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World Clean-Up Day: Join the Mairie de Monaco at its annual litter pick

by: Elsa Carpenter
10/09/2024

To mark World Clean-Up Day later this month, the Mairie de Monaco is organising a public litter-picking walk through the Condamine neighbourhood. Here’s everything you need to know about the event.  

On Saturday 21st September, the Mairie de Monaco and the Société Monégasque d’Assainissement (SMA) will be getting together to host a public litter pick in the streets and squares of the Condamine neighbourhood.  

See more: World Clean Up Day: Get ready to roll up your sleeves and make a real impact

Starting from Avenue du Port at 10am, the route will head via Rue Saige, Rue Princesse Caroline, Rue Louis Notari, Square Gastaud, Rue Princesse Florestine, Rue Grimaldi, Allée Guillaume Apollinaire, Place des Bougainvilliers and Allée Lazare Sauvaigo to Promenade Honoré II. The event will end in front of A Casa d’i Soci at around 11am. 

The SMA will be providing participants with rubbish bags and gloves, while the Mairie will be sponsoring light refreshments for all those who take part. 

This is a popular and social event, and Prince Albert II of Monaco has been known to show up and muck in with his nine-year-old twins, Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella.   

More than 19 million people in 195 countries across the globe are estimated to have joined in with the World Clean-Up Day efforts of 2023, and the Mairie is hoping for a strong turnout at this year’s local event.  

To sign up for the Monaco litter pick, email environnement@mairie.mc. 

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Pavillon Bosio’s Garden Club to present ‘Dances of the Gaze’ exhibit

by: Stephanie Horsman
10/09/2024
pavillon bosio garden club

For the upcoming fourth edition of its Garden Club, the Pavillon Bosio will be presenting the works of seven artists who are students or teachers at the L’Ecole Supérieure d’Arts Plastiques in an exhibition inspired by French choreographer Loïc Touzé and scenographer Mathieu Bouvier. 

The ‘Danses du Regard’, or ‘Dances of the Gaze’ in English, exhibit has been curated by students at the Monaco-based arts school and brings together works by both students and teachers, among them Elena Bost-Wicinski, Maya Deren, Maïder Fortuné, Damien MacDonald, Anna Soret, Geneviève Stephenson and Micha Vanony. 

The name of the show has taken its inspiration from a body of choreographic research conducted by a French choreographer, Loïc Touzé, and scenographer Mathieu Bouvier. 

The exhibition, which is free to visit, will be taking place against the backdrop of the European Heritage Days. A vernissage is scheduled for 13th September, between 5pm and 7pm, with further opportunities to visit the exhibition from 15th to 18th September. 

For more information about the Pavillon Bosio’s Garden Club and the incoming exhibit, click here.

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Monaco Yacht Show 2024 to open with ‘Environmental Sustainability in Yachting’ conference

by: Stephanie Horsman
09/09/2024

The 2024 Monaco Yacht Show will begin its upcoming edition with an impactful opening conference that underscores the industry’s commitment to developing and implementing better sustainability practices. The conference, aptly titled Environmental Sustainability in Yachting, will spotlight the latest advancements and practical solutions driving positive and eco-friendly change in the yachting world.

Each year, the Monaco Yacht Show opens with a conference that defines the event’s theme, and this year’s focus on sustainability reflects the growing interest in and demand for greater environmental consciousness in yachting.

This year’s conference on 25th September will bring together yacht owners, industry leaders and experts from the fields of yachting and sustainability for a series of panel talks that will explore the challenges facing the industry and showcase actionable solutions that illustrate the yachting world’s tangible efforts to embrace greener practices.

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In partnership with the industry publication Superyacht Times, which will co-host the panel discussions, speakers at the conference will share valuable insights into the initiatives driving change in the yachting world, both now and in the future.

Among those scheduled to speak at the event is Gaëlle Tallarida, Managing Director of the Monaco Yacht Show, who will discuss the event’s own eco-friendly measures and their broader impact on the industry.

Additionally, Jean-Marc Bolinger, CEO of MB92 Group, will be addressing efforts to reduce carbon footprints in older yachts; Robert van Tol, Executive Director of Water Revolution Foundation, will highlight eco-responsibility on-board; and Giedo Loeff, Head of Research and Development at Feadship, will explore how sustainable innovations can be applied across markets.

The event will be held at 10.30am on the opening day of the event at the Monaco Yacht Show Conference Hall. The conference is free to attend upon presentation of a valid pass for the show.

For tickets and further details about this year’s Monaco Yacht Show, which will be taking place in Port Hercule between 25th and 28th September, click here.

 

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Nice to host 2024 Women’s IRONMAN World Championships

by: Cassandra Tanti
09/09/2024

The city of Nice on the French Riviera has been selected to host the prestigious 2024 Women’s VinFast Ironman World Championship on 22nd September, further cementing the region’s status as a premier destination for triathlons. This honour will be shared with Hawaii until 2026.

The event will showcase a challenging and scenic course that highlights the natural beauty of the region. Competitors will start with a swim in the iconic Baie des Anges, followed by a gruelling cycle race through the hinterlands of Nice, featuring climbs up to an altitude of 2,400 metres. The final leg is a marathon along the famed Promenade des Anglais.

In addition to the main event, the public is invited to participate in various related activities, including a 5 km fun run and the IronKids race for children aged 5 to 12 on 17th September. Other events include the Swim Baie des Anges on 18th September and the Parade of Nations on 19th September. There will also be an exhibition village on the Promenade du Paillon from 18th to 21st September.

For more details or to register for any of the events, visit the official Nice Côte d’Azur tourism website.

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Upgrades to local train lines to impact services between Nice and Ventimiglia for nine months

by: Niki Borisova
09/09/2024

The SNCF has announced that train services from Nice to Ventimiglia between the hours of 9pm and 6am will be suspended for nine months starting 15th September due to essential maintenance works.

Effective from 15th September, evening and early morning passengers on the Nice to Ventimiglia train line will need to find alternative transportation.

All services between 9pm and 6am will be suspended from Sunday through Thursday until 26th June 2025 as the SNCF undertakes two essential maintenance projects: reinforcing the tunnels between Saint-Laurent-du-Var and Èze-sur-Mer, and renovating the overhead catenaries between Nice and Menton.

Although necessary, the works will cause considerable disruption, with only limited alternatives available to the passengers and commuters who rely on late night and early morning connections.

Several buses service the same route, but it is not yet confirmed if these bus lines will operate additional schedules to accommodate the increased passenger load.

One alternative is the Flixbus between Nice Côte d’Azur Airport Terminal 1 and Sanremo. Sanremo is 24km from Ventimiglia, or two stops away on the Italian rail network. For more information on this route, click here.

For those travelling between Nice, Monaco, and Menton, the evening equivalent of the Ligne 600, which follows the coast, is another option. The full schedule for the 601 line can be found here.

Taxi services between Nice and Ventimiglia are, of course, available, but cost as much as €180 one-way. Meanwhile, the average price for an Uber or Bolt service between Nice and Ventimiglia is between €70 and €80.

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Tunnel crash involving HGV lorry causes mayhem on A8 motorway

by: Elsa Carpenter
09/09/2024

The commute into the Principality of Monaco via the A8 was near impossible for drivers on the morning of Monday 9th September after all three lanes of traffic in the eastbound direction were closed due to an incident involving a HGV lorry and two buses in the Ricard tunnel.  

At around 6.30am on Monday 9th September, a HGV lorry is believed to have crashed inside the Ricard tunnel, which lies shortly after the No.58 Monaco-Est exit. Two buses are also understood to have been involved, with the Nice Matin reporting that one passenger suffered minor injuries.  

In comments made to the Radio Trafic news station, a spokesperson for Vinci Autoroutes confirmed that there had been some damage to the cables in the tunnel, which could be seen hanging from the roof and lying partially on the ground in security camera footage shared online.  

All three lanes were closed in the aftermath of the accident and a diversion via the No.57 La Turbie exit was soon put in place, but not before a considerable backlog of traffic had built up as far back as the No.52 Nice Saint-Isidore exit. According to some of those who were caught up in the jam, it took as long as two hours to get from Nice to Monaco.

Vinci Autoroutes reopened two of the lanes shortly after 10.40am, but there were still hundreds of vehicles sitting in near stationary traffic at 11am. 

To view the traffic situation in real-time, click here.

 

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