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Monaco
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A cliff-side botanical garden on Monaco's eastern margin, founded 1933, housing one of Europe's most important collections of succulent plants and cacti, with panoramic views over the Principality and the Ligurian Sea.
OpenA Romanesque and Gothic hybrid church built 1882–1903, where Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace were married and where both are buried in the Monaco crypt.
OpenA Belle Époque gambling palace opened in 1863, its marble halls, gold-leaf salons and terrace gardens have drawn aristocracy and celebrities for over a century and a half.
OpenA marine science museum founded by Prince Albert I in 1910, built on a cliff face above the Mediterranean, housing one of Europe's oldest and deepest public aquariums and a world-reference marine research collection.
OpenMonaco's principal natural harbour, ringed by the Grimaldi Forum and the palace quarter, lined with superyachts and fishing vessels, overlooked by the Monaco Grand Prix circuit in May each year.
OpenThe official residence of the Grimaldi sovereign since 1297, perched on the Monaco rock above the Mediterranean, with state rooms open to visitors in summer.
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