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On French Riviera hillsides, the once-dominant Menton lemon gets squeezed by development
M ENTON, France (AP) — When the French Riviera town of Menton prepares to host its lemon festival each year, it assembles more than 140 tons of citrus to build the ornate floats and showy park ...
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Menton Lemon Festival: French Riviera town goes for gold in Olympics year
Menton's traditional Lemon Festival is an annual event, but this year's edition is all about the Olympics. About 140 tonnes of citrus fruit - nearly 500,000 fruits - were used to build the floats ...