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Monaco’s Jardin Exotique to reopen at the end of March after years of renovation

Monaco residents are invited to see the renovated garden before it officially opens to the public on 30th March.

Monaco’s 500-year-old olive tree finds a permanent home in Osaka

A commemorative plaque marking one of Monaco's most unusual diplomatic gifts has been unveiled in Osaka, formalising the donation of a 500-year-old olive tree from Prince Albert II to the Japanese...

Verdi’s Il Trovatore comes to the Opéra de Monte-Carlo this March with a stellar international cast

The Opéra de Monte-Carlo presents Verdi's Il Trovatore across four performances this month, in a co-production with the Teatro Real de Madrid and the Royal Danish Opera that brings together some of...

The Australian couture brand behind Alexandra Leclerc’s wedding gown

When Alexandra Leclerc married Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc in Monaco on Saturday, the dress she wore had been made not in Paris or Milan, but in a quiet atelier on the southern coast of...

Dalí’s largest ever painting — with a Monaco connection — heads to auction in Paris

A monumental work by Salvador Dalí, considered the largest painting the artist ever created, will lead Bonhams' annual Surrealism sale in Paris on 26th March — and its origins have an unexpected...