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Lemon Festival in Menton
The festival presents the most incredible pieces of selected lemons and oranges.
The theme of the festival this year was the "Cinema".
The figure from the movie "Journey to the Moon" by Georges Méliès from lemons and oranges at the 77th Festival of lemons in Menton, northern France, on February 12, 2010. (Reuters Pictures)
African Mask of lemons and oranges. The famous festival takes place every year in February.
A visitor photographs the scene from "Jurassic Park" from lemons and oranges at the festival in Menton. (Reuters Pictures)
During the festival, which lasts a few days, the streets are different groups and orchestras - both on foot and on special platforms, moving scenery.
A huge statue of Oscar of lemons and oranges. (AP Photo)
Casino Gardens in the center of the city is decorated with scenery of citrus. (VALERY HACHE / AFP / Getty Images)
In the area of the French Riviera reigns a tropical climate with a constant temperature of 6-13 degrees Celsius, and the surrounding mountains protect it from the winds. (Photoshot)
What once was a few carts of oranges and lemons in the early 1930s, it turned into an amazing carnival and games with citrus, attracting more than 200 000 people from around the world. (Photoshot)
Organizers claim that all the lemons and oranges are carefully-picking from the best experts. (VALERY HACHE / AFP / Getty Images)
A detailed look at one of exhibits.
About 145 metric tons of lemons and oranges were used at the festival, whose theme this year was "Menton in the movie." (Photoshot)
The festival will last until March 3. (Reuters Pictures)
The theme of the festival this year was the "Cinema".
The figure from the movie "Journey to the Moon" by Georges Méliès from lemons and oranges at the 77th Festival of lemons in Menton, northern France, on February 12, 2010. (Reuters Pictures)
African Mask of lemons and oranges. The famous festival takes place every year in February.
A visitor photographs the scene from "Jurassic Park" from lemons and oranges at the festival in Menton. (Reuters Pictures)
During the festival, which lasts a few days, the streets are different groups and orchestras - both on foot and on special platforms, moving scenery.
A huge statue of Oscar of lemons and oranges. (AP Photo)
Casino Gardens in the center of the city is decorated with scenery of citrus. (VALERY HACHE / AFP / Getty Images)
In the area of the French Riviera reigns a tropical climate with a constant temperature of 6-13 degrees Celsius, and the surrounding mountains protect it from the winds. (Photoshot)
What once was a few carts of oranges and lemons in the early 1930s, it turned into an amazing carnival and games with citrus, attracting more than 200 000 people from around the world. (Photoshot)
Organizers claim that all the lemons and oranges are carefully-picking from the best experts. (VALERY HACHE / AFP / Getty Images)
A detailed look at one of exhibits.
About 145 metric tons of lemons and oranges were used at the festival, whose theme this year was "Menton in the movie." (Photoshot)
The festival will last until March 3. (Reuters Pictures)
