Bonjour! This week’s carte postale features Le Pont Saint-Louis (St. Louis Bridge) in Menton, located in the South of France.
I recently acquired this vintage postcard and then this week I read a wonderful post by Rebecca of Rebecca Goes Rendezvous about her visit to the French Riviera town! (You can read her post here >> Destination: Menton, France)
I took it as a sign urging me to visit! In the meantime, I’ll take it as a sign telling me to feature this postcard this week, so here it is!
Did you know?
🇲🇨 Until 1848, Menton was part of the Principality of Monaco
- During its invasion of France in June 1940, Italy captured Menton
🍋 The lemon became the symbol of Menton since the town is located in the only region in France where lemons can grow
For more information:
The Lemon Festival – Fête du Citron
Until the next Wednesday Postcard, à bientôt!
I never heard of le Pont St. Louis until I looked it up: turns out it’s at the Franco-Italian border east of town. Menton is stunning, and I hope you can visit it!
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Hope so, too! I tried looking for current images and information about the bridge, but couldn’t find anything; was it destroyed during the war? I hope not. It’s not showing up on Google maps either 🤔
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I likewise tried searching for information on the bridge, but nothing popped off. Either it was destroyed or it has been renamed. I didn’t get close to the border while in Menton, so I can’t really say!
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Beautiful and I love lemons!
Cheers,
Carolyn
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I do, too – love how lemons make everything yummy, fresh, and bright 🍋
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