About Monte-Carlo

Monte-Carlo was a plan before it was a place. In 1856 Charles III granted Napoléon Langlois and Albert Aubert a concession for sea bathing and a casino; the first casino opened in La Condamine in 1862, failed, and moved several times before it settled on the Spélugues plateau across the harbour. On 1 June 1866 the plateau became Monte-Carlo, Mount Charles, and two years later the railway brought the visitors who paid for everything that followed.

What followed is the Monte-Carlo the world knows. The Hôtel de Paris rose on the Place du Casino in the 1860s; the Salle Garnier, by Charles Garnier, the architect of the Paris Opéra, opened on 25 January 1879 with Sarah Bernhardt on stage; the Église Saint-Charles was completed in 1883. From 1898 to 1931 trams climbed its avenues.

Today the quartier is the principality's address for hotels, gardens and boutiques, wrapped around the Casino terraces and the Jardins des Boulingrins, and most of the Grand Prix circuit runs through it Its eastern edge runs straight into the French town of Beausoleil.

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Opéra de Monte-CarloThe Opéra de Monte-Carlo (French pronunciation:) is an opera house which is part of the Monte Carlo Casino located in the Principality of Monaco. With…Gilbert Bochenek · CC BY-SA 3.0

Monte Carlo CasinoThe Monte Carlo Casino, officially named Casino de Monte-Carlo, is a gambling and entertainment complex located in Monaco. It includes a casino, the O…Fruitpunchline · CC BY-SA 4.0

Saint-Charles ChurchSaint-Charles Church (French: Église Saint-Charles; Monégasque: Ge̍ija de San Carlu) is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Charles Borromeo, t…Aimelaime at French Wikipedia · Public domain

Synagogue Edmond SafraThe Synagogue Edmond Safra is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 15 avenue de la Costa, in Monte Carlo, in Monaco. The synagogu…René Dinkel · CC BY-SA 4.0

Théâtre Princesse GraceThe Théâtre Princesse Grace is a theatre in Monaco.Benoît Prieur · CC0

Le MillefioriThe following is a list of the tallest buildings in Monaco.Leandro Neumann Ciuffo · CC BY 2.0 Hôtel de Paris Monte-CarloMondial du ThéâtreThe Mondial du Théâtre, also titled the International Festival of Amateur Theatre and the World Festival of Amateur Theatre is the first festival of i…

St Paul’s Church of Monte-CarloAimelaime · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Events in Monte-Carlo

1929Monaco Grand PrixEvery year in late spring, on the streets of Monte-Carlo and La Condamine – since 1929
2015Monaco ePrixIn spring, on the Grand Prix circuit – since 2015
·Historic Grand Prix of MonacoEvery two years in spring, on the Grand Prix circuit

Recurring events, from Wikipedia and Wikidata. This year's dates are on the organisers' own sites.

Every street in Monte-Carlo – 66 street guides

Getting around

Bus lines in Monte-Carlo: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, N1, N2, X2, X3 (Compagnie des Autobus de Monaco).

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Sources

Quartier boundary, buildings, streets and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0. Sights: Wikidata (CC0), Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons. Buses: CAM GTFS (Licence Ouverte 2.0). Sun: VERA PI's model, Copernicus GLO-30 terrain. The text: VERA PI.

Wikipedia (en): Monte Carlo

Wikidata: Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo (Q1279896)

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