EXOTIC TERRACES

Villa Val Rahmeh close to Menton, overlooking Garavan Bay, is a favourite of Nicholas Merchant of travel company Aspect Events. The terraced gardens, created in 1905, are now owned by the French Museum of Natural History. Enjoy the collection of palms and cycads, exotic fruit plants, and the rare Sophora toromiro, sacred tree of Easter Island. Avenue Saint Jacques, 6500 Menton, 0033 4 93 35 86 72,

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