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A chance meeting of Monaco Prince Honoré V and Napoleon Bonaparte
A chance meeting of Monaco Prince Honoré V and Napoleon Bonaparte
History is often full of incredible coincidences. One of these is a chance meeting of the rejected emperor and the Duke of Valentinois, future Prince of Monaco Honoré V.
15 Feb, 2025
Café de Paris
Did You Know? How the British King Edward VII baptised a popular Monegasque dessert
Any tourist visiting Monaco for the first time heads straight for its main and most popular Casino Square, home to Monte-Carlo's most iconic institutions — the Casino, Hôtel de Paris and the Café de Paris. The latter is well worth not just seeing from the outside, but actually visiting.
14 Feb, 2025
Prince Pierre Polignac, patron of literature and arts in Monaco
Prince Pierre Polignac, patron of literature and arts in Monaco
Pierre Polignac, grandfather of the current Monaco sovereign, passed away sixty years ago, on November 10, 1964. He is resting in peace in the old Chapelle de la Paix in the princely gardens. Prince Pierre's contribution in terms of spreading art and literature is palpable to this day.
11 Feb, 2025
Alain Delon in Ramatuelle, Cannes, Nice and Monte-Carlo…
Alain Delon in Ramatuelle, Cannes, Nice and Monte-Carlo… The azure suited him so well!
Whether in front or behind the camera, Delon’s extraordinary presence will stay with us. All he had to do was enter a room and time seemed to stand still. We will remember his angelic face (having capsized the hearts of young girls and their mothers so much).
6 Feb, 2025
Duras: How a Prince, a Grimaldi Marriage & a Château Made History
Duras: How a Prince, a Grimaldi Marriage & a Château Made History
In a moment rich with historical resonance, Prince Albert II of Monaco returned to the picturesque village of Duras in the Lot-et-Garonne.
3 Feb, 2025
Skis and Snowball Fights: When it Snows in Monaco!
Skis and Snowball Fights: When it Snows in Monaco!
It’s been a cold winter! With snow in the forecast for Monaco this week and warm places like Texas receiving 6 centimetres of snow recently, many Monegasques still remember one fateful day in 1985, when the Principality was hit with a record-breaking 40 cm of snow! Everything from the.
31 Jan, 2025
Monaco by Nancy
One day in Monaco: The Complete Travel Guide
“What else to see besides the casino?” This question frequently comes up when you start planning your Monaco trip, which is for some reason limited to Monte Carlo with its luxury sports cars and cozy tables at the Cafe de Paris.
10 Jan, 2025
Story behind the first meeting of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier
Did you know? Stalca and Deo Juvante II, two yachts for the Princess of Monaco
Royalties like any other humans also want to escape from journalists, protocols and other fuss. Everyone needs a quiet place to relax in the circle of just your loved ones. The 25-meter yacht Stalca was one of such private places for Princess Grace and her family.
13 Nov, 2024
Enrico Caruso: The Legendary Tenor's Enduring Connection with Monaco
Enrico Caruso: The Legendary Tenor’s Enduring Connection with Monaco
Enrico Caruso, born on February 25, 1873, in Naples, emerged from humble beginnings as a steelworker's son to become one of the most iconic tenors in the history of opera.
29 Sep, 2024
Monaco Celebrates Marcel Pagnol 50 years after his Death
A black and white projection tells a much-loved tale set in a beautiful town in the South of France. Villagers celebrate the day a baker decides to move to their town. Freshly baked bread is all that was missing in their idyllic lives.
15 Sep, 2024
Villeneuve-Loubet's Rich History
Villeneuve-Loubet’s Rich History: A Journey Through Princely Connections
Villeneuve-Loubet has an extraordinary history woven into the journey through time of the Grimaldi family. And history does not stop there with those personalities and royalty that held its Fortress safe and roamed its forests.
13 Sep, 2024
Polignac Family
“Mountain Kings”. The Polignacs, French ancestors of the Monaco Princes
Prince Rainier III’s centenary is a great occasion to bring up his ties with the Polignac family. Son of Count Pierre de Polignac and Princess Charlotte of Monaco he ascended the throne of Monaco in 1949.
29 Aug, 2024
The tragic fate of Marcel Proust's Monegasque secretary
The tragic fate of Marcel Proust’s Monegasque secretary
The writer Marcel Proust, author of one of the most significant works of world literature of the 20th century, the seven-volume epic “In Search of Lost Time” died almost 100 years ago.
27 Aug, 2024
Françoise Hardy
Françoise Hardy, the Monaco representative at the 1963 Eurovision
Having inspired several generations of French people, Françoise Hardy, singer, actress, style icon of the 1960s, passed away in Paris at the age of 80.
20 Aug, 2024
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