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Nighttime restrictions for yachts and tenders in Port Hercule during MYS  

With the launch of the 2023 Monaco Yacht Show comes a raft of access restrictions for yachts and tenders circulating Port Hercule during the event. Here are all the details.

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Prince Albert II-backed hot air balloon challenge in the works

The Aeronauts of Monaco are working to organise the first ever edition of the Coupe Prince Albert II de Monaco, a hot air balloon challenge leading participants to the Piedmont region in Italy.

Monaco's Rugby Sevens at the 2023 Lyon finals

Rugby Sevens: Monaco suffer back-to-back final defeats

Monaco Rugby Sevens were defeated in their second consecutive final in as many weeks, however, their place in the Grand Final in October has already been secured.

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Countdown till lift-off for Namira Salim, Monaco’s first space traveller

In less than 10 days’ time, Namira Salim will be boarding the Virgin Galactic 04 spaceflight on an extraordinary expedition that she has dreamed about since childhood. 

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Saorge joins other Riviera villages ranked amongst France’s “most beautiful”

The medieval monastic village of Saorge, found an hour or so from Monaco in the Roya Valley, has joined a growing list of Riviera communes ranked amongst the “Most Beautiful Villages in France”.

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France’s plan to wean itself off fossil fuels and end coal use by 2027

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced an ambitious national plan to cut back France’s dependency on fossil fuels and lower greenhouse gases significantly by the end of this decade.