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From September 24th to 27th: the appointment with an exceptional Monaco Yacht Show. This year, bigger than ever! It has been billed as the most important edition of all time, with as many as 115 yachts welcomed in the waters of Porto Ercole, now enriched by the Marina Yacht Club, whose headquarters, designed by Lord Norman Foster, mark an important change in the Principality. As Gaëlle Tallarida, Managing Director of the show now in its 24th edition, wrote in her editorial (published in ‘Summer Magazine’ the house-organ of the Monaco Yacht Show), this traditional September appointment is nothing more than a “perfect alchemy between the elegance of Monaco and the art of living aboard a super-yacht.” Moreover, with more than 500 exhibitors and 40 global exclusivities, there are also the right numbers to demonstrate the prestige of this event, which, for fame and importance, has exceeded all similar events organized around the world. All these luxury giants of the sea, some more than 100 metres long, are the equivalent of a “horizontal” town, with many buildings with a minimum of 5 to over 30 floors of “length”. Impressive isn’t it? Especially when you consider the overall image presented to the observer facing the Vista Palace or the Belvedere of Roquebrune Village: the skyscrapers and super-yachts in Monaco harbour send forth an incessant blaze of lights. Not to mention the surprise, once on board these floating dwellings, to see that the internal fittings, lighting, furnishings and details are studied in order to make you forget the almost “taken for granted” comfort standards of an elegant town house on land. In short, the message we read between the lines is an invitation to experience the sea, beyond just holidays. The work of naval architects and engineers employed in the construction of each yacht here represents the non plus ultra: perfect hulls, as well as on-board spaces with spectacular rooms. If the Italian shipbuilding industry, with its brand of excellence, remains an example (see AzimutBenetti, which in recent months has presented some real jewels here), at the Monaco Yacht Show it is also possible to make direct comparisons. And this does not happen everywhere. Such as climbing aboard the mega-yacht Solange, 85 metres of perfection, signed by the Lürssen yard, or on the ship owner Admiral’s 47 metre Entourage, which is the largest of his four super-yachts on display at the show: a truly a unique opportunity for insiders. MYS: an exhibition to be experienced You cannot visit the Monaco Yacht Show (MYS) with just a short stroll; it requires an actual experience which should be enjoyed almost as an interactive route amongst boats and innovative accessories. In fact, in addition to the boats, under the tensile structures the stands offer furnishings, nautical instruments, and elite watches, sometimes as world premieres. There is also space for design and art, such as the masterpieces presented by the Opera Galley. And whilst you can enjoy real gastronomic breaks at the Private DiningbyFairmontMonte-Carlo, you can organize business meetings on the Upper Deck Lounge, an area devoted to exclusive and confidential meetings. Finally, the MYS C & C Lounge, located laterally to the new headquarters of the Yacht Club of Monaco instead welcomes captains and their crews. For all visitors, whether professionals or simply ordinary tourists, the four days of MYS don’t just represent yachting, but also an exclusive occasion for attending galas, cocktail parties, elegant dinners, where the password is particularly business, news, luxury, sea, exclusivity and wellbeing. Difficult to pass on, right? USEFUL INFORMATION: Site: http://www.monacoyachtshow.com/fr/ Monaco Yacht Show, September 24th to 27th, Port Hercules, Boulevard Albert 1er, Monaco. Official Sponsor: Ulysse Nardin. Opening hours of the show: 10h-18h30. Entrance by invitation or by purchasing a day ticket (€ 150) or for 4 days (500 €).
The days of ‘’Art-Bre” of Roquebrune-CapMartin ... remembering Empress Eugenie. The Park of Cap Martin is transformed into an open air contemporary art museum with sculptures and exhibitions not to be missed from 3rd to 30th September 2014, free access every day from 9 to 19. The initiative which has now reached its 4th edition, is once again under the patronage of HH Prince Albert II of Monaco who will attend the inauguration, and this time presents itself as an actual path spacing between memory, history and the traditions of a place that has a great deal to narrate. In fact, when following the theme “From appearance to the innermost being”, visitors should not be surprised to come across, just to give an example, the bust of Eugenia, the last Empress of France, shown here as a guest of honour of “the celebrity road”. The work, offered by Kawther Al Abood, is actually completed by the book written and presented for the occasion by Etienne Chillot: “Un jardin pour Eugénie,”; the testimony of a woman with a troubled but charming history, who lived for a long time and until her last days at villa Cyrnos, surrounded by a beautiful park full of secrets, which lies on Roquebrune’s Cap. In addition, with the photographic exhibition by Xavier Perret titled “The empress Eugénie parmi ses dames d’honneur”, the historical overview is completed and returns to Roquebrune that allure much appreciated by the many historical figures who chose to stay here to enjoy mild winters, thanks to a climate so different from that of their countries of origin. Among the olive trees of the park, amidst more than a dozen sculptures by contemporary artists, we also invite you to discover the “Magic Robot” by Laurence Jenkell (perhaps best known for his “candies”), the “Taureau” de Mateo Mornar and the new work by Gérard Gauthier-Haton. For the 2014 edition of the days of the Art-Bre (which in French sounds like the word tree, in homage to the ancient olive trees of the park, themselves works of art) there are also other interesting events not to be missed such as the homage to the artist Sacha Sosno who died in December 2013, the first to believe in and to stimulate the creation of this event in the magnificent park on the plateau of Cap Martin. Or, during the “Septembre du patrimoine “, the photographic exhibition dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Liberation, with some unpublished archival images illustrating important historical moments, such as the reconstruction of the city after the 2nd World War. Don’t miss the area of the exhibition dedicated to famous and historical personalities who frequented Roquebrune Cap Martin from 1944 to the 70s. A blast from the past that still seems just around the corner ... The days of ‘’Art-Bre”, organized by the Office of Tourism of Roquebrune Cap Martin, also allow you to appreciate nature which together with the culture thanks to the works of Amaryllis Bataille, Anna Chromy, Patrizio Zone, Bernard Lorjou, Marcos Marin, Kawther Al Abood, Gerard Le Roux or Gianfranco Maggiato make this area unique, so full of olive trees that it has been renamed the Park of olive trees.
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Villa Ephrussi The eccentric romanticism of Baroness de Rothschild shines in the gardens of Villa Ephrussi. In 1883 Baroness Béatrice de Rothschild, wife of the billionaire Maurice Ephrussi, bought seven acres of land on the isthmus that connects CapFerrat to the coast. Here, in 1905, she built a huge and luxurious palace, designed by a brigade of over 40 architects. Villa Ephrussi, in which the predominant colour is pink, has many decorative elements, ranging from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century, purchased by the Baroness during her extensive travels around the world. The apartments of Béatrice de Rothschild have been preserved as they were designed and furnished by the Baroness herself. A dome stands above the private bathroom and one can still admire the panels on the walls painted by Pierre Leriche, one of Marie Antoinette’s favourite painters. The seven gardens of the residence are outstanding, each with a different theme, elaborately decorated with details: from the Spanish garden with its patio to the Japanesestyle Zen one, from Provence gardens with olive trees and lavender, to the exotic one, with all kinds of cactus and succulent plants. There is space also for Italian architecture in the Florentine garden, dominated by a grand horseshoe staircase. The French garden, the baroness’s favourite garden, was built to resemble the deck of a ship (Béatrice de Rothschild forced her 30 gardeners to wear sailor clothes). Finally, the love garden, in which musical fountains are activated every 20 minutes among dozens of fragrant roses. Since 1934 the villa, its beautiful gardens and artistic monuments belong to the Academy of Fine Arts, which in 1937 opened her residence to the public.