Xavier Anaise from France took our photo of the day: "The Pra Loup Mountain Resort", in Alpes de Haue Provence, France. He used a Canon EOS 5 D Mark III camera.
At just an hour away as the helicopter flies, the finest resorts of the French and Swiss Alps have never been easier to access from Monaco, but there’s plenty of top-quality skiing to be found right on the doorstep of the Principality too.
The long-awaited return of the legendary Massif Central climb, the scene of Raymond Poulidor and Jacques Anquetil’s iconic battle in 1964, adds another layer of nostalgia to the modern Tour de France when stage nine visits on Sunday