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clearly rides a much faster bicycle than most of us; Monaco may be the slowest race on the calendar, but the lap
record is still over 160km/h and, at the fastest point on the circuit, cars reach 280km/h. Even the corner in the
gloom of the tunnel is taken at 250km/h.
The 78-lap race happens on a Sunday afternoon in late May, the conclusion of several days of practice, qualify-
ing and supporting races. Tickets (€75 to €400) are available from
Automobile Club de Monaco
Offline map
Google map
(ACM;
93 15 26 00;
www.acm.mc
;
15 rue Grimaldi).
Sleeping
MONACO
Accommodation in Monaco is expensive to say the least, reaching prohibitive levels dur-
ing the Formula One Grand Prix.
Columbus €€€
( 92 05 90 00;
www.columbushotels.com
;
22 av des Papalins; d from €230;
)
High-tech urban chic best describes this large boutique hotel in Fontvieille. Rooms are
beautifully decorated in designer greys, elegant striped fabrics and 'back to nature' bath-
rooms with bamboo towel racks and elegant wooden furniture. Rooms have little bal-
conies and views (the higher the better). The outdoor pool is heated from April to October.
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
Novotel Monte Carlo €€€
( 99 99 83 00;
www.novotel.com/5275
;
16 bd Princesse Charlotte; d from €218;
)
Put all your chain-hotel preconceptions aside, for the Novotel Monte Carlo is no
ordinary chain hotel. Rooms are bright, spacious and colourful, with bath and shower in
every bathroom. Even better, up to two children under 16 can stay for free with their par-
ents (and they throw the breakfast in too).
HOTEL
Hôtel Port Palace €€€
( 97 97 90 00;
www.portpalace.com
; 7 av du Président JF Kennedy; r from €249;
)
Built into the hillside overlooking the yacht harbour, this discreetly sexy boutique
LUXURY HOTEL
