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Tourist taxes boost French Riviera coffers

Airbnb paid the city of Nice €2.4 million in taxes last year, and almost €150 million to the entire country, as tourists returned in droves. Meanwhile, airlines are rushing to add flights to the...

Get a box of Monaco oranges for free!

The annual collection of fruit from the Principality’s bitter orange trees is set to start Monday, and they are all up for grabs so find a box and get ready to take advantage of this once-a-year...

An “Oceano for All”: school projects in line for €5,000 prize

Monaco’s Oceanographic Institute initiative to promote ocean protection has rallied 600 schoolchildren around the world with a competition to launch awareness projects. The winning concepts are in...

Strikes ahead: Transport and energy industries join mass protests against pension reform

France will grind to a halt next week as workers across the country – now joined by those from the transport and energy sectors – strike against the government’s planned reforms to its pensions...

Monaco rescue last-gasp draw at Lorient

AS Monaco were looking to right the ship after a premature Coupe de France exit and looked on course to do so. However, they depended on a late Wissam Ben Yedder to salvage a point.

Introducing ‘This Week in Monaco’, a weekly Podcast by Monaco Life

Didn’t get a chance to read all the news that we published this week? Then listen to ‘This Week in Monaco’, our new Podcast where we talk to the journalists behind the headlines.