable trees : Schinus Molle - False Pepper Tree
    Remarkable trees : Schinus Molle - False Pepper Tree
    Schinus molle is an evergreen tree native to South America and more particularly to Peru. It belongs to the Anacardiaceae family and its size can quickly reach 15 meters high.
    Menton
    Remarkable trees : Ceratonia Siliqua - Caroubier
    Remarkable trees : Ceratonia Siliqua - Caroubier
    Tree of the Fabaceae family which can reach 10 meters high, the Ceratonia siliqua, native to the Mediterranean regions, is cultivated for its fruit: the carob.
    Menton
    Remarkable trees : Casuarina Equisetifolia - Australian Pine
    Remarkable trees : Casuarina Equisetifolia - Australian Pine
    Tree of the Casuarinaceae family reaching 25 to 30 meters in height, whose gray bark is cracked in long The gray bark cracks into long longitudinal strips, the Casuarina...
    Menton
    Remarkable trees : Tilia Europaea - Common lime tree
    Remarkable trees : Tilia Europaea - Common lime tree
    Die Linde ist ein Baum in den gemäßigten Regionen Europas aus der Familie der Tiliaceae, der bis zu 30 Meter hoch werden und mehrere hundert Jahre alt werden kann.
    Menton
    Remarkable trees : Pinus Maritima - Maritime Pine
    Remarkable trees : Pinus Maritima - Maritime Pine
    Pinus maritima is a member of the Pinaceae family. It is native to the coastal areas of the western Mediterranean and the southern parts of the European shores of the Atlantic...
    Menton
    Remarkable trees : Podocarpus Macrophyllus - Buddhist Pine
    Remarkable trees : Podocarpus Macrophyllus - Buddhist Pine
    Podocarpus macrophyllus is a tree of the Podocarpaceae family, often grown as an ornamental tree in parks and gardens because of its habit and evergreen foliage, it reaches...
    Menton
    Remarkable trees : Brachychiton roseus - Bottle tree
    Remarkable trees : Brachychiton roseus - Bottle tree
    From the Sterculiaceae family, Brachychiton roseus is a genus of thirty-one species of trees and large bushes native to Australia and New Guinea.
    Menton
    Remarkable trees : Brachychiton Populneus - Bottle tree
    Remarkable trees : Brachychiton Populneus - Bottle tree
    Like Brachychiton roseus, populneus is a member of the Sterculiaceae family, but with off-white or even pale yellow flowers and more elongated leaves than roseus, which are...
    Menton
    Remarkable trees : Araucaria Bidwillii - The Bunya-Bunya
    Remarkable trees : Araucaria Bidwillii - The Bunya-Bunya
    Large tree with a massive trunk, the Araucaria bidwillii has tough leaves and can reach 50 meters high. It does not tolerate sub-zero temperatures and is therefore mainly...
    Menton
    Updated on 04 April 2025 at 19:10
     by Office de Tourisme Menton, Riviera & Merveilles
     (Offer identifier : 4739598)
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