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Palais Carnolès
Museum · Menton · Alpes-Maritimes

Palais Carnolès

In Menton, Palais Carnolès is a museum. Its neighbours on our list number 42 within 5 km. Since 1969 it has been a registered historic monument (inscrit, in part).

Photo: Palais Carnolès, Tangopaso (Public domain)
Where
In Menton
inside the commune
Historic monument
1969
Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)
How well known
Top 9%
#3,165 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
Apr–Nov
highs of 17–28°C
In brief

Museum in Menton

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#3,165 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Menton

Palais Carnolès is in the commune of Menton, with 42 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 1969; built in the 18th and 19th centuries (Mérimée record PA00080767). About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

The climate through the year

Afternoons in Menton reach 17–28°C from April to November.

Jan13° / 6°74 mm
Feb14° / 6°54 mm
Mar15° / 8°51 mm
Apr17° / 11°69 mm
May21° / 15°40 mm
Jun25° / 18°36 mm
Jul28° / 21°14 mm
Aug28° / 21°17 mm
Sep25° / 18°81 mm
Oct21° / 14°128 mm
Nov17° / 10°138 mm
Dec14° / 7°90 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Menton, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Nice station, 27 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Menton’s full climate →
About

Palais Carnolès

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 3 languages. Nearby, Musée Jean-Cocteau - Collection Séverin Wunderman (1.7 km) leads the list.

Palais Carnolès on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00080767 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Museum
Protection
Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) · 1969
Built
18th and 19th centuries
Covered in
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Menton, Alpes-Maritimes
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Where Palais Carnolès is

Orange: Palais Carnolès.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. The dashed line is the commune of Menton. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Nearby towns

The biggest base of the 8 is Menton (30,604 people). They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

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  1. 1Menton
  2. 2Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
  3. 3Beausoleil
  4. 4La Turbie
  5. 5Cap-d'Ail
  6. 6L'Escarène
  7. 7Drap
  8. 8Sospel
1 · It’s in this commune

Menton

30,604 people

2 · 1.2 km west of it

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin

12,037 people

3 · 5.9 km southwest of it

Beausoleil

11,936 people

4 · 7.5 km west of it

La Turbie

3,045 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Palais Carnolès isPeople
MentonIt’s in this commune30,604
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin1.2 km west of it12,037
Beausoleil5.9 km southwest of it11,936
La Turbie7.5 km west of it3,045
Cap-d'Ail8.1 km southwest of it4,482
L'Escarène13 km northwest of it2,585
Drap13 km west of it5,484
Sospel13 km north of it3,791
Make a day of it

Places to add to Palais Carnolès

Within 15 km you can add 4 museums, 2 gardens and an attraction.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

A visit to Palais Carnolès: questions

Where is Palais Carnolès?

Palais Carnolès is in Menton, in Alpes-Maritimes (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur).

What is Palais Carnolès?

Museum.

Is Palais Carnolès a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part), since 1969, Mérimée record PA00080767.

How well known is Palais Carnolès?

Palais Carnolès has 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #3,165 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Palais Carnolès?

April to November are the warmest months in Menton, with afternoon highs of 17–28°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Palais Carnolès?

Within 15 km: Musée Jean-Cocteau - Collection Séverin Wunderman (1.7 km), Villa E-1027 (2.1 km), Serre de la Madone (1.4 km) and Olivier millénaire de Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (2 km).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.