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The Jardin Exotique botanical garden of Monaco takes you away from the bustle and crowds of the principality and gives you the best view of the rock occupied by the Grimaldi castle and Monaco's old town.
The Prince's Palace of Monaco is the official residence of the Sovereign Prince of Monaco. Built in 1191 as a Genoese fortress, during its long and often dramatic history it has been bombarded and besieged by many foreign powers. Since the end of the 13th century, it has been the stronghold and home of the Grimaldi family who first captured it in 1297.
The current head of the family is Albert II of Monaco, son and successor of Prince Rainier III and the princess Grace of Monaco, formerly Grace Kelly.
The Principality of Monaco.
Yes, it's very hilly and it did rain briefly, but practice for the annual F-1 race went on although we couldn't see any of it as they had erected barriers so you couldn't see unless you paid (which we didn't). Still, you could clearly hear the noise from the motors.
There are two main ports at Monaco, but we arrived at the. smaller port, Port de Fontvieille. It was raining when we disembarked, so the priority for us all was to find somewhere to shelter and get our bearing. I didn't take many photos along the way, but I did snap this little beauty!
Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco, is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Liguria, in Western Europe, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is a semi-enclave bordered by France to the north, east and west. The principality is home to nearly 39,000 residents as of the 2020s, of whom about 9,500 are Monégasque nationals. It is recognised as one of the wealthiest and most expensive places in the world. The official language of Monaco is French. Monégasque, English and Italian are also spoken and understood by many residents.With an area of 2.08 km2 (0.80 sq mi), Monaco is the second-smallest sovereign state in the world, after Vatican City. Its population of 38,367 in 2023 makes it the most densely populated sovereign state. Monaco has the world's shortest coastline: 3.83 km (2.38 mi). The principality is about 15 km (9.3 mi) from the border with Italy and consists of nine administrative wards, the largest of which is Monte Carlo.(From Wikipedia)
Il Municipio Nuovo - Neues Rathaus
Nella seconda metà del XIX secolo, le autorità civili di Monaco decisero di costruire una nuova sede per il municipio. Il progetto del nuovo edificio venne affidato all'architetto Georg von Hauberrisser; il luogo scelto fu Marienplatz dove vennero abbattute ventiquattro case per fare posto alla nuova struttura. Iniziata nel 1867, la costruzione della Neues Rathaus terminò nel 1909.
L'edificio fu progettato da Hauberrisser in stile neogotico con particolare riferimento al gotico olandese. Il risultato fu un complesso monumentale, con sei cortili interni e le facciate ricche di decorazioni, con riferimenti alla storia bavarese. La torre è sormontata da una statua bronzea del Münchner Kindl (Bambinello di Monaco), simbolo della città, e contiene un orologio meccanico con carillon - il quarto al mondo per dimensioni - che, con le sue 43 campane e 32 statue, inscena giornalmente delle rappresentazioni che rivestono un importante interesse turistico.
Il carillon (Glockenspiel)
Le statue dell'orologio ballano due distinte scene: una giostra in onore delle nozze del duca Guglielmo V con Renata di Lotaringia, e la Schäfflertanz (danza dei bottai), una rappresentazione che ogni anno viene messa in scena anche per le strade della città e che commemora la scampata epidemia di peste del 1515-1517. Alla fine della rappresentazione, un gallo dorato apre le ali, mentre un meccanismo a soffietto ne riproduce il canto. Questa rappresentazione viene ripetuta, ogni giorno, alle ore 11:00 e 12:00 (durante l'estate anche alle 17:00). Il meccanismo del carrillon funziona tramite rulli intercambiabili, che vengono sostituiti di mese in mese. Ad ogni cambio di un rullo corrisponde il cambio della melodia di accompagnamento.
Alla sera, nelle nicchie situate al settimo piano della torre, compaiono le figure di un alfiere con corno che benedice il Münchner Kindl e dell'angelo della pace che lo accompagna a letto. Questa seconda rappresentazione, chiamata Das Münchner Kindl wird zu Bett gebracht (Il Bambinello di Monaco viene portato a letto), è accompagnata da due carrillon: il primo, a trombe, esegue uno spezzone dell'opera lirica "I maestri cantori di Norimberga" di Wagner, mentre il secondo, a campane, esegue la "Ninna nanna" di Brahms.
Monaco is a sovereign city-state, located on the French Riviera in Western Europe. It is bordered only by France. Monaco has an area of 2.02 km2 (0.78 sq mi) and a population of 36,371; Monaco is the second smallest and the most densely populated country in the world. Monaco has a land border of 4.4 km (2.7 mi), a coastline of 4.1 km (2.5 mi), and a width that varies between 1,700 and 349 m (5,577 and 1,145 ft). Through land reclamation, Monaco's land mass has expanded by twenty percent.
I just had to get a photo of this statue as we walked along the road parallel to the Port Hercule.
William Charles Frederick Grover-Williams (born William Charles Frederick Grover, 16 January 1903 – 18 March 1945 (or shortly thereafter)), also known as "W Williams", was a British Grand Prix motor racing driver. He is best known for winning the first Monaco Grand Prix.
A statue of Grover-Williams in his 1929 Monaco Grand Prix-winning Bugatti Type 35 is located at the first corner of the Circuit de Monaco (Sainte-Dévote Chapel).
The Exotic Garden of Monaco has a very nice display of cacti and other succulent plants that are native to dry zones around the world so it’s very different from the majority of gardens you would find in this part of Europe. The view from this garden is also breathtaking because the garden was built along the cliffside and you have spectacular views of the Principality of Monaco, including the Rock of Monaco and the Mediterranian coastline.
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