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Luxury Car Rental in Menton
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Menton sits on the Mediterranean beside the Italian border, and your luxury hire car from Zeus Prestige comes to a hotel in Garavan, a villa above the bay or Nice Côte d'Azur Airport. Take a convertible up to the perched villages, a prestige car along the coast into Italy, or a sports car north toward the high pass of Tende.
Genoa and later the Grimaldi princes of Monaco ruled Menton, and in 1860 a plebiscite brought the town into France. A baroque basilica, Saint-Michel-Archange, was built here in 1619, and a bastion on the harbour was decorated by Jean Cocteau. The lemon is the symbol of the town, celebrated every year at the Fête du Citron, and the gardens of Les Colombières and Val Rahmeh show off the mild climate.
About 30,600 people live in Menton, and the town holds the French record for the highest average July temperature. Italy lies a few minutes to the east, and the mountains rise just as quickly to the north. Within half an hour the Riviera turns into rock, forest and stone villages.
A convertible is the right car for the climb to Sainte-Agnès, a village perched about 800 metres above the Mediterranean and roughly 25 minutes from Menton on a narrow, scenic road. Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Menton and the Italian coast appear in turn along the way. Sainte-Agnès joined the national list of most picturesque villages in 1997, and the Fort Maginot de Sainte-Agnès, built in 1932, is now a museum. Gorbio lies nearby, with 1,609 residents. Lemon blossom and sun-warmed stone scent the air as the roof stays open to the sky.
Cross into Italy toward Sanremo in comfort, perhaps in a prestige car. The coast road, the Via Aurelia, follows the line of an old Roman road, and the A10 motorway runs from Ventimiglia. Sanremo's Art Nouveau casino opened in 1905, the Festival di Sanremo has been held at the Ariston Theatre since 1951, and La Pigna, the walled old village, was built to protect the town from Saracen raids. The city is known for its flowers. Your car glides through the evening traffic, the cabin stays calm and the sea glints between the buildings.
Sports cars suit the road north. The E74 climbs from Menton through Saorge toward the Col de Tende, which stands at 1,870 metres and links Nice and Tende with Cuneo in Piedmont. Saorge, which appears on that same list, has only 430 residents but a commune that ranges from 319 to 2,680 metres. A road tunnel of 3.2 kilometres opened at the pass in 1882, and a railway tunnel followed in 1898. As the valley narrows your pulse rises with the altitude, and the engine note echoes off the rock walls. Check road conditions before you set out.
Yes. A hotel in Garavan, a villa above the bay or an apartment in the old town works as a handover point. Send us the location and your travel dates for the arrangements.
The closest major airport is Nice Côte d'Azur (NCE, ICAO LFMN), private aviation terminal included, and our team brings the car there so the coast road to Menton is yours on arrival.
The border with Italy lies a short drive east. Flag any cross-border trip at the time of booking, so that your cover extends to the Italian side.
A convertible fits the climb to Sainte-Agnès, a prestige car suits the coast road to Sanremo, and a sports car is the car for the Col de Tende.
Yes. Monaco sits just along the coast to the west, and Nice and Antibes follow beyond it.
Choose from our cabriolets, prestige cars, sports cars and SUVs, tell us where you are staying in Menton, and the keys will be ready for your luxury car hire.
