The Lemon Festival (or Fête du Citron® in French) is an annual celebration of citrus in Menton.
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It takes place between mid-February until March, featuring giant sculptures made with thousands of oranges and lemons.
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This exhibition required more than 300 professionals, 500,000 elastic bands and 145 metric tons of citrus fruit.
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To make the displays, first a metal frame is created, then wire netting is fixed to the frame. A teams of volunteers fix the lemons or oranges onto the wire netting using rubber bands.
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Each day of the festival, gardeners walk around the displays replacing any rotten fruit.
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When the event is over, the Department of Parks and Gardens have to remove everything in 5 days, including redoing the lawn in the Biovès gardens and replacing the plants.
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The citrus fruits which are still in good condition are sold off at token prices in front of the Palais de l'Europe for those who want to make them into jam and wine.
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Check the website: http://www.fete-du-citron.com/
Source: mentondailyphoto.com
[link]It takes place between mid-February until March, featuring giant sculptures made with thousands of oranges and lemons.
[link]This exhibition required more than 300 professionals, 500,000 elastic bands and 145 metric tons of citrus fruit.
[link]To make the displays, first a metal frame is created, then wire netting is fixed to the frame. A teams of volunteers fix the lemons or oranges onto the wire netting using rubber bands.
[link]Each day of the festival, gardeners walk around the displays replacing any rotten fruit.
[link]When the event is over, the Department of Parks and Gardens have to remove everything in 5 days, including redoing the lawn in the Biovès gardens and replacing the plants.
[link]The citrus fruits which are still in good condition are sold off at token prices in front of the Palais de l'Europe for those who want to make them into jam and wine.
[link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link]Check the website: http://www.fete-du-citron.com/
Source: mentondailyphoto.com
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