See also:

• MENTONE (Fr. Menton)

MENTONE (Fr. Menton)  , a See also:

• TOWN

town in the See also:

• DEPARTMENT (Fr. departement, from departir, to separate into parts)

department of the Alpes Maritimes in See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south-See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France, situated on the See also:

• SHORE

shore of the Mediterranean, about 15 M. by See also:

• RAIL

rail E. of See also:

• NICE

Nice . Pop . (1901), 9944• It is built in the See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form of an See also:

• AMPHITHEATRE (Gr. 441, around, and O&arpov, a place for spectators)

amphitheatre on a rocky promontory, which divides its semicircular See also:

• BAY

bay into two portions . The See also:

• MAIN (from the Aryan root which appears in " may " and " might," and Lat. magnus, great)
• MAIN (Lat. Moenus)

main town is composed of two parts . Below, along the See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea-shore, is the town of hotels and foreigners, while above, and inaccessible to wheeled vehicles, is that of the native Mentonese, with steep, narrow and dark streets, clinging to the See also:

• MOUNTAIN (0. Fr. montaigne; popular Lat. montanea, an adjectival form from the classical mons, montis, whence Eng. " mount," a form usually used along with the name of an individual mountain, e.g. Mt Everest)
• MOUNTAIN, THE (La Montagne)

mountain See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side around the strong See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

castle which was once its See also:

• PROTECTION

protection against pirates . In the old town is the See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church of St See also:

• MICHEL
• MICHEL, CLAUDE
• MICHEL, FRANCISQUE XAVIER (1809-1887)

Michel, rebuilt in See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• PART

part since an See also:

• EARTHQUAKE

earthquake in 1887, while below, in the See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal See also:

• STREET
• STREET, GEORGE EDMUND (1824-1881)

street, the Corniche road, is the See also:

• MONUMENT (Lat. monumentum or monumentum; from monere, to advise, bring to mind, remind; the German equivalent is Denkmal)

monument set up in 1896 to commemorate the See also:

• UNION
• UNION (known locally as Union Hill and officially as Town of Union)

union (in 186o) of See also:

• MENTONE (Fr. Menton)

Mentone with France . East of the main town is the suburb of Garavan, sheltered by cliffs, and filled with hotels . A mile and a See also:

• HALF

half farther on is the See also:

• PONT (or KYLPONT), ROBERT (1524–1606)

Pont St See also:

• LOUIS
• LOUIS (804–876)
• LOUIS (893–911)
• LOUIS, JOSEPH DOMINIQUE, BARON (1755-1837)
• LOUIS, or LEWIS (from the Frankish Chlodowich, Chlodwig, Latinized as Chlodowius, Lodhuwicus, Lodhuvicus, whence-in the Strassburg oath of 842-0. Fr. Lodhuwigs, then Chlovis, Loys and later Louis, whence Span. Luiz and—through the Angevin kings—Hungarian

Louis, which marks the frontier between France and See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy, while beyond it See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

Thomas Hanbury's See also:

• VILLA

villa at La Murtola is soon reached, with its marvellous gardens of 250 acres . See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

West of the main town more hotels and villas are scattered along the See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast towards Cap See also:

• MARTIN (Martinus)
• MARTIN, BON LOUIS HENRI (1810-1883)
• MARTIN, CLAUD (1735-1800)
• MARTIN, FRANCOIS XAVIER (1762-1846)
• MARTIN, HOMER DODGE (1836-1897)
• MARTIN, JOHN (1789-1854)
• MARTIN, LUTHER (1748-1826)
• MARTIN, SIR THEODORE (1816-1909)
• MARTIN, SIR WILLIAM FANSHAWE (1801–1895)
• MARTIN, ST (c. 316-400)
• MARTIN, WILLIAM (1767-1810)

Martin . This is a See also:

• PINE (Lat. Pinus, Gr. srlrur)

pine-covered promontory which shelters the Bay of Mentone on the west, and is crowned by a great hotel, not far from which is the villa of the ex-empress See also:

• EUGENIE

Eugenie . Facing south-east, and sheltered on the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north and west by mountains, the Bay of Mentone has a delicious See also:

• CLIMATE

climate and is frequented by invalids . The mean for the See also:

• YEAR

year is 61° F., while that for the See also:

• WINTER, JOHN STRANGE
• WINTER, PETER (c. 1755-1825)

winter is 72° in the See also:

• SUN
• SUN (0. Eng. sonne, Ger. sonne. Fr. soleil, Lat. sol, Gr. ijXior, from which comes helio- in various English compounds)

sun, and 550 in the shade .

See also:

• FROST (a common Teutonic word, cf. Dutch, vorst, Ger. Frost, from the common Teutonic verb meaning " to freeze," Dutch, vriezcn, Ger. frieren; the Indo-European root is seen in Lat. pruina, hoar-frost, cf. prurire, to itch, burn, pruna, burning coal, Sans
• FROST, WILLIAM EDWARD (1810–1877)

Frost occurs on the See also:

• AVERAGE

average only once in ten years . Besides the charms of its climate Mentoneoffers those of an almost tropical vegetation . See also:

• LEMON
• LEMON, MARK (1809-1870)

Lemon-trees, See also:

• OLIVE (Olea europaea)

olive-trees and pines rise in successive stages on surrounding slopes . The See also:

• DISTRICT

district produces 40,000,000 lemons yearly, and this is its principal natural See also:

• WEALTH

wealth . In the east bay is the See also:

• HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour, constructed in 189o . It has a See also:

• DEPTH

depth of about 26 ft., and is sheltered by a See also:

• JETTY

jetty about 400 yds. in length . The harbour is frequented by See also:

• PLEASURE (through Fr. plaisir from Lat. placere, to please; Gr. rlbovii)

pleasure yachts and a few See also:

• COASTING

coasting vessels- Mentone was probably the Lumone of the Itineraries, but no See also:

• ROMAN

Roman remains exist . After having belonged to the See also:

• COUNTS

counts of See also:

• VENTIMIGLIA (Fr. Vintimille, anc. Album Intimilium or Albintimilium)

Ventimiglia and a See also:

• NOBLE, SIR ANDREW (1832- )

noble Genoese See also:

• FAMILY

family, it was See also:

• PURCHASED

purchased about the See also:

• MIDDLE

middle of the 14th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century by the Grimaldis, lords of See also:

• MONACO

Monaco . During the First See also:

• REPUBLIC (Lat. respublica, a commonweal or common-wealth)

Republic and the First See also:

• EMPIRE

Empire it belonged to France, but in 1815 it reverted to the See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

prince of Monaco, who subjected it to such exactions that in 1848 its inhabitants proclaimed the town (with Roquebrune on the west) See also:

• INDEPENDENT

independent, under the protection of See also:

• SARDINIA (Gr. 'IXs'o"uva, from a fancied resemblance to a footprint in its shape, Ital. Sardegna)

Sardinia . In 186o both Mentone and Roquebrune were purchased by France from the prince of Monaco, and added to the department of the Alpes Maritimes then formed out of the See also:

• COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county of Nice, ceded the same year to France by Sardinia .