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Step onboard Explora II as it docks in Monaco: luxury cruising finds a new benchmark
More boutique resort than cruise liner, the ship’s opulence, sheer scale and culinary ambition have set an exciting new tone for the future of ultra-luxury travel by sea.
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Free cars on ice this Sunday as Christmas market comes to a close
Monaco’s town hall is organising a free event Sunday that the whole family can enjoy. From 8 am to noon, model car enthusiasts are invited to bring their radio controlled electric vehicle (models...
CMB voted Best Private Bank in Monaco 2017
Compagnie Monégasque de Banque (CMB) has been named “Best Private Bank in Monaco 2017” by the financial magazine International Banker. This award recognises the performances and...
Cate Blanchett takes presidential role at Cannes Film Festival
Australian Cate Blanchett, 48, has been chosen as the 11th female president of the Cannes Film Festival jury. Her appointment has been seen by many as an endorsement of her strong stand against...
Artcurial to hold charity auction at Yacht Club in aid of Flying Doctors
Artcurial will be holding a special charity auction at the Monaco Yacht Club on January 17. Benefiting AMREF Flying Doctors – Air Ambulance Service in Africa, the sale includes mainly modern...
Doctors warn of ‘brutal’ effects of seasonal flu
The neighbouring Region Sud (formerly PACA region) is the most affected in France with an outbreak of gastroenteritis, the doctors’ group Les Sentinelles reports. The elderly are the most seriously...
Newspaper entrepreneur Tapie scales back his interests
French entrepreneur Bernard Tapie, an investor in the Nice Matin Group, is selling a 35-percent stake in Corse-Matin to a group of local investors, according to a number of press reports. The...
