In this relaxing After-Christmas weekend if you get tired of staying at home, you should definitely take a walk around Monaco, take a look at Christmas lights, and try some local food at the stalls on Quai Albert I.
You can begin with Christmas Village 2024 “Gingerbread & Treats” that welcomes visitors on Quai Albert Ier. So you can enjoy a leisurely stroll there.
And then you can continue your day gazing at Christmas Nativity Trail in Monaco-Ville.
Following the great success of the last year, the second edition of the Sports Village will be held from Friday 20 December to Sunday 5 January 2025 on the southern dock of Port Hercule, in addition to the Christmas Village.
Composed of 3 obstacle courses, inspired by the famous TV game show “Ninja Warrior”, a treetop adventure course and a climbing structure, this fun and sporting activity area will appeal to apprentice ninjas, aged 3 and over.
And for the second consecutive year, a 180-metre-long zip line will allow the most daring of them to fly over the Route de la Piscine from the highest diving board of the swimming pool of the Stade Nautique Rainier III.
Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo are performing The Taming of the Shrew. This time Jean-Christophe Maillot finds himself in an unfamiliar territory – bringing to Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo a piece originally created for other dancers on Sunday 29 December at 3 pm, and Monday 30 and Tuesday 31 December 2024 at 7.30 pm, in the Grimaldi Forum Monaco.
This version of the Shrew, devised in 2014 and inspired by his meeting with the Bolshoi Ballet, was his first ever creation for another company since arriving in Monaco.
On stage of the Opéra Garnier Monte-Carlo this weekend you can see “L’elisir d’amore” (“The Elixir of Love”) on Sunday 29 December 2024, at 3 pm.
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Light projection
© Francisco Tropa
There are several interesting exhibitions going on in Monaco these days. For example, discover the new monographic exhibition by Portuguese artist Francisco Tropa, specially conceived for the Villa Paloma and featuring a previously unseen selection of sculptures, drawings, films and light projections.
The exhibition takes its names from pietre paesine (imaged stones), whose geological designs are evocative of painted landscapes, on the boundary of figuration and abstraction. This idea of an analogy between nature and technique is at the heart of Francisco Tropa’s work, which focuses on the conditions of appearance and perception of an image.
One more exhibition opened this Friday: “Nouvelles Perspectives” (“New Perspectives”) held from Friday 6 to Friday 20 December 2024, 2 pm to 6 pm, Comité National Monégasque A.I.A.P – UNESCO.
The theme of this year’s salon, ‘Nouvelles Perspectives’, commemorates 75 years of UNESCO in the Principality with a special international project, METAVERSE, created as a way of inviting several different countries together. The 2024 Salon will showcase a selection of works by the members of our association in the beautiful exhibition space on Quai Antoine 1er, with an exclusive area reserved for creations by foreign guest artists featuring a real-time screening of an online virtual exhibition.
Of course there are other interesting events taking place in Monaco. If you want to learn more about them visit our Calendar.
So have fun and enjoy your weekend!
