Ventimiglia and Menton

Two very old towns on the seashore. Ventimiglia is a typical quiet ancient Italian town. The buildings of the historical quarter of the old city are over 400 years old. The Roman theater (dating back to the 2nd century) was unfortunately closed, but meandering in the old city gave us a historic enough kind of feeling. Looking at the under-maintained houses we were wondering when some of them would collapse. But hey, I don't think any of the buildings constructed nowadays will hold half of their age, so respect to the builders of the 16th century. We also had lunch on the hill top facing the sea with a fantastic sunshine and live music from the cafe. The tuna burger was with a real tuna steak in the bread. What else do we need in December?

Now it's getting better. Look. Come with me to the kasbah!

On our way back to France we stopped in Menton. Menton changed hands several times between Italy (Republic of Genoa), France and the Principality of Monaco. They are famous for their lemon. Lemon is featured everywhere in every form. Similar old town to Ventimiglia's, but much better maintained.