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Around the lemon

Fête du Citron® | Douce France

From February 13th to 28th, 2027

In 1928, Menton was still the number one lemon-growing region in Europe. An hotelier had the excellent idea of organising an exhibition of flowers and citrus fruit in the gardens of the Hôtel Riviera. It was so successful that, the following year, the event moved into the streets, with carts covered with orange and lemon.

Wishing to develop tourism, the municipality sought to give to this new event a typically local colour

The Lemon Festival was born in 1934

The Lemon of Menton obtained the recognition of its specificity and its excellence by a protected geographical index in 2015. This citrus fruit is for Menton an essential part of its history and its heritage.

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Fête du Citron® history

A new event to liven the city up In 1895, a group of hoteliers, seeking a way of providing winter entertainment for the city, suggested to the (…)

Fête du Citron® themes since 1959

1959: "Les Fleurs" - "The Flowers" 1960: "Le petit monde de nos campagnes" - "The Small World of Our Countryside" 1961: "Symphonie orange et or" - (…)

How to plant a lemon tree

Take 1kg of organic fertilisers (NPK) Dig a hole a bit wider and as deep as the size of the pot. Using a fork, lightly aerate the soil at the (…)

A citrus star is born

It was in 2012, just after the 79th Fête du Citron®, that the idea emerged to create a lemon-shaped mascot that would embody the values of the (…)

Did you know?

It’s true that the lemons used to make up the designs for the “Fête du Citron®” don’t come from Menton. After all, the Menton lemon is a rare (…)