Lifestyle & Wellbeing
You Cannes do it: How to stay sane, smiling, and slightly sparkly at the Film Festival frenzy
The Cannes Film Festival in May is less of an event and more of an endurance sport. Think of it as a glamorous ultra marathon with less Lycra and more Louboutins.
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Next-generation hybrid supercar McLaren Artura voted best in France
The McLaren Artura, featured at this year’s Top Marques Monaco, has been voted best hybrid car by the Association Médias Auto et Moto française (French Auto and Motorcycle Media...
Culinary Week at the Casino de Monte-Carlo
The Casino de Monte-Carlo's two restaurants are laying on special new menus for Société des Bains de Mer’s Culinary Week. Here’s what to expect.
Champagne pop-up at Hôtel Hermitage returns
The iconic champagne house Veuve Clicquot has opened its seasonal pop-up in front of the five-star Hôtel Hermitage, and this year's set-up is bigger and better than ever.
Real estate taxes: 120,000 undeclared swimming pools discovered in France
If you have a swimming pool and have never declared it to the tax authorities, keep an eye on your email and mailbox because there’s a good chance the government has found it using its new...
Government action: Monaco news round-up
Last week in Monaco, the fire brigade received a special visitor, scholarship applications opened online and a warning was put out about the return of disease-carrying tiger mosquitoes.
France plans for a summer of heat waves
More than 1,500 heat records were broken in French towns and cities last year, with 10 months out of 12 proving warmer than previous averages. It’s a pattern that looks set to continue.
