Lifestyle & Wellbeing
La Rascasse to reopen in April with Formula 1-inspired redesign
The iconic Port Hercule venue is undergoing a major transformation, with initial designs showing a racing atmosphere and potential tribute to Charles Leclerc’s 2024 victory.
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French doctors launch mass strike affecting Côte d’Azur as 85% prepare to walk out
The 10-day walkout from 5th to 15th January will see surgeries postponed and prescriptions delayed, with patients urged to seek pharmacists for treatment renewals and call SAMU before attending...
Monaco opens school enrolment for 2026-27 with simplified online process
Registration for primary, secondary and post-baccalaureate education begins this week through MonGuichet.mc, with the government reducing required documents to streamline the process for families.
Workers in Monaco and France set for bumper year of long weekends in 2026
Workers across Monaco and France can look forward to a particularly generous year of long weekends in 2026, thanks to a favourable calendar that places public holidays alongside weekends.
French mountain restaurant fined €8,000 for refusing to serve free tap water
Les Aiguilles de Péclet in Val Thorens only offered bottled water for sale despite legal obligation to provide free drinking water, fraud inspectors found during control visit.
As France freezes at -22°C, the story of 1709’s Great Frost that devastated Europe
As France freezes in -22°C lows, the cold snap arrives nearly 317 years to the day after Europe’s Great Frost of 1709 — the deadliest winter in recorded history. Here's how that brutal freeze...
Swiss bar managers under investigation as first victims identified in fire that killed 40
Swiss authorities have placed two managers of Le Constellation bar under criminal investigation as the first victims of the New Year's Eve fire that killed 40 people were formally identified and...
