Lifestyle & Wellbeing
Tea time has never been so sweet: Hôtel Métropole’s chocolate indulgence
‘Chocolate Time’ transforms the hotel into what can only be described as a true chocolate bar — where the finest cocoa grands crus are revealed in a symphony of textures, aromas and emotions.
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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...
Monaco finds classrooms for displaced students across three sites
High school students forced out of the former Collège Charles III will return to in-person teaching at locations around Promenade Honoré II, with 22 temporary classrooms being built at Îlot...
Why “2036” appeared on Paris’ Arc de Triomphe on NYE
Why did Paris flash “2036” on New Year’s Eve? The powerful story behind the Arc de Triomphe’s unexpected countdown.
