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Monaco By Ciaran Caulfield

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Monaco    

 

 

By Ciaran Caulfield

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The F1 Grand Prix    The  Formula  1  Grand  Prix  is  held  at  the  Monte  Carlo  circuit  every  year  and  it  is  a  major  tourist  attraction  of  Monaco.The  Monaco  Grand  Prix  is  the  one  race  of  the  year  that  every  driver  dreams  of  winning.  It  is  the  course  that  is  most  distinct  from  the  sport  that  it  was  made  for.  Precision  driving,  technical  excellence  and  sheer  bravery  is  required  to  win  in  Monte  Carlo.  The  course  is  very  difficult  with  19  turns.  It  is  a  total  distance  of  260.286  kilometres.  The  first  Grand  Prix  in  Monaco  was  in  1950.                          

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Festivals

Major  festivals  and  events  are  held  in  Monaco  annually.  Some  examples  are,  The  international  Monte-­Carlo  circus  festival,  The  Sporting  summer  festival,  The  Monaco  Yacht  show  and  the  F1  Grand  Prix.    The international Monte-Carlo circus festival The  International  Monte-­Carlo  circus  festival  was  created  in  1974  by  Prince  Rainier  III.  Held  every  January,  it  is  now  the  biggest  and  most  prestigious  event  in  the  world.  the  greatest  circus  artists  perform  at  the  festival  every  year  having  the  chance  to  win  the  most  prestigious  award  in  the  industry,  “The  Golden  Clown”.            

                 

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   The Monte-Carlo Sporting summer festival The  Sporting  summer  festival  was  founded  in  1974.  It  is  held  in  July  and  August  annually.  It  invites  talented  artists  from  around  the  globe,  giving  exceptional  performances.  Some  artists  that  performed  this  year  included  Lady  Gaga,  George  Ezra,  The  Sting,  Enrique  Iglesias,  Pixie  Lott,  and  many  more.  The  festival  starts  in  early  July  and  ends  in  late  August.      The Monaco Yacht show

The  Monaco  yacht  show  is  one  of  the  most  famous  yacht  shows  in  the  

world.  It  is  a  major  international  yachting  event  hosted  in  the  hercules  port,  for  three  days  every  September.  The  Monaco  yacht  Show  gives  a  unique  opportunity  to  see  the  best  superyachts  and  megayachts  on  offer,  discover  

the  latest  innovations,  high-­end  services  and  technologies,  and  meet  the  

presidents  and  heads  of  leading  yachting  companies  who  will  present  their  

most  beautiful  models.  Over  500  

luxury  yacht  companies  exhibit  

at  the  dock.  

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Monaco

General Facts There  are  37,407  people  in  Monaco.  48.7%  of  the  population  is  female  and  51.3%  are  male.  It  is  located  by  the  sea  in  the  south  of  France.  it  is  generally  sunny  with  very  little  bad  weather.  Some  popular  sports  in  Monaco  are  football,  yachting,  tennis  and  racing.   The Monarchy of Monaco  There  has  been  a  monarchy  in  Monaco  since  the  11th  century.  It  is  one  of  the  longest  lasting  monarchies  in  the  world.  Prince  Albert  II  is  the  reigning  principality  of  Monaco,  son  of  prince  Rainier  III  who  was  the  spouse  of  American  actress  Grace  Kelly.  Monaco  along  with  the  Vatican  and  Lichtenstein  is  one  of  the  only  monarchs  that  plays  an  active  role  in  day  to  day  politics.  Prince  Albert  represents  Monaco  in  all  foreign  relations  and  any  revision  of  the  Constitution,  it  must  be  jointly  agreed  to  by  the  Prince  and  the  national  council  of  Monaco.    The Economy of Monaco The  main  income  of  Monaco  is  tourism.  It  is  a  developed  and  experienced  economy.  In  2009  Monaco  had  turned  over  13.2  billion  Euro  because  of    5,050  companies  and  more  than  44,265  jobs  in  the  private  sector.  Monaco  has  unexpectedly  a  lot  of  industries  with  many  high  end  companies  setting  up  in  high  rise  buildings.  Due  to  its  geographic  location,  Monaco  is  a  dream  destination  for  leisure  and  business  tourism.  Tourism  represents  11%  of  the  total  economic  activity,  with  a  major  attraction,  the  Casino  de  Monte  Carlo  where  the  famous  James  Bond  movie  “Casino  Royale”  was  filmed  in  2005  -­  2006.    

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 Cuisine

The  cuisine  in  Monaco  is  influenced  mostly    by  seafood.  There  are  many  high  end  restaurants  in  the  streets  of  Monaco  with  both  a  French  and  Italian  influence  in  the  original  recipes  of  Monaco.  The  cuisine  and  eating  habits  are  of  mediterranean  heritage.  Breakfasts  are  very  small  but  lunch  and  dinner  may  have  several  courses.  Some  popular  dishes  in  Monaco  are:    Pan  Bagnat  –  essentially  Salad  Nicoise  in  a  sandwich  

 Fougasse  –  a  bread  decorated  with  nuts  and  aniseed  

 Socca  –  chickpea  pancakes  

       

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Stocafi  –  dried  cod  in  tomato  sauce    

   Barbagiuan  –  deep  fried  pastry  stuffed  with  swiss  chard  and  spinach  

   Pan  Bagnat  Origin:  Nice,France  Fougasse  Origin:  France  Socca  Origin:  Italy  Stocafi  Origin:  Monaco  Barbagiuan  Origin:  Monaco  

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Sport in Monaco

Some  popular  sports  in  Monaco  are  tennis,  water  sports,  skiing  and  racing.    Water Sports Monaco  is  located  right  on  the  sea,  meaning  that  water  sports  are  very  popular  in  Monaco.  from  April  until  October  watersports  can  be  pursued  on  the  beach.  some  watersports  are  Wind  surfing,  Kite  surfing,  wakeboarding,  sailing  and  parasailing.  With  Monaco  being  located  on  the  sea  water  sports  is  a  big  attraction  of  Monaco  during  the  summer  months.  Another  water  activity  is  Scuba  diving.    Tennis Tennis  is  a  very  popular  sport  in  Monaco.  There  is  an  ATP  world  Tour  tennis  tournament  held  at  the  Monte-­Carlo  country  club.  It  is  played  on  Clay  courts.  It  is  held  in  April  every  year.  The  current  title  holder  is  Novak  Djokovic  the  number  1  seed  in  the  world.  The  Monte  Carlo  tournament  is  the  first  of  three  tournaments  played  on  clay.  Tennis  is  a  very  popular  local  sport  in  Monaco.    

     

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Skiing Skiing  surprisingly  is  a  sport  practised  by  the  people  of  Monaco  with  the  closest  place  to  ski  being  only  a  2  hour  drive  away  from  the  French  resorts  of  Peira  Cava,  Gréolières,  La  Colmiane,  Valberg,  Auron,  or  the  Italian  resorts  of  Limone  or  Monesi      Saling With  one  of  the  most  popular  Yacht  clubs  in  Europe,  The  Yacht  Club  de  Monaco,  sailing  is  a  very  popular  sport  as  it  is  a  year  round  sport  done  by  professionals.  The  Yacht  Club  de  Monaco  also  hosts  the  Monaco  Yacht  Show.  Sailing  and  yachting  are  two  very  popular  sports/activities.  Many  regattas  are  held  in    Monaco  every  year.  

     Football Monaco  has  its  own  division  1  team:  AS  Monaco  FC.    in  2014  they  came  2nd  only  9  points  behind  title  winners  PSG.  

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