HISTORICALLY THE PRINCIPALITY AVANT-GARDE OF MONACO The legendary Monte-Carlo was Nestled between the sparkling conceived in 1863 and was marked by Mediterranean Sea and the stunning the opening of the Casino de Monte- backdrop of the Alps, the sovereign Carlo. The Principality has since Principality ofMonaco offers the emerged as a pioneer in the fields of essence of Europe – history, elegance, sustainability, innovation, hospitality, and excitement – in less than a square and the performing arts. Starting mile. Celebrate joie de vivrein Monaco, with Sergei Diaghilev’s Bal lets Russes where romance is legendary and the who performed in Monaco from 1911 beauty of the Riviera is stone’s throw to 1929, the Principality soon became away. a magnet for vibrant celebrities attracting starlets, artists,and sport personalities alike.