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Monaco Travel GuideFollow the links for plenty of Monaco travel tips! See this Monaco Map. There is a regular bus from Nice bus station (Gare Routiere) to Monte Carlo and if you are staying in Nice for more than a few days you really should visit this wonderful rocky, crowded, tiny country. Home to millionaires (the celebrities catch the headlines - but in reality most wealthy residents are anonymous businessmen). There is nowhere quite like it! More wealth than Wall Street, more stars than St Tropez, more luxury than London and all packed into a few blocks of pure excitement. This tiny principality is ruled, as it has been since 1297, by the Grimaldi family (The Monaco Royal family) - it is Europe's last (excluding the Vatican) autocratic state. Despite the lack of democracy, the population can sleep peacefully as it is highly unlikely allied forces will try to engineer a regime change. Life for the people is comfortable. They are content to swap democracy for low taxes. Monaco's politics and its culture are worth discovering in more detail. Despite the country's close ties with France and its place set within the French Riviera, it definitely maintains its own identity. Monte Carlo, the capital (and effectively one of the 11 "wards") has plenty of glamour thanks to the celebrities, the belle epoque buildings, the yachts, the cars, Monte Carlo Casino and the glitzy shops. This is a tiny country with masses of excitement packed in! It is one of the must visit places on the cote d'azur both to see and be seen.Monaco is the world's most densely populated country with a population of nearly 40,000 squashed into less than two square kilometres (485 acres). Despite its reputation as a tax haven and for offshore banking the tourist industry is nowadays the country's main income generator. Take a look here at our Monaco hotel guide. And here is your guide to the weather. Here's your "what's on Guide" and latest news information. Since 1929, there has been an annual F1 Monaco Grand Prix - one of the World's most prestigious motor races. The formula one racing cars speed around the famous street circuit and the whole country celebrates and parties. The excitement is incredible! Monaco is a wonderful base to charter a yacht and explore the cote d'azur or indeed head East and discover the Italian Riviera. The famous yacht show is an annual fixture showcasing some of the finest luxury boats. If shopping for yachts is beyond your budget fear not because the shoppingopportunities extend beyond multi-million euro gin-palaces. Monaco is the home to luxury - but that needn't cost a Prince's ransom. Return to Nice city vacation home page.
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