As I mentioned in my introduction yesterday, the Menton Lemon Festival (Fête du Citron) takes place on the French Riviera from February 14 to March 1. I will present the trip with Vienna as the starting point, tho I can offer alternative routes if you are interested. We travel as a family of two adults and one child but I will show the price for a single adult too. The sample journey starts on February 11, travelling by ÖBB (Austrian railway), and the first step is getting to Venice. This leg is a little long for travelling with kids, but the hours are comfortable, since it begins at 08:53 and the arrival time in Venetia Mestre is 15:56, after 7h3m. If it's too long, you can split it into two parts, and I wholeheartedly recommend spending a day in Graz, which might be my favourite city in Austria. The price for this leg is €31,30 for an adult, with seat reservation included, or €62,60 for the whole family, in my case. It's also the same price for travelling with two kids, btw. The train has one more stop in Venetia Santa Lucia if it's more to your taste. This route passes through the Semmering Railway in the mountains, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. No matter what you're looking for, this route offers a lot of value for the price. The next day, we'll travel from Venetia Mestre to Ventimiglia, at the French border, with a stop in Milano Centrale. The first leg begins at 7:30 and we'll arrive at 9:45 in the beautiful Milano Centrale, after 2h15m with Frecciarossa, the Italian top train, so to speak. You can find anything you need in the building, even the coffee vending machines have a great espresso for €1,50. After a break of 1h25m, at 11:10, you'll begin a 3h44m journey, and arrive in Ventimiglia at 14:54, with a very nice InterCity train, that travels by the beautiful Italian Riviera. This journey costs €89,20 per family, or €41,80 for a single adult. The seats are assigned automatically but you can pay a little extra if you want specific places. We always received table seats without paying extra, but it might be different if you travel single. Trenitalia (Italian Railways) has very attractive pricing for families, but it usually needs booking at least two or three weeks in advance. For Trenitalia, you can buy vouchers with Sats from Bitrefill. From Ventimiglia, there are minimum two trains every hour, with the French TER, and it takes around 18 minutes for €5 (single or as a family, same price). No seats assigned, you sit wherever you want. The total for trains, one way, is €109,40 for an adult, or €156,80 for a family. With the same TER train, you can have day trips to Cannes, Antibes, Nice, Grasse, and Monte Carlo. I also recommend a few hours back in Ventimiglia, where the farmers' market (very close to the train station) is excellent for a visit. For the French trains it's better to have the SNCF app because, besides convenience, it offers reduced prices as a group, which doesn't happen with the (hard to use) ticketing machine.