Hôtel Adhémar de Lantagnac
The Hôtel Adhémar de Lantagnac is an eighteenth-century hôtel particulier, a private mansion, in the heart of Menton. The quarter around it is rich in history and architecture. Jean-Balthazar de Daniel, intendant of the garrison of Monaco, had the house built for himself.
His daughter Anne-Marie Rosé de Daniel married Pierre Antoine Alexandre d’Adhémar de Lantagnac in 1766. The mansion passed to the groom’s family as part of her dowry. The family grew prominent in Menton, supplying governors to the city through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Inside, the house keeps the marks of its period: ornate ceilings, decorative cupboards, painted interiors and a grand staircase. Photographs and models document the ceiling and the staircase, along with the craftsmanship that shaped them. France classified the building as a monument historique on 24 June 1977. That status protects its historic fabric, and any change needs approval from the heritage authorities. Today the Service du Patrimoine, the city’s heritage service, works from these rooms. Guides to Menton set it beside the Bastion, the Palace of Europe and the covered market.
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