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Monte-Carlo: the gem of the Riviera

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Published on 28/03/08 - Updated on 17/03/22

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This home to the brightest stars has come a long way since the time when the Rock of Monaco served as a shelter for the area’s early Paleolithic inhabitants. Just thinking of Monte-Carlo conjures up images of glamour and opulence –expensive yachts, the Grand Prix of racing, and of course the most sumptuous of luxury hotels. With the opening of the Grimaldi Forum and a push to increase accessibility for families and other tourists, the 700-year-old principality founded by the Grimaldi family is poised to take the lion’s share of business and leisure tourism.

It may not be very big, but what it lacks in terrain, Monte-Carlo makes up for in sheer wealth of everything else. This district of Monaco, created in 1866 and named in honour of Prince Charles III is barely 3 kilometers long. Yet the short span is covered with more expensive cars, properties and...

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