Seascapes

Photos: monacoeye • November 2008

Our sister site holiday.monacoeye.com has been revamped and relaunched in time for the holiday season. It's an unofficial guide to Monaco for tourists planning on spending a day or two in Monaco or visiting Monte Carlo for the F1 Grand Prix. …

Although some sections still need some work, categories include the Aquarium and Oceanographic Museum, Jardin Exotique or Cactus Garden, Monaco Grand Prix F1, Monte Carlo Rally (needs updating) Beaches including the Larvotto, Cathedral and Palace, Monte Carlo Open Tennis Masters (needs updating), a few photos of Prince Albert of Monaco, Monte Carlo Casino (needs updating), Transport from Nice to Monaco and in Monaco, and Monaco Maps including a Monaco Hotel Map and Monaco Grand Prix Map.

We hope you find the site useful!

Fish name: Koi

Photo: monacoeye • Monaco • 13 September 2007

Ropes

Photos: monacoeye • Monaco • July 2007

Bird name: Caribbean Brown Pelican • Pelecanus occidentalis occidentalis
WIngspan: 6 ft

Photo: Robert Paylor • St Barths • 2007

A wonderful bird is the pelican. His bill will hold more than his belican…

These cormorants (or are they shags (!) - any bird-spotters out there?) found Carinthia VII's ropes were the perfect place to sit in the sun today. The winter has been mild so far this year. In October and November the Côte d'Azur is a favourite stopping off point for migrating and less common birds.

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This year the northern Med has witnessed an explosion in the numbers of jellyfish. Bathing has thus been a risky proposition for most of the summer. The causes are threefold: overfishing has depleted the jellyfish's natural predators, organic pollutants have increased their nutrients, global sea warming has created an ideal living temperature. Look out for the red or orange flag if swimming in the Larvotto.