Monaco Travel Guide

The beginnings of the Casino of Monte-Carlo started already in 1854, when the tiny pricipality was searching for new ways to increase their income. In 1856 the first concession was given to some french investors named Napoléon Langlois und Albert Aubert but soon they had to give up and sell their concession to Peter August Daval in 1857. Some other...

Cafe de Paris is the name of the elegant cafe and restaurant next to the Casino of Monte Carlo. Much too elegant and also much much too expensive for ordinary people with an average income, but it was interesting to see how many people are obviously able to afford such prices..."Cafe de Paris" is b.t.w. also the expression for a special type of...

Perched on top of its rock, the Prince's Palace is quite an attractive building, especially at night when it is lit up. The Prince's Palace is the official residence of the Prince of Monaco. It was built in 1191 as a Genoese fortress. Since the end of the thirteenth century, it has been the home of the Grimaldi family who captured it in 1297.

The old town is worth visiting at night. The castle is at its prettiest lit up, the streets look pretty and the views over the port of Monaco are beautifully lit up. I was very glad we saw the old town in both the light and dark.

In some way these are some of my favorite cars in the collection: The Jaguar E Roadster of 1969 because it was one of the classical dreamcar of my childhood, the Nash Healey of 1952 looks very unique in many ways.Only 507 of this car were built between 1952 and 1954, the car had 140HP and a top-speed of 130km/h.The Facel Vega was always a bit...

Wow, what a car: it is a Hotchkiss 411 of 1933 followed in my 2nd picture by a Delage D8/15 of 1934 and in my 3rd picture by a Delahaye 135MS of 1947 and a Rolls Royce Saloon of 1953. In my 4th picture quite an unusual car with that wooden part: a Ford de Chasse of 1937, that was in posession of S.A.S. Le Prince Louis II