Author: Mavis Nichols
Film fans can pack themselves off to Monaco for a city break holiday with a difference. One of the highlights of last year’s Cannes Film Festival and one of the most successful films of 2007 – La Vie en Rose – is to be screend at the Columbus Hotel in Monaco.
For those looking to take in this year's Cannes Film Festival as well, Monaco is only a 30min drive away. The contemporary Columbus Hotel, Monaco, is to create a special Spring Menu featuring seasonal produce and spring flowers to tie in with the movie and dubbing also it La Vie en Rose (Life in Pink.)
Le Brasserie, the hotel’s excellent restaurant, has a splendid terrace overlooking the Princess Grace Rose Garden – a perfect spot to sit back and dine out in the sunshine.
Two nights’ bed and breakfast at the Columbus Hotel is from only €270 (approx £216) pp. Visit www.visitmonaco.com for details. Flights from London City with Air France are from £109 pp return including taxes.