Monaco

Sotheby's has announced the opening of a Monaco-based private sales gallery next month; the Principality will see a full-time Sotheby's location, the first in Europe, dedicated entirely to private sales of art, luxury goods and design objects

Cap d'Ail has organised a major beach clean-up for today, with teams taking part at sea, using professional divers and sailors, and on land with the city's beach services for the day

The Oceanographic Museum has unveiled its major new exhibition for the next two years, an immersive experience in the polar regions where visitors can discover the beauty, fragility and hope to be found there

The Monegasque Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies in its latest document on the health crisis, reported that 1 in 4 people in Monaco have been infected since the start of the pandemic; almost 1/3 are still unvaccinated

The number of free shuttles will be increased on every July and August weekend, to prevent people to drive home when they are over the legal drinking limit; the service has already ensured that 265 revellers get home safely

The new digital ID for Monegasque residents, launched last year, has earned the “High Security Printing Award”, in the “Best new ID card and travel document” category, for outstanding security and accessibility

The Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters men's tennis tournament, known as the Monte-Carlo Masters, ends today with Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas winning his second title in the tournament

The latest report from tourism and convention industry shows that there was a strong recovery in 2021, but the figures are still far behind 2019 levels; the Oceanographic Museum is the most visited site in Monaco

The Principality has welcomed three more diplomats from Costa Rica, Mauritania and Lesotho after recently welcoming the new representatives from Australia, Hungary, the Arab Republic of Egypt and Ukraine

Four new Ambassadors - from Australia, Egypt, Hungary and Ukraine - presented their Letter of Credit to Prince Albert II and have been welcomed by Minister Berro-Amadeï

The Compagnie des Autobus de Monaco (CAM) has put into operation the new bus service number 7, a 100% electric minibus with a capacity of 22 seats; it is for now an experiment for which the government and CAM will make a full evaluation in summer 2022

The Monegasque Chess Federation is today organizing the "Simultanée Prince Albert I" in memory of the chess tournaments held from 1901 to 1904 at the Casino de Monte-Carlo as part of the events commemorating the centenary of the death of Prince Albert I