Travel Show on Monaco City and Port I Presenter Richard Hall (in english)

Travel Show on Monaco City and Port II
Presenter Richard Hall (in english)

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The principality of Monaco or the city-state Monaco lies in between the Alps and the Mediterranean Sea, bounded by the French Riviera to the west and the Italian Riviera to the east.

This is the second smallest independent state in the world (after the Vatican) and is almost entirely urban. Monte Carlo is not the capital of Monaco but a government district. The country is divided into four areas: Monaco-Ville (the old city), the Condamine (port quarter), Monte-Carlo (business and recreation), and Fontvieille (recreation and light industry). With no natural resources to exploit other than its location and climate, the principality has become a resort for tourists and a tax haven for businesses. Monaco is six times the size of the Vatican and still remains the world’s most densely populated independent country.

Port Hercules

Monaco’s two ports are no strangers to private yachts.

Port Hercule is exceptionally beautiful and offers mooring and anchoring possibilities for up to five hundred vessels, some of which are extremely large and elegant (in fact, many tourists often take time out of their day to simply have a drink by the water and admire the fantastic super yachts). This port also serves as an embarkation port and port-of-call for cruises, so small cruise ships can often be spotted sailing in or out of the marina, larger ones moored offshore.

The Port of Fontvieille, integrated into the new district, can receive as many as 60 vessels of at least 30 meters in length.

At close proximity, the Port of Cap d’Ail is also a choice destination for pleasure-boats.