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Monaco and Monte Carlo Tour

We went to visit Monaco which is the second smallest state in the world. It is just under two square kilometres and located on the Cote d’Azur, in the French Riviera and is bordered by France on three sides. There are stunning views of the Mediterranean Sea and the Monaco harbour as we were heading up the mountain to Monte Carlo.

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View of the Monaco Harbour

Monaco is  located on the Alpes Maritimes and overlooks  the Mediterranean sea. The world renown Grand Prix race is held in Monaco and runs through the streets every year.

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Road in Monaco which is used for the Grand Prix race. Rubber marks on the curb are still visible from last years race cars

The James Bond  movie “Golden Eye” was filmed in part at the Casino de Monte-Carlo in Monaco.

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Casino de Monte-Carlo in Monaco

The Casino de Monte-Carlo is well-known as a high roller casino where the rich come to play. While we were outside we saw some very expensive cars parked out front of the casino.

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Expensive cars parked outside of the Casino de Monte-Carlo
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A red Ferrari parked beside the Casino de Monte-Carlo

We decided to go into the Casino de Monte-Carlo to check out the inside. We only went into the lobby area and saw the interior entrance area. It was like a movie set from the 1930’s with marble floors,  pillars and ornate decorations.

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Lobby area of the Casino de Monte-Carlo
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Ceiling in the lobby area of the Casino de Monte-Carlo
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Casino de Monte-Carlo main lobby area

We took a candid selfie while in the Lobby of the Casino.

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After touring the casino lobby we headed back outside to walk around the city. From outside of the casino we could see the mountain tops in the distance.

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View of Monte Carlo with the Alpes in the background

We came across the Prince of Monaco’s Palace during our walk.

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Palace in Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo is a beautiful spot and is very clean and well maintained. Our guide informed us that the police are very friendly but strict and the rules are strongly enforced with fines.  We were to follow the rules or risk a possible fine. We noticed that people cross the street at the crossings, there is no littering and people walk on the paths in the park and not on the grass. We even saw a tourist couple get put into a police cruiser with their dog for what appears to be allowing the dog to run loose with no leash.

We walked through this beautiful cliff top park which overlooks the Sea.

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Park on the cliff edge in Monte Carlo Monaco

We walked along the path looking at the statues and panoramic views of the sea.

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Statue in Monte Carlo Park
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Statue in Monte Carlo Park
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Statue of nude women playing Ping Pong
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View from the Park looking at the marina in Monaco.

We walked the entire pathway which ran along the cliff edge of the park admiring the views.

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Ray and Shelley with the Monaco Marina in background

Eventually, the trail ended at a lookout which overlooked the sea.

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Lookout at Monte Carlo Park

Monaco is a beautiful spot and the views are gorgeous. We enjoyed our time there and wish we had more time to spend in Monaco.

“jusqu’à la prochaine fois et avoir une bonne journée”