insights by our critic
Although Monaco is the world’s second-smallest country (only the Vatican is smaller), what it lacks in size is well compensated with its attitude.
Monte Carlo is dominated by high-rise hotels, super yachts in its port, the famous historic Casino (built at the turn of the 19th century) and apartment blocks that rise into the hills. In dramatic contrast, the charming old town (known as Le Rocher) is home to the principality’s royal palace.