From Musée Jean-Cocteau - Collection Séverin Wunderman on: Menton’s list
Visitors to Menton can choose from 14 attractions, 8 museums and 6 gardens. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 13 beyond the 30 in Menton. The town’s list includes 7 listed historic monuments. Within 1 km of the middle there are 15 of the places on the list. A longer outing takes you to Cathédrale Sainte-Réparate de Nice, 20 km off.
The headline places in Menton
4 gardens and a museum follow Musée Jean-Cocteau - Collection Séverin Wunderman.
GardenJardin botanique du Val-Rahmehin town
GardenDomaine des Colombièresin townGardenGardenFontana Rosain town
MuseumPalais Carnolèsin townBest known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
Where to go
Out at 4 km is L'Orme de Gorbio, the farthest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Menton; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What kind of places
Ahead are other sights (14); next, châteaux or heritage sites (13).
Dark: in Menton. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place by place
In town there are 30, and the list adds 13 more within 5 km of its centre.
8Monastère de l'Annonciade
Monastery located in Alpes-Maritimes, in France.
14Monastère Saint-Martin
Monastery located in Alpes-Maritimes, in France.
The 30 places in Menton first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Beyond the town
Cathédrale Sainte-Réparate de Nice, at 20 km, heads the 12 day trips.
CathedralCathédrale Sainte-Réparate de Nice20 km southwest, in NiceMuseumMuseumVilla Ephrussi de Rothschild16 km southwest, in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
MuseumMusée Matisse19 km west, in Nice
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Nicolas21 km southwest, in Nice
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts Jules Chéret22 km southwest, in Nice
MuseumMusée Marc-Chagall20 km southwest, in NiceCathedralCathedralCocathédrale Saint-Michel de Sospel11 km north, in Sospel
MuseumFondation Maeght32 km west, in Saint-Paul-de-VenceMuseumMuseumMusée d'art moderne et d'art contemporain de Nice19 km southwest, in Nice
MuseumMusée Picasso37 km southwest, in AntibesMuseumMuseumPalais Lascaris20 km southwest, in NiceCathedralCathedralCathédrale Sainte-Marie du château de Nice19 km southwest, in NicePlaces within 40 km of Menton with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Your questions on Menton
What is there to see in Menton?
The first on our list in Menton are Musée Jean-Cocteau - Collection Séverin Wunderman, Serre de la Madone, Jardin botanique du Val-Rahmeh and Domaine des Colombières. We list 30 places in town. Another 13 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Menton?
9 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée Jean-Cocteau - Collection Séverin Wunderman, Palais Carnolès, Musée Jean-Cocteau - Le Bastion and Musée de préhistoire Stanislas Bonfils.
Which places in Menton are listed historic monuments?
7 places on this page in Menton are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Serre de la Madone, Domaine des Colombières, Fontana Rosa and Palais Carnolès.
What well-known places are within a day out of Menton?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Sainte-Réparate de Nice (20 km), Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild (16 km), Musée Matisse (19 km), Cathédrale Saint-Nicolas (21 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Menton, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (12)
- Jardin botanique du Val-Rahmeh: Parisette, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Domaine des Colombières: Tangopaso, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais Carnolès: Tangopaso, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hôtel Riviera-Palace: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de préhistoire Stanislas Bonfils: Miniwark, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Sainte-Réparate de Nice: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Matisse: takato marui, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Nicolas: Montgomery06, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts Jules Chéret: Miniwark, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Marc-Chagall: Derbrauni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fondation Maeght: Waterborough, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Picasso: Original uploader was Olivier2000 at fr.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
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