The+Menton+Lemon+Festival

 One of France's most famous food festivals is the Menton Lemon Festival, which is held every year in the month of February.

Menton is situated in Provence, in the south of France, where the landscape and climate are perfect for growing citrus fruit such as oranges and lemons.

Every year, the festival adopts a new theme and attracts visitors from all over France and beyond, especially neighbouring Italy.

The town is decorated with huge sculptures and the streets brought alive with spectacular parades of floats made from hundreds of oranges and lemons.

In the evenings, visitors can watch colourful firework and dancing displays.

Why not take a look at [|the official website?]

Alternatively, you might like to view this selection of videos from both the 2009 & 2010 festivals...

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...or these slideshare presentations of still images from recent festivals...

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It's no wonder that  [|lemon mousse] is a favourite dessert during the month of February! Here's a [|version of the recipe in English] courtesy of the BBC's Good Food website.