The annual Menton Lemon Festival on the February 12th 2010 celebrates the world of vitamin C for three weeks in the sub-tropical climates of the French Riviera.

Huge constructions made of oranges and lemons are paraded through the streets of Menton every year. Fruit floats depicting everything from Buddha to giant ladybirds proceed down the Promenade du Soleil.

The Citrus Exhibition involves a tour exploring the cultures of the world, demonstrated by enormous and well-crafted fruit statues. An investor looking for a property in France may be swayed by the location’s climate and fruit-festival traditions.

What was once a few carts loaded with orange and lemon trees in the 1930s has turned into a citrus celebration attracting more than 200,000 people from across the world.

The land owner of the famous lemon orchard in Annonciade is reportedly a former racing driver, who now uses the lemons as a source of fuel for his vehicle.

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