Les Colombières

Les Colombières is a villa in Menton, in the Alpes-Maritimes department on the French Riviera. The gardens of the villa were designed by Ferdinand Bac between 1918 and 1927.

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Type: Castle
Description: villa in Menton, France
Also known as: “Domaine des Colombières”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Menton-Garavan station and Fontana Rosa.

Menton-Garavan station

Railway station

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Menton-Garavan is a railway station in Menton, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. Menton-Garavan station is situated 260 metres south of Les Colombières.

Fontana Rosa is a historic garden situated on the Avenue Blasco Ibáñez in Menton, Alpes-Maritimes, on the French Riviera. The Spanish writer Vicente Blasco Ibáñez began to build it from 1922 on, and he set up home here with his second wife, Elena, and died there in 1928. Fontana Rosa is situated 240 metres south of Les Colombières.

Jardin botanique exotique de Menton

Garden

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The Jardin botanique exotique de Menton, also known as the Jardin botanique exotique du Val Rahmeh, is a botanical garden located off Avenue St Jacques, Menton, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. Jardin botanique exotique de Menton is situated 560 metres southwest of Les Colombières.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grimaldi and Balzi Rossi.

Grimaldi

Village

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Grimaldi is a frazione of 281 inhabitants in the municipality of Ventimiglia, in the province of Imperia. It is located near the French border of Ponte San Luigi.

Balzi Rossi

Locality

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The Balzi Rossi caves in Ventimiglia comune, Liguria, Italy, is one of the most important archaeological sites of the early Upper Paleolithic in Western Europe.