As you can see, Monaco is completely surrounded by France but not far from Italy. On my trip I could already visit the smallest country in the world, the Vatican State as well as the fifth smallest country in the world, San Marino. Now follows the second smallest country in the world, Monaco.
The Principality of Monaco, as a city-state, is today the home of about 37,000 inhabitants and gained its independence from France in 1489. Nowadays, the state is rather popular with the rich, as no income and inheritance tax is levied and tax offences committed abroad are not prosecuted. Monaco is also very popular with gamblers and therefore the Casino Monte-Carlo is also one of the top attractions in Monaco. Well, there is not really much more to say. I only stayed here for a few hours. My impression was that everything was quite hectic and I don’t know if I will ever set foot in the country again in my life. Finally some pictures from Monaco.
Tough Guy!
Lieber Uli,
ein “tough” ist hier definitiv zu wenig!!!!