Menton is Every spring over 200 000 people come to Menton for Artists make statues with people come to see the artists creations at the After the parades on Thursdays people watch \ ‘When life gives you lemons make lemonade,’ the saying goes. In thebeautiful andpicturesqueseaside resort town of Menton in the south ofFrance, people make a lot more than just lemonade with their lemons. Believeit or not, they make art, and have a lot of fun doing it!Every February to March, the people of Menton celebrate their lemons andoranges with a three-week long lemon festival that attracts over 200,000 visitors.Artistsdesignand create amazing giant statues for the festival using over 145tons of lemons and oranges. The artists make everything fromgiantbananas todinosaurs and some of the statues canmeasuremore than 10 metres tall. There isa daily Citrus Exposition where people come to see the amazing creations and buylocalproducts made from oranges and lemons. On Sundays, floats carrying thecitrus statues go through the town in the Parade of Golden Fruit and on Thursdays,crowdsgatherto watch colourful night parades with music and dancers as well asfireworks. Each year, there is a differentthemeand the creators let theirimaginations run wild. Whether you like food and art, or simply need somevitamin C, Menton is a pretty good place to be in February and March.Lemons are a great fruit. Youcan make lemonade anddesserts from them or evenuse their juice for cooking orin salads.If you want to experience the festival next year, visitwww.fete-du-citron.comand book your tickets online as places for each event go fas

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