In the neighborhood

Caps are born unique, extravagantly idyllic. Since the Greeks arrived in the fourth century BC to create their local town there that they called «Anti-polis», Cap d’Antibes has been waiting like a magnet for the glittering assortment of larger than life people to immerse themselves in its extraordinary potential. Cap d’Antibes has always been a Diva on centre stage awaiting …

The Prince of Monaco, no different than the Queen of England, is invested with additional aristocratic titles that bear witness to the country’s fascinating path through history. You will be intrigued and perhaps even surprised to discover the origin of the title Count of Carlades which is third in the list of titles still attached to the Principality. HelloMonaco takes …

In this article, we introduce the town of Grasse which is also known by many as the capital of perfume. What comes first to your mind when the town of Grasse is mentioned? You may know that this place is often classed as a world capital of perfumes. Grasse and its surrounding area boasts 30 large perfume factories which produce …

Prince Marcello of Seborga. It has a charming ring to it don’t you think. The Principality of Seborga does exist and is indeed quite close to Monaco, nearer than Eze in fact, but travelling in the opposite direction just across the Italian frontier, north of Ventimiglia and Bordighera. Seborga with its fewer than 400 inhabitants is small. It is more …

The name Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat immediately conjures up images of the absolute pinnacle of affluence — which it is. And it does share with Monaco the leadership among the priciest real estate on the planet. This is a little in contrast with its origins because for much of its history it was relatively poor, barren and neglected and its other name historically and …