Lemon Festival in Menton (French. Fête du Citron) on the French Riviera — holiday, which attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors. It takes place annually in February — March and lasts just over two weeks.
Lemons from Menton are certainly kings among lemons: the warm climate of the French Riviera allows them to be grown year-round. Three lemon harvests are harvested, the largest harvest — in March-April. The festival was intended as preparation for the richest harvest season in Menton.
To prepare this holiday, 180 tons are used (!) delicious citrus fruits.
Menton is decorated with the most incredible figures of lemons, oranges, and grapefruits. For a few days, orange castles, fairy-tale characters made of lemons and huge edible trees grow here!
Along the coast there is a parade of motorcades of golden fruits decorated with citrus fruits and flowers.
Everyone is invited to taste new varieties of lemons, drinks and sweets prepared from the «yellow king of the holiday». Every year this luxurious and «tasty» show is attended by from 200 to 230 thousand tourists.