Lifestyle & Wellbeing
Wildlife at risk as fresh heatwave fuels wildfire danger in the region
As another surge of extreme heat grips southern France, firefighters continue battling major wildfires in the Var while conservation groups warn of the growing toll on vulnerable wildlife.
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Q&A with Elsa Head Chef Mélanie Serre
Monaco Life speaks to Chef Mélanie Serre about the new emphasis of the sustainable fine dining restaurant Elsa at Monte-Carlo Beach.
Premium Japanese brand Decorté targets Monaco luxury market with new spa pop-up
Monaco continues to raise the stakes in luxury wellbeing with high-end Japanese skincare brand Decorté setting up shop in the Thermes Marins Monte-Carlo spa this summer.
Christie’s auction to spotlight 20th and 21st century photographers
Christie’s upcoming auction will offer works by some of the best-known names in the worlds of fashion, conceptual and documentary photography, including Robert Mapplethorpe and Helmut Newton.
Urgent call for O negative blood donations in the PACA region
The Etablissement Français du Sang has launched an appeal for blood donations in the PACA region, with a particularly urgent need for donors with type O negative to come forward.
Beefbar voted the world’s top steak house
Riccardo Giraudi’s Beefbar has been voted the world’s best steak house with multiple locations in a new ranking of the finest steak restaurants around the globe.
Drought: “State of natural disaster” declared in 150 Riviera towns
47 towns in the Alpes-Maritimes and 103 more in the Var have been declared as “natural disaster” areas by the French government due to the extent damages incurred by the extreme drought in 2022.