Editing Monaco (section)

==Culture==

===Cuisine===
{{Main|Monégasque cuisine}}

The cuisine of Monaco is a [[Mediterranean cuisine]] shaped by the cooking style of Provence and the influences of nearby northern Italian and southern French cooking, in addition to Monaco's own culinary traditions.<ref>John J. B. Anderson and Marilyn C. Sparling, ''The Mediterranean Way of Eating: Evidence for Chronic Disease Prevention and Weight Management'' (Florida: CRC Press, 2015) 16.</ref>
[[File:Café de Paris, Monte Carlo - expresso.jpg|thumb|left|Espresso at Café de Paris, Monte Carlo]]
Two famous restaurants in Monaco include the [[Le Louis XV (restaurant)|Le Louis XV]], currently with three Michelin stars, and the [[Café de Paris (Monaco)|Café de Paris]]. The Café de Paris is next to the Casino and first opened in 1868, though it has been renovated several times over its lifetime.

===Music===
{{Main|Music of Monaco}}
[[File:Monaco - panoramio (68).jpg|thumb|Seaside façade of the Salle Garnier, home of the [[Opéra de Monte-Carlo]]]]
Monaco has an [[Opéra de Monte-Carlo|opera house]], a [[Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra|symphony orchestra]] and a [[Les Ballets de Monte Carlo|classical ballet company]]. Monaco participated regularly in the [[Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest|Eurovision Song Contest]] between 1959–1979 and 2004–2006, winning in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1971|1971]], although none of the artists participating for the principality was originally Monegasque. French-born [[Minouche Barelli]], however, acquired Monegasque citizenship in 2002, 35 years after her representing the principality in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1967|1967]].<ref>[https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/2004/02/27/minouche-barelli-chanteuse_354714_1819218.html "Minouche Barelli, chanteuse"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125173024/https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/2004/02/27/minouche-barelli-chanteuse_354714_1819218.html |date=25 November 2022 }}, Le Monde 27. February 2004.</ref>

===Visual arts===
Monaco has a national museum of contemporary visual art at the [[New National Museum of Monaco]]. In 1997, the [[Audiovisual Institute of Monaco]] was founded aimed to preserve audiovisual archives and show how the Principality of Monaco is represented in cinema. The country also has numerous works of public art, statues, museums, and memorials (see [[list of public art in Monaco]]).

===Museums in Monaco===
{{Main|List of museums in Monaco}}
[[File:Monaco BW 2011-06-07 17-50-43.jpg|thumb|[[Oceanographic Museum]]]]

*[[Monaco Top Cars Collection]]
*[[Napoleon Museum (Monaco)]]
*[[Oceanographic Museum]]
*[[Museum of Stamps and Coins]]
*[[Monaco Naval Museum]](''Musee Naval'')
[[File:Le jardin exotique de Monaco (47624110281).jpg|thumb|Walkway in the ''jardin exotique de Monaco'' (Exotic Gardens)]]

===Events, festivals, and shows===
The Principality of Monaco hosts major international events such as : 
*[[International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo]]
*[[Mondial du Théâtre]]
*[[Monte-Carlo Television Festival]]
*[[Golden Nymph Awards]]

===Bread Festival===
Monaco also has an annual bread festival on 17 September every year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://officialmonaco.com/bread-festival-annual-contest-winners |title=Archived copy |website=officialmonaco.com |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325054641/http://officialmonaco.com/bread-festival-annual-contest-winners |archive-date=25 March 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Parks and Gardens===
[[File:Jardin Japonais 3.jpg|thumb|left|Monaco's Japanese Gardens]]
There are several gardens in Monaco, which are in a variety of styles and purpose. There is an [[Jardin Exotique de Monaco|exotic plant garden]], [[St Martin Gardens|Saint Martin garden]], African plants garden, [[Casino Gardens and Terraces|Casino Gardens]], Princess [[Fontvieille Park and Princess Grace Rose Garden|Grace Rose Garden]], and a [[Japanese Garden, Monaco|Japanese Gardens]].<ref>[https://www.visitmonaco.com/en/routes-and-walks/7508/monaco-most-beautiful-gardens Monaco most beautiful gardens]</ref>