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THE OLD CASTLE CEMETERY

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Chemin du Trabuquet, 06500Menton, France
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2024
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In the Middle Ages, Menton Castle stands at the top of Colla Hill hill, 78 m above sea level. Very experienced for nearly three centuries, the site will finally be abandoned in 1650. The remains of the castle were acquired by the commune of Menton in 1807: the place is then turned into a graveyard. The burials of the mentonnaises families surround those of the foreign colonies. Composed of superimposed terraces, each is assigned to a particular religion or nationality. In these places, the famous architect Tersling built most of the beautiful mansions of the late th century in the region, but also the inventor of Rugby Webb, as well as a few Russian princes with famous names such as Troubetzkoï or Volkonski. The mausoleum of the Polish Princess Janina Jelowickich Lewandowska is certainly the most beautiful of the old cemetery: the statue that dominates it represents the flight of a young woman out of her casket. From the cemetery, beautiful views of the old town, the sea and the coast, from Cape Martin to Mortola point in Italy.


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Jacquesp
Visited in march 2022
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Un cimetière qui raconte l'histoire
Cet ancien cimetière occupe depuis le début du 20è siècle le site de l'ancien château. Il raconte l'histoire de la noblesse russe qui a découvert Menton vers 1850, et des russes blancs exilés depuis 1917. très belles sépultures, mausolées, chapelle à bulbe.
Panorama magnifique. L'entrée du cimetière correspond avec le début d'un boulevard panoramique en direction de la frontière italienne. De magnifiques villas parsèment le parcours, facile car de niveau. A faire absolument. +/- 4 km .
fc25
Visited in september 2019
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superbe vue
Au dessus de la superbe Basilique ST-Michel , et de son parvis, on peut accéder au cimetière,de là point de vue exceptionnel sur Menton, ville et mer,vue sur Italie, Roquebrune les montagnes,la découverte du vieux cimetière est aussi à conseiller
fabien407-1
Visited in december 2016
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Un lieu étonnant à ne pas manquer! Outre les sépultures de quelques célébrités, notamment celle de l'inventeur du rugby (Ellis), la vue y est splendide avec un panorama à 180° sur la baie de Menton.

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