As every Friday, the weekend “13 Heures” takes its viewers to discover a corner of France. This time, the magazine stops in Menton, in the Alpes-Maritimes.
The town is presented as one of the sunniest and mildest corners of mainland France. The report shows that it can also reveal its charms in the gray of autumn.
Only a few kilometers from Italy, Menton enjoys a very mild microclimate. This geographic setting structures the portrait drawn by the magazine.
Menton is renowned for its old town under Italian influence. Even though the city was once Monegasque, nearby Liguria retains a strong presence there.
To unlock the mysteries of old Menton, the report invites viewers not to hesitate to climb. The ascent through the old fabric serves as the thread of the piece.
The commentary then evokes another prince of Monaco, who would have the campanen added. In Mentonnais, this word refers to a campanile that carries the bells.
The lush exotic gardens provide another highlight. They are visited as an invitation to a journey to the four corners of the world.
The piece notably stops in Australia to admire a melaleuca with many uses. The tree illustrates the plant diversity highlighted in the gardens.
Mediterranean cuisine completes the picture, with pichade among the specialties cited. To eat after the visit, the magazine offers a dive into one of Menton’s historic kitchens.
There, Pierrette has been making pichade au maqué every morning for 56 years. It is a bread-dough base covered with an anchovy cream.