The Rock of Monaco has been a dream for all generations since the marriage of Prince Rainier with Grace Kelly. Nowadays, the princely family is still prized and followed by the media, as on the Prince's day on November 19th, the feast of Sainte Dévote (patron saint of Monaco) on January 27th, the Rose Ball...
Monaco is a privileged place due to its geographical location between the sea and the mountains and benefits from a mild climate and exceptional sunshine.
Its world-famous rock where the Prince's Palace is located, its magnificent cathedral and its oceanographic museum founded by Prince Pierre who was for a long time directed by Commander COUSTEAU, better known for his expeditions aboard La calypso.
Monaco is also a city of culture and sport. Monaco presents the circus festival, the Rose Ball, the television festival, numerous musical, dance and cultural events and beautiful theatrical and pyrotechnic performances. In sports, the most famous is the Formula 1 World Championship, but there is also the Tennis Open, the international Herculis meeting, sailing with the ERI trophy, various regattas and its yacht show dedicated to luxury yachting, the Monaco International Jumping, its football team and many other events.
Monaco is also known for its luxury hotels, its casinos, its events, the most prestigious of which is the Formula 1 Grand Prix and many others such as its musical programmes, its theatre, its circus, its boat show, its fireworks...
Impossible to come to the French Riviera without an unforgettable diversion via Monaco.