Monte Carlo

Monte-Carlo (Monegasque: Munte-Carlu) is a municipality in Monaco and, with an area of 43.68 hectares (0.44 square kilometres), the largest of the Principality's nine administrative districts. It is known for the casino of the same name and the annual Monte Carlo Rally. The Circuit de Monaco, where the Monaco Grand Prix is held, also runs partly through Monte-Carlo.

Near the casino there are also several green areas, such as the "Jardins de la Petite Afrique", where in 1881 the botanist and garden designer Édouard François André planted subtropical vegetation.

Monte-Carlo is often mistakenly referred to as the capital of the city-state. However, it does not have a separate capital - rather, the Monegasque administrative center is located in the southern district of Monaco-Ville, where numerous government offices, the Prince's Palace, and Notre-Dame-Immaculée Cathedral are located. Monte-Carlo borders the districts of La Rousse, Larvotto, La Condamine and Ravin de Sainte-Dévote, as well as the French municipality of Beausoleil.

Monte-Carlo owes its name to Prince Charles III. (Italian Carlo III. ), who in the 1860s settled a casino in the then undeveloped area on a rocky spur in the sea (Italian monte = mountain). The name Quartier de Monte-Carlo was given to the area surrounding the casino on July 1, 1866 (for more details also on the history see Casino Monte-Carlo).

See also

• Opéra de Monaco
• Monte Carlo simulation
• Monte Carlo algorithm