…put them on everything. That"s the philosophy behind the two-week Lemon Festival that began yesterday and runs through March 3 in the coastal city of Menton, France, where this citrus-covered dragon looms large. This sliver of the French Riviera just down the road from Monaco almost never sees freezing temperatures, even in winter. That makes it ideal for growing lemons, oranges, and other citrus crops—and the harvests are plentiful, as proved by the Lemon Festival"s many fruit-bedecked sculptures and parade floats.
When an ideal microclimate gives you lemons…
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On the Route of the Waterfalls
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Up on the glacier
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Falling for Rioja
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World Photography Day
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World Turtle Day
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Splügen Pass, Switzerland
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Field of Light at Sensorio by Bruce Munro
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Veterans Day
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African bush elephants in Namibia
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Fighting evil with costumes
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The Crown Jewel of the North Atlantic
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Kagami-ike, Nagano, Japan
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Find a Rainbow Day
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Salzburg, Austria
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Celebrating a Paris landmark
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Christmas Tree Point Road and Twin Peaks, San Francisco
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National Napping Day
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Tibetan New Year
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A gentle wind fills this sail
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The dry days of winter in Etosha
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Tegallalang terrace farms in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
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Bay Marker Lookout, Sydney Olympic Park, Australia
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Mountain goats at Glacier National Park in Montana
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Kangaroo family for National Hugging Day
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World Art Day
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Holi festival
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May we have this dance?
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The Guggenheim Bilbao turns 25
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Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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