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Photo: Tobi 87, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.Test your knowledge of the world's second-smallest independent state, from its famous landmarks to its rich cultural history.
Day Tripper 0–4 · Monte Carlo Regular 5–8 · Palace Insider 9–10
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Monaco is surrounded on three sides by France, specifically the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, while its southern border opens up to the Mediterranean Sea. Italy is located just a short distance further east along the coast past Menton.
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Monaco uses the euro as its official currency through a monetary agreement with the European Union, and the country even mints its own distinctive national side of euro coins. The Swiss Franc is the official currency used in Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
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The House of Grimaldi has governed Monaco since the seizure of the Rock by François Grimaldi in 1297, making it one of the oldest reigning royal houses in Europe. The House of Savoy is a prominent historical royal dynasty that originated in the Italian region of Piedmont.
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The Prince's Palace has been the home of the ruling Grimaldi family since the late thirteenth century, originally built as a Genoese fortress. Château de Chillon is a famous medieval castle located in Switzerland, near the shores of Lake Geneva.
Photo: Nikolai Karaneschev, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.
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French is the sole official language of Monaco, used in administration, education, and legal proceedings. Monegasque, a traditional variety of Ligurian, is also recognized and taught in local schools, but it is not the primary official administrative tongue.
Photo: J. Pérez Soriano (Pepetps), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5.
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Saint Nicholas Cathedral is the stunning Romanesque-Revival church where many members of the Grimaldi family, including Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace, are buried. Interestingly, this historic cathedral is built using white stone brought specifically from the neighboring French village of La Turbie.
Photo: Berthold Werner, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Port Hercules is Monaco's deep-water harbour, with room for hundreds of boats, from small sailing boats to giant superyachts. Port Grimaud is a pretty seaside village full of canals, built in the 1960s on the bay of Saint-Tropez in France.
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Jacques-Yves Cousteau served as director of the magnificent Oceanographic Museum for over three decades, helping to shape it into a world-class center for marine science. Perched dramatically on the side of a sheer cliff, the building itself took over eleven years to construct.
Photo: Berthold Werner, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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The Exotic Garden of Monaco features thousands of rare desert plants from Africa and Latin America that flourish outdoors due to the mild coastal climate. Deep beneath this garden lies an impressive prehistoric cave system filled with natural stalactites and stalagmites.
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Monte Carlo is the best-known district of the principality, and its famous casino dates from the 19th century. Fontvieille, by contrast, was built almost entirely on land reclaimed from the sea, from the late 1960s onwards.
Photo: Tobi 87, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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