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What to discover?
Monaco -
Monte Carlo is one of the smallest states
in the World (195 hectares, that is to say 482 acres,
between the Mediterranean sea and the mountains).
Actually, it is a "state in the state" with its own
Constitution and His Serene Highness the Prince of
Monaco, who is currently the Prince Rainier. He was
married to Grace Kelly
till her fatal car accident.
The
Grimaldi family reigns over the "Rock" for 700 years.
Despite its restricted space, Monte-Carlo is an enchanting
place, where everything is combined for entertainment
and leisure. This town is a
heaven of peace and serenity.
The
oceanographic museum with its gigantic
aquarium full of sharks and coral, the
casino, the opera house and the princely Palace are
magnificent buildings designed by renowned architects
such as Charles Garnier. Furthermore, Monte-Carlo
is a city of marine thermal
baths in unique surroundings in front of
the turquoise Mediterranean, which offers you the
benefits of its trace elements.
Monte-Carlo
is the international capital
of luxury. The "golden ring" (delimited
by Monte-Carlo avenue, Beaux Arts avenue and the allee
des lumieres) is full of prestigious
fashion-designers and jewelry shops: Louis
Vuitton, Hermes, Chanel, Bulgari, Cartier, Chopard
and many others.
The
Casino is magical and crowded with the most famous
and richest people in the world. All of them gather
for one of the major events of the year: the
Monaco Formula One Grand Prix, which takes
place in the streets of the city. The nights are marvelous:
charity dinner or gala organized by the Grimaldi family
in its Palace,
dancing in night-clubs such as The Living Room, gambling
in the Casino.
You
must not forget the lushness of Monte-Carlo's surroundings.
The major cities of the French Riviera such as Nice
and its Promenade des Anglais or Cannes
and its Croisette are just a few miles away. The countryside
just inland from Monaco is bursting with fabulous
landscapes and vivid villages such as Eze, or Sainte-Agnès,
Coaraze, Gourdon
or Gassin,
which belong to the Most
Beautiful Villages of France.
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Monte Carlo - Monaco
