Since October 2010, it has been possible to discover the Principality in an open-top bus - 12 stops, get on and off as you please (including the Place du Casino, Place du Palais, the new sea wall for cruise ships, the boat-bus stop and beaches).  A pass, valid for one or two days, can be bought directly from the driver.  Between stops, you can visit Monaco at your leisure before taking the next bus (frequency:  30 minutes in the low season, 15 minutes from April to October).

The audio-guided visit is in seven languages, and lasts about an hour on a non-stop ride. The pass entitles the holder to travel on the bus-boat, and even gives discounts at some museums (the NMNM and the Oceanographic Museum).

A very pleasant way to discover the Principality in a relaxed way and another reason to leave the car in the car park.

City.Mobi

Also in Europe today, City.Mobi is celebrating the success of its new guide to Monaco.

City.Mobi offers the most comprehensive mobile travel guides available, with over 800 cities in 200 countries listed. Each is developed by the City.Mobi team to combine into a single global travel directory.

However, each city retains its own mobile identity via a dedicated domain. Already on offer are Brussels.Mobi, Paris.Mobi, Sanfrancisco.Mobi and Sydney.Mobi.

Monaco.city.mobi is the latest in this illustrious line up, offering click to call functionality – which means no scribbling down telephone numbers.

Most entries are also linked to websites where users can quickly access more detailed information if needed.

Other key features include information on accommodation, restaurants, attractions, entertainment, nightlife, shopping, and transport.

City.Mobi guides include user reviews and traveller utilities such as a translation guide, currency converter, news and local weather guide.