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class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center lo-pad-mobile\" style=\"padding-right:25%;padding-left:25%\">Classified as a historic monument and remarkable garden, Serre de la Madone is at its most captivating in the company of an expert guide.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center lo-pad-mobile\" style=\"padding-right:25%;padding-left:25%\">A self-guided tour of the garden is lovely, but its full richness, history, and poetry are fully revealed by our professional guides.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer spacer-20-no-margin\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why a guided tour is a great idea<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you\u2019re an amateur gardener, a botany enthusiast, or just a regular nature lover, this 90-minute guided exploration will tune your senses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you pass along winding pathways, hidden terraces, and lovingly conceived botanical landscapes, your accredited guide will share:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>things your surely wouldn\u2019t know about the garden\u2019s visionary creator Lawrence Johnston<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>keys to understanding the garden&#8217;s flora, magical scents, and centenary trees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a full understanding of the garden\u2019s esteemed landscape architecture, inspired by the grand gardens of Europe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Surpising botanical tales, gardening tips, perhaps even a few secrets!  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boutique.menton-riviera-merveilles.fr\/en\/jardins-culture\/visite-guidees\/001-jardin-serre-de-la-madone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reserve my guided tour&nbsp;\u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/serredelamadone.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/find.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/serredelamadone.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/find.png 512w, https:\/\/serredelamadone.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/find-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><span class=\"green-title\">Where<\/span><br>You\u2019ll meet your licensed guide at the welcome desk of the main garden entry<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><img 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href=\"https:\/\/boutique.menton-riviera-merveilles.fr\/en\/jardins-culture\/visite-guidees\/001-jardin-serre-de-la-madone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">via this link<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book by phone, pay on arrival: +33 7 49 18 29 16<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book by email, pay on arrival: <a href=\"mailto:jardinsexception@ville-menton.fr\">jardinsexception@ville-menton.fr<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center no-margin p-lo-pad has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e2a61cab602e9d37dfa494c85ef9b99a\" style=\"padding-top:30px;font-size:clamp(15.747px, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.809), 24px);\"><em><strong>Reserve your guided tour today<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center no-margin p-lo-pad has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cf5f97bf4f260deffd2885f1833410ea\" 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