Editing Monte Carlo

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'''Monte Carlo''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|m|ɒ|n|t|i|_|ˈ|k|ɑr|l|oʊ}} {{respell|MON|tee|_|KAR|loh}}; {{IPA|it|ˈmonte ˈkarlo|lang}}; {{langx|fr|Monte-Carlo}} {{IPA|fr|mɔ̃te kaʁlo|}} or colloquially {{lang|fr|Monte-Carl}} {{IPA|fr|mɔ̃te kaʁl|}}; {{langx|lij-MC|Munte Carlu}}, {{IPA|lij|ˈmuŋte ˈkaɾlu|lang}}; {{lit|Mount Charles}}) is an official administrative area of [[Monaco]], specifically the [[Ward (country subdivision)|ward]] of Monte Carlo/Spélugues, where the [[Monte Carlo Casino]] is located. Informally, the name also refers to a larger district, the Monte Carlo Quarter (corresponding to the former municipality of Monte Carlo), which besides Monte Carlo/Spélugues also includes the wards of [[Saint Roman, Monaco|La Rousse/Saint Roman]], [[Larvotto|Larvotto/Bas Moulins]] and [[Saint Michel, Monaco|Saint Michel]]. The permanent population of the ward of Monte Carlo is about 3,500, while that of the quarter is about 15,000. Monaco has four traditional quarters, from west to east they are: [[Fontvieille, Monaco|Fontvieille]] (the newest), [[Monaco City|Monaco-Ville]] (the oldest), [[La Condamine]], and Monte Carlo.

Monte Carlo is situated on a prominent [[escarpment]] at the base of the [[Maritime Alps]] along the [[French Riviera]]. Near the quarter's western end is the "world-famous Place du Casino, the [[gambling]] center ... that has made Monte Carlo an international byword for the extravagant display and reckless dispersal of wealth".<ref>"Monaco" in ''The New Encyclopædia Britannica'', 15th edition (Chicago, 1991), vol. 8, p. 243.</ref> It is also the location of the [[Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo|Hôtel de Paris]], [[Café de Paris (Monaco)|Café de Paris]] and Salle Garnier (the casino theatre which is the home of the [[Opéra de Monte-Carlo]]). The quarter's eastern part includes the community of Larvotto with Monaco's only public beach, as well as its new convention center (the [[Grimaldi Forum]]), and the [[Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort]]. At the quarter's eastern border, one crosses into the [[France|French]] town of [[Beausoleil, Alpes-Maritimes|Beausoleil]] (sometimes referred to as Monte-Carlo-Supérieur), and {{convert|8|km|0|abbr=out}} to its east is the western border of [[Italy]].

==History==
{{Main|History of Monaco}}
[[File:CharlesIIIMonaco.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Charles&nbsp;III of Monaco]] was responsible for turning the Monte Carlo district and Monaco into a thriving town.]]
In 1856, [[Charles III of Monaco]] granted a concession to [[Napoleon Langlois]] and [[Albert Aubert]],<ref name="gustavesaige">{{cite book|last1=Saige|first1=Gustave|title=Monaco: Ses Origines et Son Histoire|date=1897|publisher=Imprimerie de Monaco}}</ref> to establish a sea-bathing facility for the treatment of various diseases, and to build a German-style casino.<ref name="Craps">{{cite web|title=History of Monte Carlo Casino|url=http://www.crapsdicecontrol.com/monte_carlo.htm|access-date=23 March 2009|publisher=Craps Dice Control}}</ref>

[[File:Eglise st charles Monaco b.jpg|upright|thumb|St Charles Church, Monte Carlo]]
The initial casino opened in La Condamine in 1862, but was unsuccessful.  It relocated several times, before reaching its present location in the "Les Spélugues" (The Caves) area of Monte Carlo.  Success came slowly, largely because Monaco was inaccessible from much of Europe. The railway, installed in 1868, brought with it an influx of people, and Monte Carlo grew in wealth.<ref name="Craps"/>

[[Saint-Charles Church, Monaco|Saint-Charles Church]] on Monte Carlo's Avenue Sainte-Charles was completed in 1883. It was restored in its centenary year.<ref name='Mon'>{{cite web|title=Monuments|url=http://www.visitmonaco.com/en/Places-to-visit/Monuments|work=Visit Monaco – Monuments|publisher=Visit Monaco|access-date=23 August 2014}}</ref><ref name='CharlesCh'>{{cite web|title=English Community|url=http://www.stcharles.diocese.mc/english_community.html|work=Saint-Charles Church|access-date=25 August 2014}}</ref>

The municipality of Monte Carlo was created in 1911, when the constitution divided the principality of Monaco into three municipalities. Monte Carlo encompassed the existing neighborhoods of La Rousse/Saint Roman, Larvotto/Bas Moulins, and Saint Michel. The municipalities merged in 1917, after accusations that the government used them to "divide and conquer". Since then, they became [[Ward (country subdivision)|wards]]. Today, Monaco is divided into 9 wards, which are grouped into 4 quartiers.

The quarter of Monte Carlo [[Tramway de Nice et du Littoral|was served by tramways]] from 1898 to 1931. It linked all parts of [[Monaco]] ([[Transportation in Monaco|see transportation in Monaco]]). In 2003 a new cruise ship pier was completed in the harbour at Monte Carlo.

== Geography ==
Monte Carlo has an area of 28.14 [[hectares]] (0.28 [[square kilometers]] or 69.19 [[acres]]) and faces the [[Mediterranean Sea]], bordered to the west by Ravin de Sainte-Dévote and La Condamine, and to the east by La Rousse and Larvotto.

=== Climate ===
Monte Carlo has a [[hot-summer Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: Csa), which is influenced by [[oceanic climate]] and [[humid subtropical climate]]. As a result, it has warm, dry summers and mild, rainy winters.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldtravelguide.net/monaco/weather-climate-geography |title=Monaco weather, climate and geography |publisher=Worldtravelguide.net |access-date=6 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821004256/http://www.worldtravelguide.net/monaco/weather-climate-geography |archive-date=21 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 
{{Weather box
|location = Monte Carlo, [[Monaco]]
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan high C = 12.5
|Feb high C = 13.1
|Mar high C = 14.5
|Apr high C = 16.7
|May high C = 19.8
|Jun high C = 23.3
|Jul high C = 26.4
|Aug high C = 26.6
|Sep high C = 24.2
|Oct high C = 20.8
|Nov high C = 16.2
|Dec high C = 13.5
|year high C = 19.0
|Jan mean C = 8.7
|Feb mean C = 9.4
|Mar mean C = 10.9
|Apr mean C = 13.2
|May mean C = 16.4
|Jun mean C = 19.9
|Jul mean C = 22.9
|Aug mean C = 23.0
|Sep mean C = 20.5
|Oct mean C = 17.0
|Nov mean C = 12.4
|Dec mean C = 9.6
|year mean C = 15.3
|Jan low C = 4.9
|Feb low C = 5.6
|Mar low C = 7.2
|Apr low C = 9.7
|May low C = 13.0
|Jun low C = 16.4
|Jul low C = 19.3
|Aug low C = 19.3
|Sep low C = 16.9
|Oct low C = 13.2
|Nov low C = 8.6
|Dec low C = 5.7
|year low C = 11.7
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 82.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 76.4
|Mar precipitation mm = 70.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 62.2
|May precipitation mm = 48.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 36.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 15.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 31.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 54.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 108.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 104.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 77.5
|year precipitation mm = 768.5
|Jan precipitation days = 6.8
|Feb precipitation days = 6.4
|Mar precipitation days = 6.1
|Apr precipitation days = 6.3
|May precipitation days = 5.2
|Jun precipitation days = 4.1
|Jul precipitation days = 1.9
|Aug precipitation days = 3.1
|Sep precipitation days = 4.0
|Oct precipitation days = 5.8
|Nov precipitation days = 7.0
|Dec precipitation days = 6.0
|year precipitation days = 62.7
|Jan sun = 148.8
|Feb sun = 152.6
|Mar sun = 201.5
|Apr sun = 228.0
|May sun = 269.7
|Jun sun = 297.0
|Jul sun = 341.0
|Aug sun = 306.9
|Sep sun = 240.0
|Oct sun = 204.6
|Nov sun = 156.0
|Dec sun = 142.6
|year sun = 2668.7
|Jan percentsun = 53
|Feb percentsun = 55
|Mar percentsun = 54
|Apr percentsun = 58
|May percentsun = 58
|Jun percentsun = 66
|Jul percentsun = 73
|Aug percentsun = 71
|Sep percentsun = 67
|Oct percentsun = 60
|Nov percentsun = 52
|Dec percentsun = 51
|source 1 = [[Hong Kong Observatory]]<ref name="Hong Kong Observatory">[http://www.weather.gov.hk/wxinfo/climat/world/eng/europe/fr_sw/monte_carlo_e.htm "Climatological Information for Monte Carlo, Monaco"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025200534/https://www.weather.gov.hk/wxinfo/climat/world/eng/europe/fr_sw/monte_carlo_e.htm |date=25 October 2019 }} – Hong Kong Observatory</ref>
|date=August 2010
|source 2 = Weather Atlas (possible sunshine) <ref name="Weather Atlas">{{cite web |url=https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/monaco/monte-carlo-climate |title=Monte Carlo, Monaco – Climate data |publisher=Weather Atlas |access-date=15 March 2017 }}</ref>
}}

{{Weather box
|location = [[Monaco]]
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan high C = 12.3
|Feb high C = 12.5
|Mar high C = 14.0
|Apr high C = 16.1
|May high C = 19.4
|Jun high C = 23.0
|Jul high C = 25.8
|Aug high C = 25.9
|Sep high C = 23.8
|Oct high C = 19.9
|Nov high C = 16.1
|Dec high C = 13.4

<!--not in citation, checked in 2013/8/17
|Jan mean C = 10.2
|Feb mean C = 10.4
|Mar mean C = 11.8
|Apr mean C = 13.9
|May mean C = 17.1
|Jun mean C = 20.8
|Jul mean C = 23.5
|Aug mean C = 23.7
|Sep mean C = 21.6
|Oct mean C = 17.8
|Nov mean C = 14.0
|Dec mean C = 11.4
|year mean C = 16.4
-->

|Jan low C = 8.1
|Feb low C = 8.2
|Mar low C = 9.6
|Apr low C = 11.6
|May low C = 14.8
|Jun low C = 18.5
|Jul low C = 21.2
|Aug low C = 21.5
|Sep low C = 19.3
|Oct low C = 15.6
|Nov low C = 11.9
|Dec low C = 9.3

<!--not in citation, checked in 2013/8/17
|Jan precipitation mm = 82.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 76.4
|Mar precipitation mm = 70.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 62.2
|May precipitation mm = 48.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 36.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 15.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 31.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 54.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 108.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 104.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 77.5
|year precipitation mm = 768.5
-->

|Jan precipitation days = 5.9
|Feb precipitation days = 5.2
|Mar precipitation days = 6.7
|Apr precipitation days = 6.0
|May precipitation days = 5.6
|Jun precipitation days = 2.8
|Jul precipitation days = 1.3
|Aug precipitation days = 2.5
|Sep precipitation days = 4.5
|Oct precipitation days = 7.5
|Nov precipitation days = 7.7
|Dec precipitation days = 6.8
|year precipitation days = 62.5

|source 1 = ''Monaco website''<ref>{{cite web|title=Monaco – Climate|url=http://www.visitmonaco.com/en/Practical/Climate|publisher=Monaco website|access-date=15 March 2017 }}</ref>
}}

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!Colspan=14|Climate data for Monte Carlo
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!Month
!Jan
!Feb
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!Nov
!Dec
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!Average sea temperature °C (°F)
|style="background:#C9C9FF;color:#000000;"|13.4<br />(56.2)
|style="background:#C3C3FF;color:#000000;"|13.0<br />(55.5)
|style="background:#C9C9FF;color:#000000;"|13.4<br />(56.1)
|style="background:#DBDBFF;color:#000000;"|14.6<br />(58.4)
|style="background:#FFEBAA;color:#000000;"|18.0<br />(64.3)
|style="background:#FFA000;color:#000000;"|21.8<br />(71.3)
|style="background:#FF8700;color:#000000;"|23.1<br />(73.6)
|style="background:#FF7D00;color:#000000;"|23.6<br />(74.4)
|style="background:#FF9900;color:#000000;"|22.2<br />(71.9)
|style="background:#FFCB21;color:#000000;"|19.6<br />(67.2)
|style="background:#FFF7DD;color:#000000;"|17.4<br />(63.3)
|style="background:#DFDFFF;color:#000000;"|14.9<br />(58.9)
|style="background:#FFEDB1;color:#000000;border-left-width:medium"|17.9<br />(64.3)
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!Mean daily daylight hours
|style="background:#E9E900;color:#000000;"|9.0
|style="background:#F0F011;color:#000000;"|10.0
|style="background:#FFFF33;color:#000000;"|12.0
|style="background:#FFFF44;color:#000000;"|13.0
|style="background:#FFFF66;color:#000000;"|15.0
|style="background:#FFFF66;color:#000000;"|15.0
|style="background:#FFFF66;color:#000000;"|15.0
|style="background:#FFFF55;color:#000000;"|14.0
|style="background:#FFFF33;color:#000000;"|12.0
|style="background:#F7F722;color:#000000;"|11.0
|style="background:#F0F011;color:#000000;"|10.0
|style="background:#E9E900;color:#000000;"|9.0
|style="background:#FFFF34;color:#000000;"|12.1
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!Average [[Ultraviolet index]]
|style="background:#289500;color:#000000;"|1
|style="background:#289500;color:#000000;"|2
|style="background:#f7e400;color:#000000;"|4
|style="background:#f7e400;color:#000000;"|5
|style="background:#f85900;color:#000000;"|7
|style="background:#d8001d;color:#000000;"|8
|style="background:#d8001d;color:#000000;"|8
|style="background:#f85900;color:#000000;"|7
|style="background:#f7e400;color:#000000;"|5
|style="background:#f7e400;color:#000000;"|3
|style="background:#289500;color:#000000;"|2
|style="background:#289500;color:#000000;"|1
|style="background:#f7e400;color:#000000;border-left-width:medium"|4.4
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==Sport==
[[File:Le casino de Monte-Carlo.JPG|thumb|left|[[Monte Carlo Casino]]]]
Monte Carlo is home to an ATP Masters 1000 tennis tournament during the clay court season usually played during the end of March through mid to late April. Monte Carlo is a popular tax haven for many tennis professionals and home to many active and retired athletes. 
Monte Carlo is host to most of the [[Circuit de Monaco]], on which the [[Formula One]] [[Monaco Grand Prix]] takes place. It also hosts world championship [[boxing]] bouts, the [[European Poker Tour]] Grand Final and the World Backgammon Championship as well as the [[Monaco International Auto Show]] (Fr: [[Salon International de l'Automobile de Monaco]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.salonautomonaco.com|title=1er Salon International de l'Automobile de Monaco – 2017|website=1er salon international de l'automobile de Monaco|language=fr-FR|access-date=4 April 2016}}</ref>), fashion shows and other events. Although the [[Monte Carlo Masters]] tennis tournament is billed as taking place in the community, its actual location is in the adjacent French commune of [[Roquebrune-Cap-Martin]]. The [[Monte Carlo Rally]] is one of the longest running and most respected [[rallying|car rallies]]; from 1973 to 2008 and again from 2012, it marks the start of [[World Rally Championship]] season, having also served as the curtain-raiser for the [[Intercontinental Rally Challenge]] between 2009 and 2011. The rally, however, takes place outside the Monte Carlo quarter and is run mostly on French roads.

== Tourism ==
Monte Carlo has been visited by royalty as well as the public and movie stars for decades. Monte Carlo is one of Europe's leading tourist [[resorts]], although many of the key tourist destinations are in other parts of Monaco, including such attractions as [[Monaco Cathedral]], the [[Napoleon Museum (Monaco)|Napoleon Museum]], the [[Oceanographic Museum]] and aquarium, and the [[Prince's Palace of Monaco|Prince's Palace]], all of which are in [[Monaco-Ville]].

===Salle Garnier===
{{Main|Opéra de Monte-Carlo}}
[[File:Casino de Montecarlo, Mónaco, 2016-06-23, DD 04.jpg|thumb|Entrance to the Salle Garnier, home of the [[Opéra de Monte-Carlo]]]]
The [[Opéra de Monte-Carlo]] or Salle Garnier was built to designs of the architect [[Charles Garnier (architect)|Charles Garnier]], who also designed the Paris opera house now known as the [[Palais Garnier]]. Although much smaller, the Salle Garnier is very similar in style with decorations in red and gold, and frescoes and sculptures all around the auditorium. It was inaugurated on 25 January 1879 with a performance by [[Sarah Bernhardt]] dressed as a nymph. The first opera performed there was [[Robert Planquette]]'s ''[[Le Chevalier Gaston]]'' on 8 February 1879, and that was followed by three more in the first season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1927/01/30/96632489.pdf |title=Obituary:Arturo Vigna |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 30, 1927 |access-date=June 15, 2018 |archive-date=August 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804051935/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1927/01/30/96632489.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false |url-status=live }}</ref>

Other famous twentieth-century singers to appear at Monte Carlo included [[Titta Ruffo]], [[Geraldine Farrar]], [[Mary Garden]], [[Tito Schipa]], [[Beniamino Gigli]], [[Claudia Muzio]], [[Georges Thill]], and [[Lily Pons]].

===Hôtel de Paris===
{{Main|Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo}}
[[File:2016 Hotel de Paris - Monaco 02.jpg|left|thumb|[[Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo]]]]

The Hôtel de Paris, established in 1864 by [[Charles&nbsp;III of Monaco]], is located on the west side of the Place du Casino in the heart of Monte Carlo. It belongs to the [[Société des bains de mer de Monaco]] (SBM), and is part of the elite Palace Grand Hotels in Monaco with the [[Hotel Hermitage]], the [[Monte-Carlo Beach|Monte-Carlo Beach Hotel]], [[Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort]], the [[Hotel Metropole, Monte Carlo|Hotel Metropole]] and [[Fairmont Monte Carlo|Fairmont]] hotel.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Warhol |first=Andy |url= |title=The Andy Warhol Diaries |last2=Hackett |first2=Pat |date=1989 |publisher=Warner Books |others= |isbn=978-0-446-51426-2 |location=New York, NY |pages=302}}</ref>

The hotel has 106 rooms divided into four groups based on type of view, decoration and luxury.<ref name=hotel>{{cite web |url=http://en.hoteldeparismontecarlo.com/-Rooms-Suites-.html |title=Luxury hotel rooms and luxurious suites in the Hotel de Paris |work=En.hoteldeparismontecarlo.com |access-date=2 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216071456/http://en.hoteldeparismontecarlo.com/-Rooms-Suites-.html |archive-date=16 February 2007  }}</ref> The Exclusive City View offers 20 rooms, the Superior Courtyard has 29 large rooms, the Exclusive Sea View 59 and the Exclusive Casino has six.

Additionally, there are 74 suites and junior suites which are grouped similarly, offering more luxury than the rooms. There are single and double suites as well as courtyard junior suites and Sea/Casino Junior suites.<ref name=hotel/> There is also one Presidential suite.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.hoteldeparismontecarlo.com/-Discover-Hotel-de-Paris-.html |title=Palace Hotel de Paris in Monte-Carlo |work=En.hoteldeparismontecarlo.com |access-date=2 July 2010}}</ref>

In October 2014, a renovation project began, to create a garden courtyard, add a new spa, fitness and pool area, exceptional suites, and a “rooftop villa” with a private garden and pool.<ref>{{cite web |title=Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer, Hotels, restaurants, casinos in Monaco |url=https://www.montecarlosbm.com/en |website=www.montecarlosbm.com}}</ref>

==Cultural depictions==
{{More citations needed section|date=February 2016}}
Monte Carlo has been the setting of many films, books, television shows, and video games.

=== Films ===
* ''[[Foolish Wives]]'' (1922), although it was filmed in [[California]].
* ''[[Rebecca (1940 film)|Rebecca]]'' (1940), an [[Alfred Hitchcock]] film with Monte Carlo and its famous casino as the setting, starring [[Laurence Olivier]] and [[Joan Fontaine]].
* ''[[To Catch a Thief]]'' (1954), an [[Alfred Hitchcock]] film with Monte Carlo and its famous casino as the setting, starring [[Cary Grant]] and [[Grace Kelly]], the future Princess Grace of Monaco.
* ''[[Grand Prix (1966 film)|Grand Prix]]'' (1966), starring [[James Garner]], [[Eva Marie Saint]], and [[Yves Montand]].
* ''[[Monte Carlo or Bust!]]'' (1969) also known by its American title, ''Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies'' starring [[Tony Curtis]] & [[Terry-Thomas|Terry Thomas]].
* ''[[Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo]]'' (1977) starring [[Dean Jones (actor)|Dean Jones]] & [[Don Knotts]].
* The [[James Bond]] films ''[[Never Say Never Again]]'' (1983), and ''[[GoldenEye]]'' (1995) feature the [[Monte Carlo Casino]].
* ''[[Once upon a Crime (1992 film)|Once Upon a Crime]]'' (1992) The plot revolves around a series of couples in Monte Carlo, Monaco. 
* ''[[I Spy (2002 film)|I Spy]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Iron Man 2]]'' (2010) features the Monaco Grand Prix.
* ''[[Monte Carlo (2011 film)|Monte Carlo]]'' (2011)
* The [[DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks]] film, ''[[Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted]]'' (2012), features the [[Monte Carlo Casino]].
* [[A Ghost in Monte Carlo|''A Ghost in Monte Carlo'' (1990)]], a [[Barbara Cartland]] TV movie<ref>{{Citation|last=Hough|first=John|title=A Ghost in Monte Carlo|date=2 April 1990|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099655/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt|type=Drama, Romance|others=Sarah Miles, Oliver Reed, Christopher Plummer, Samantha Eggar|publisher=Gainsborough Pictures, The Grade Company, Turner Pictures (I)|access-date=28 February 2021}}</ref> starring [[Christopher Plummer]], [[Oliver Reed]], [[Lysette Anthony]].
* ''[[Rebecca (2020 film)|Rebecca]]'' (2020), a [[Netflix]] production with [[Lily James]], [[Armie Hammer]] and [[Kristin Scott Thomas]] as main characters.

=== Literature ===
* Monte Carlo is featured in [[Edith Wharton|Edith Wharton's]] novel ''[[The House of Mirth]]'' (1905) as a backdrop for the leisure activities of New York's upper class in the early 20th century. 
* The first few chapters of the [[Gothic fiction|Gothic]] novel [[Rebecca (novel)|''Rebecca'']] (1938) are set in Monte Carlo.

=== Music ===
* The 1891 [[music hall]] song "[[The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (song)|The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo]]", written by [[Fred Gilbert]] about a real life English trickster in Monte Carlo and popularised in 1892 by singer and comedian [[Charles Coborn]].<ref>{{cite news |title=The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo — music hall hit was inspired by a shady character |url=https://ig.ft.com/life-of-a-song/monte-carlo.html |access-date=19 February 2025 |work=Financial Times}}</ref>
* The Prince and Princess of Monte Carlo are characters in the [[Savoy opera]] ''[[The Grand Duke]]'' (1896) by [[Gilbert and Sullivan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gsarchive.net/grand_duke/html/short_summary.html|title=The Grand Duke Plot Summary|website=www.gsarchive.net}}</ref>
* ''[[Monte Carlo (musical)|Monte Carlo]]'' is an [[Edwardian musical comedy]] in two acts with a book by Sidney Carlton, music by [[Howard Talbot]] and lyrics by [[Harry Greenbank]] first performed in 1896.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gsarchive.net/british/montecarlo/index.html|title=Monte Carlo|website=gsarchive.net}}</ref>
* ''La Dame de Monte Carlo'' is a monologue for soprano and orchestra composed by [[Francis Poulenc]] in 1961 based on a poem from [[Jean Cocteau]]’s ''Théâtre de poche''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=3908|title=La Dame de Monte-Carlo (Cocteau, set by (Francis Poulenc)) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)|website=www.lieder.net}}</ref>
* "Monte Carlo Nights" is a song by [[Grover Washington Jr]] composed in 2001.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lyrics.com/lyrics/monte+carlo|title=Lyrics containing the term: monte carlo|website=www.lyrics.com}}</ref>
* "Goin' Down To Monte Carlo" is a song by [[Van Morrison]] composed in 2012.<ref name="auto"/>

=== Television ===
* In the British private detective series, ''[[Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)]]'', the eleventh episode, "[[The Ghost who Saved the Bank at Monte Carlo]]" (1969), is set in Monte Carlo.
* ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]'' series (1987–) featured a number of episodes filmed on location in the city in 2016 and 2017. It is the location for the annual [[Spencer family (The Bold and the Beautiful)|Spencer]] Summit.

=== Video games ===
* The ''[[Gran Turismo (series)|Gran Turismo]]'' series often features the [[Circuit de Monaco]], albeit credited as "Côte d'Azur" and marked as being in France.
* The [[Independent video game development|indie]] game ''[[Monaco: What's Yours is Mine]]''
*The 1992 [[point-and-click]] game ''[[Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis]]''
* Various [[Formula One video games]] features the historic Circuit de Monaco.
* The [[Colin McRae Rally and Dirt|''Colin McRae Rally'' and ''DiRT'']] series, as well as the ''[[WRC (video game series)|World Rally Championship]]'' series, feature Monte Carlo as rally stages.
* ''[[James Bond 007: Blood Stone]]'' features a level set in Monte Carlo.
[[File:Monaco pano b.jpg|thumb|750px|center|Panorama of [[La Condamine]] and Monte Carlo from the lookout near the [[Prince's Palace of Monaco]] in [[Monaco-Ville]]]]
[[File:Monaco city panorama May 2015.jpg|thumb|750px|center|Monte Carlo city panorama from train station, May 2015]]

==Twin cities==
Monaco's [[Twin towns and sister cities|twin cities]] are:
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* {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Ostend]], [[Belgium]] since 1958<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deplate.be/trefwoorden/jumelage-oostende-monaco-1958|title=JUMELAGE OOSTENDE MONACO (1958) &#124; deplate.be|website=www.deplate.be}}</ref>
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* {{flagicon|MAC}} [[Macau, China]] since 1992
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* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Lucciana]], [[Corsica]], [[France]] since 2009<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.monaco-tribune.com/en/2019/09/monaco-celebrates-the-10th-anniversary-of-its-twinning-with-lucciana/|title=Monaco celebrates the 10th anniversary of its twinning with Lucciana|date=17 September 2019}}</ref>
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* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Campagna]], [[Campania]], [[Italy]] since 2015
|}

==People==
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*[[Alex Albon]] (Formula One driver)
*[[Victoria Azarenka]] (tennis player)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usopen.org/en_US/players/overview/wta312001.html|title=US Open – Victoria Azarenka Player Profile}}</ref>
*[[Bono]] (singer)
*[[Björn Borg]] (former tennis player)
*[[Jenson Button]] (former Formula One driver)
*[[Loris Capirossi]] (former MotoGP rider)
*[[Jolanda Čeplak]] (former athlete)
*[[Marin Čilić]] (tennis player)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/marin-cilic/c977/overview|title=Marin Cilic – Overview|publisher=atptour.com}}</ref>
*[[David Coulthard]] (former Formula One driver)
*[[Julian Cochran]] (classical composer)
*[[Grigor Dimitrov]] (tennis player)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/grigor-dimitrov/d875/overview|title=Grigor Dimitrov – Overview|publisher=atptour.com}}</ref>
*[[Novak Djokovic]] (tennis player)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/novak-djokovic/d643/overview|title=Novak Djokovic – Overview|publisher=atptour.com}}</ref>
*[[Richard Dunne]] (former professional footballer)
*[[Mohamed Al-Fayed]] (ex-Harrods owner)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.exclusivegp.com/our-blog/monaco-grand-prix/famous-people-from-monaco-who-lives-in-monaco|title=ExclusiveGP|access-date=30 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615220100/http://www.exclusivegp.com/our-blog/monaco-grand-prix/famous-people-from-monaco-who-lives-in-monaco|archive-date=15 June 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Giancarlo Fisichella]] (former Formula One driver)
*[[Matthew Goss]] (professional cyclist)
*[[Philip Green]] (businessman)
*[[Stelios Haji-Ioannou]] (businessman)
*[[Lewis Hamilton]] (Formula One driver)
*[[Daniela Hantuchová]] (former tennis player)
*[[Justin Hayward]] (singer with [[the Moody Blues]])
*[[Justine Henin]] (former tennis player)
*[[Markus Hipfl]] (former tennis player)
*[[Dominik Hrbatý]] (former tennis player)
*[[Hubert Hurkacz]] (tennis player)
*[[Thor Hushovd]] (cyclist)
*[[Eddie Jordan]] (former Formula One team owner)
*[[Robert Kubica]] (former Formula One driver)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://f1.wp.pl/kat,1775,title,Kubica-oszczedza-bo-mieszka-w-Monte-Carlo,wid,14386986,wiadomosc.html?ticaid=1103fd&_ticrsn=3|title=Formuła 1|author=Grupa Wirtualna Polska|work=sportowefakty.wp.pl}}</ref>
*[[Karol Kučera]] (former tennis player)
*[[Petra Kvitová]] (tennis player)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usopen.org/en_US/players/overview/wta314206.html|title=US Open – Petra Kvitova Player Profile|publisher=usopen.org}}</ref>
*[[Charles Leclerc]] (Formula One driver)
*[[Gina Lollobrigida]] (actress)
*[[Felipe Massa]] (former Formula One driver)
*[[John McLaughlin (musician)|John McLaughlin]], guitar player
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*[[Andriy Medvedev]] (former tennis player)
*[[Daniil Medvedev]] (tennis player)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniil-medvedev/mm58/overview|title=Daniil Medvedev – Overview|publisher=atptour.com}}</ref>
*[[Gian Carlo Menotti]] (classical composer)
*[[Andreas Mikkelsen]] (WRC driver)
*[[Thierry Neuville]] (WRC driver)
*[[Helmut Newton]] (photographer)
*[[Lando Norris]] ([[Formula One]] driver)
*[[Mike Oldfield]] (musician)
*[[Stefano Pessina]] (businessman)
*[[Paula Radcliffe]] (athlete)
*[[Milos Raonic]] (tennis player)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Laughton |first1=Max |title=They represent Australia, but this is why Nick Kyrgios and Alex de Minaur 'reside' in The Bahamas |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/tennis/tennis-news-athletes-living-in-tax-havens-nick-kyrgios-alex-de-minaur-residences-in-the-bahamas-monaco/news-story/0e8cb792a3970e14e1cbfb6b0348f6a8 |access-date=12 May 2023 |work=Fox Sports |date=10 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Jean-Raymond Boulle]] (businessman)
*[[Daniel Ricciardo]] (former Formula One driver)
*[[Cristiano Ronaldo]] (footballer)
*[[Keke Rosberg]] (former Formula One driver)
*[[Nico Rosberg]] (former Formula One driver)
*[[Marc Rosset]] (former tennis player)
*[[Lucie Šafářová]] (tennis player)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ausopen.com/players/czech-republic/lucie-safarova|title=AO – Lucie Safarova|publisher=ausopen.com}}</ref>
*[[Marat Safin]] (former tennis player)
*[[Ayrton Senna]] ([[Formula One]] driver){{refn|group=lower-alpha|Senna lived in Monte Carlo and he never retired [[Death of Ayrton Senna|since he died at Imola in 1994]]}}
*[[David Shilling]] (milliner)
* [[Matteo Berrettini]] (tennis player)
* [[Jannik Sinner]] (tennis player)
*[[Robin Söderling]] (tennis player)
*[[Ringo Starr]] (drummer with [[the Beatles]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news-article/ringo-moves-to-monte-carlo-to-avoid-tax-laws|title=Ringo Moves To Monte Carlo To Avoid Tax Laws|author=World Entertainment News Network|work=Contactmusic.com|date=30 June 2005 }}</ref>
*[[Bernard Tomic]] (tennis player)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/bernard-tomic/ta46/overview|title=Bernard Tomic – Overview|publisher=atptour.com}}</ref>
*[[Edwina Tops-Alexander]] (equestrian rider)
*[[Stoffel Vandoorne]] (former [[Formula One]] driver)
*[[Max Verstappen]] ([[Formula One]] driver)
*[[Yanina Wickmayer]] (tennis player)
*[[Jeff Wooller]] (accountant)
*[[Caroline Wozniacki]] (tennis player)
*[[Alexander Zverev]] (tennis player)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alexander-zverev/z355/overview|title=Alexander Zverev – Overview|publisher=atptour.com}}</ref>
*[[Mischa Zverev]] (former tennis player)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/mischa-zverev/z168/overview|title=Mischa Zverev – Overview|publisher=atptour.com}}</ref>
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==Gallery==
<gallery widths="155px" heights="130px">
File:Monte-Carlo at night from the pier - panoramio b.jpg|Monte-Carlo at night from the pier
File:Casino Monte Carlo.JPG|Place du Casino, Monte Carlo
File:MONACO, HOTEL DE PARIS, JULY 2013. - panoramio (1).jpg|Hotel de Paris, Monaco
File:Monte Carlo (94683240).jpg|Interior of Hotel Hermitage Monte Carlo
File:Amontecarlo IMG 8173 6DS3.jpg|Buildings
File:Monaco Monte Carlo 1 b.jpg|Monte Carlo
</gallery>

==Notes==
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==See also==
* [[Chevrolet Monte Carlo]] – a [[Coupé|two-door coupé]] produced by [[Chevrolet]] for six generations
* [[Municipality of Monaco]]
* [[Monaco Heliport]]
* [[Monte Carlo method]]
* [[Monte Carlo Resort and Casino]] – hotel and casino in [[Paradise, Nevada]], on the [[Las Vegas Strip]].
* [[Radio Monte Carlo]]
* [[TMC (TV channel)|Télé Monte Carlo]]

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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Monte Carlo}}
{{Wikivoyage|Monte Carlo}}
* [https://www.monte-carlo.mc/en/ Monte Carlo]
* [https://www.visitmonaco.com/en/ Monaco Portal]

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