Monte Carlo Weekly Photo

On le rocher , look up and you might see this. Isn't she lovely... The Fete Day of the Roman martyr, Sainte Cecile is celebrated on the ...

This lovely old well stands in the gardens of Monaco's new National Museum, Villa Paloma.

This jolly Johnny Depp type stands outside the newly restored Villa Paloma, which is now the National Museum of Monaco. It's simply cal...

A pretty entrance on Boulevard du Jardin Exotique.

The Parc Princesse Antoinette is a garden for children high up in Monaco - it's near the Jardin Exotique and the new national museum of...

One of the great things about medieval villages is that the streets are too narrow for cars, so children can play freely.

La Turbie is a totally different sort of village to Gorbio, where I live. You won't find many ruins. It's much more restored and ev...

If you are doing any construction work in the medieval village of La Turbie, then watch out as you carry old doors through the narrow street...

Let's leave the chaos of the Grand Prix for a few days and pop up to La Turbie, the charming medievale village above Monaco. La Turbie ...

Looks like pretty girls with great legs work at La Rose des Vents restaurant on Larvotto.

Enjoy the race everyone!

The port is a long way from the Casino yet look up, through the rigging of a yacht - a zoom lens helps - and there it is.

Of course, if you are fed up with the Grand Prix crowds and the noise you could always lie back and enjoy the sunshine on Larvotto Beach. I&...

Here's the list of human resources needed for the race... 650 Marshals 120 Professional Firefighters 30 Reanimation Doctors 40 Doctors (...

This lady is walking along the pit lane which, as of yesterday, was nose to tail with the team trucks. In the smaller photo you can see a cl...

In two or three days, we'll be hearing Formula 1 cars screeching past the pool at Port Hercule but for the moment you can still take a s...

This reflection, on a very shiny motorbike, shows a small boat being hoisted, ready to enter the water. Port Hercule is buzzing with activit...

It's not just the stands that have to be built - the yachts have to be polished... This lovely boat is called Baboon and is registered i...

Maybe this guy has come to the wrong Grand Prix? No matter ... the policeman, as always, is very helpful and anyway, take at look at the bi...

Not long now and these stands will be jammed with Formula One fans. The construction goes on for months - I can't remember when it start...