First Place Secured… Monaco United Even Forgot to Stop Scoring
There are victories and then there are nights that redefine a season. Monaco United’s first outing of 2026 belonged firmly to the latter category.
With first place on the line and promotion ambitions hanging in the balance, Monaco United welcomed their closest challengers, Carros, for what felt like a championship decider. Level on points at the top of the table, separated only by goal difference, both sides knew that this was more than just another league fixture.
At the Didier Deschamps Stadium, and in front of a large, expectant home crowd, Monaco United delivered a performance that will be talked about long after the season ends.
What Happens After a Record Year? The Grimaldi Forum’s Answer Is Bigger Than Ever
Under the glass canopy of the Grimaldi Forum Monaco, more than 700 figures from business, culture, diplomacy and media gathered for the institution’s traditional galette des rois celebration. This was no ordinary toast. It marked the close of a record-shattering 2025 and unveiled plans that could redefine the Forum’s role on the international stage in 2026.
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Grimaldi Forum has undergone a dramatic transformation. The Mareterra expansion project added an extra 6,000 m² of indoor exhibition space plus 2,000 m² outdoors, significantly amplifying the venue’s ability to host large-scale exhibitions, congresses and performances. Impressively, this new footprint achieved a one-third occupancy rate in its first year, a feat that even seasoned event planners hailed as exceptional.
Top Ten Baby Names in Monaco for 2025
City Hall recently unveiled Monaco’s civil statistics for the past year. Birth numbers went up slightly, while marriages and divorces went up considerably!
“Working closely with the population, the Civil Registry and Nationality Service assists citizens throughout their lives: births, marriages, deaths… every significant event for Monegasque citizens or foreign nationals born, married, or deceased in the Principality is recorded in registers – the oldest dating back to the 16th century!” says Monaco’s City Hall.
The Principality recorded 732 births in 2025, up slightly compared to the 721 babies born in 2024 (but much lower than the 804 births in 2023). Almost half of all babies were born to unmarried parents. Nearly all births took place at the Princess Grace Hospital.
In 2025, there were more boys (404) born than girls (328). (In 2024, boys were also in the majority.) Here is the list of Monaco’s top five baby names for each gender.
After Dusk at Larvotto: How Light Is Completing Monaco’s Seafront Story
When twilight arrived, Larvotto Beach never truly faded into darkness. Long before the first public lamps were planned, some of the beach’s restaurants and private venues ensured that evenings remained lively, terraces glowing, tables filled into the evening, and the low murmur of conversation drifting over the sand.
Yet soon, this familiar nighttime charm will gain a new layer of coherence. In 2026, Larvotto’s long-awaited public lighting scheme will be complete, subtly reshaping how the entire beachfront is experienced after sunset … not as a revival but as a refinement, designed to unify what already works.
