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Menton in 2 days, day by day

Feluka's guide · Menton · 12 places

In January, Feluka's planner fills 2 full days in Menton, fitting each place around its listed opening hours and visit length. Here is that plan, day by day, in the order the planner visits them.

The opening hours behind this plan come from each place’s listing and are unverified; they may have changed, so check before you go.

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Day 1: Old town and harbour

Menton Covered Market
about 45 min
The Belle Époque covered market between the port and the old town, open mornings, with about thirty traders of local produce.
What to do there
- Buy local produce from about thirty traders
- Admire the Belle Époque hall and its ceramic facade
- Look for cheese, olive oil and fish stalls
- Shop for clothes on Place Fornari on Saturday mornings
Old town and harbourHalles municipales, Quai de Monleon, 06500 MentonBest: morning, late morningOn the map ›Something wrong?
Jean Cocteau Museum, the Bastion
about 60 min
A 1636 harbour fort that Jean Cocteau restored and designed himself to house his works, open every day except Tuesday.
What to do there
- See Cocteau's works inside the 1636 fort
- See the staircase and tapestry he designed
- Look for the pebble-mosaic lizard on the floor
- See his drawings, ceramics and films
Old town and harbour5 Quai Napoléon III, 06500 MentonBest: morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Les Gascons
about 80 min
A restaurant of south-western cooking at Place du Cap, rated 4.9, open Tuesday lunch and Wednesday to Saturday lunch and dinner.
What to do there
- Order the duck breast
- Try the foie gras
- Finish with the profiteroles
Old town and harbour21 Pl. du Cap, 06500 MentonBest: lunch, dinnerOn the map ›Something wrong?
Basilica of Saint-Michel Archange
about 30 min
The baroque basilica above the old town, begun in 1619, free to enter on weekday afternoons and Saturdays.
What to do there
- See the baroque facade and the great campanile
- Look for the 18th-century damask hangings
- See the 17th-century organ
- Walk the black-and-white pebble forecourt
- Hear the music festival on the forecourt (late July to mid-August)
Old town and harbourPlace de l'Eglise, 06500 MentonBest: afternoon, late morning, golden hourOn the map ›Something wrong?
Old Castle Cemetery
about 45 min
Terraced hilltop cemetery on the old castle site, with a view from Italy to Cap Martin; free, open daily.
What to do there
- Take in the view from Italy to Cap Martin
- Climb the stacked terraces of graves
- Look for the grave of rugby inventor William Webb Ellis (shut for works)
- See the Russian Orthodox chapel
Old town and harbourMontée du Souvenir, 06500 MentonBest: morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Les Enfants Terribles
about 80 min
A harbour-front restaurant with Cocteau-inspired decor, fish and shellfish, and a large terrace; closed Monday and Tuesday.
What to do there
- Order the truffle-cream ravioli
- Try the bourride provençale with saffron
- Eat sea bass or wolffish Ligurian style
- Share the grilled côte de bœuf
- Order the mussels
- Sit on the terrace near the pedestrian street
Old town and harbour1 Quai Bonaparte, 06500 MentonBest: lunch, dinnerOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.

Day 2: Garavan, Town hall, Old town and harbour

Val Rahmeh Botanical Garden
about 75 min
A 1.5-hectare exotic garden in Garavan with about 1,700 plant types, a lotus and water-lily pond and a villa.
What to do there
- Follow the botanical trail
- See the lotus and water lilies on the pond
- Smell the datura collections
- Book a guided visit with a gardener (November to March)
GaravanAv. Saint-Jacques, 06500 MentonBest: morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?
Regional Prehistory Museum
about 60 min
The municipal museum of regional prehistory, open every day but Tuesday, with a permanent display of Mediterranean shipwreck finds.
What to do there
- See the regional prehistoric collections
- See finds from Mediterranean shipwreck digs
- See the yearly temporary exhibition
Town hallRue Lorédan Larchey, 06500 MentonBest: morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
L'Orangerie
about 80 min
A French restaurant near the town hall serving lunch and dinner Tuesday to Saturday, rated 4.7 from nearly a thousand reviews.
What to do there
- Order the set menu
- Try the gazpacho
- Eat on the terrace
Town hall3 Rue de la Marne, 06500 MentonBest: lunch, dinnerOn the map ›Something wrong?
Mitron Bakery
about 20 min
A bakery in the old town that reviewers come to for its lemon tart, with fougasse, focaccia and brioche.
What to do there
- Taste the lemon tart
- Pick up a fougasse mentonnaise
- Try the brioche, focaccia or panettone
Old town and harbour8 Rue Pieta, 06500 MentonBest: morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?
Palais de l'Europe
about 45 min
The former Kursaal casino, now an exhibition palace, with Cocteau's imagined gardens in its gallery until January 2027.
What to do there
- See Cocteau's imagined gardens (to 30 Jan 2027)
- See works from the Wunderman collection of the Cocteau museum
- Join the guided tour of the exhibitions on Wednesdays in January
Biovès and Casino8 Av. Boyer, 06500 MentonBest: morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?
Tony Restaurant
about 80 min
An Italian restaurant on Quai Bonaparte open noon to 10 pm every day, with a view of the port.
What to do there
- Look over the port while you eat
- Order the octopus
- Try the fritto misto
Old town and harbour9 Quai Bonaparte, 06500 MentonBest: lunch, dinnerOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.

In short

2 full days, 12 places, planned for January. The app adjusts the plan to the day you go.

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Menton in 2 days, day by day

Which months give the most full days?

Day 1: Old town and harbour

Menton Covered Market

Jean Cocteau Museum, the Bastion

Les Gascons

Basilica of Saint-Michel Archange

Old Castle Cemetery

Les Enfants Terribles

Day 2: Garavan, Town hall, Old town and harbour

Val Rahmeh Botanical Garden

Regional Prehistory Museum

L'Orangerie

Mitron Bakery

Palais de l'Europe

Tony Restaurant

In short