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MONA C O  95

Musée
Océanographique VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Erected on a sheer Practical Information
cliff, high above
the Mediterranean, Road map F3. * 35,000. n 2a
Monaco has one of the blvd des Moulins (00 377 92 16
61 16). ( daily. _ Festival du
best aquaria in Europe. Cirque (Jan); Grand Prix (May);
It is also used as a Fête Nationale (19 Nov).
scientific research
institute. (See p98). ∑ visitmonaco.com
Transport
k 15 km (9 miles) SW Nice.
£ Pl Ste Dévote (08 36 35 35 35)
Théâtre du Fort Antoine
This ancient fort has been converted
into a theatre which shows a wide
range of productions in summer.

The Royal Family
Monaco was ruled from 1949 by
the businesslike Prince Rainier Louis
Henri Maxence Bertrand de Grimaldi.
He was the 26th ruling prince, a
descendant of the Grimaldi who,
disguised as a monk, entered the
Monaco fortress in 1297. At that
time the territory extended to
Antibes and Menton. Prince Rainier’s
wife, former film star Grace Kelly,
whom he married in 1956, died
tragically in 1982. Their son, Albert,
inherited the $200 million throne on
Rainier’s death in 2005. In July 2011,
Albert married former Olympic
swimmer and model Charlene
Wittstock in a civil ceremony, held
Typical Old Town Villa in the Palais Princier. In 2014, Albert
Hidden in a labyrinth of passages and Charlene became parents to Prince Rainier III and Grace Kelly
are fountains, tiny squares and twins, Jacques and Gabriella. at their engagement party in 1956
elegant façades.