In 1863, architect Charles Garnier designed a casino overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.

The harbor.

The official language of the country is French, although a number of people speak Monegasque, a mixture of French and Italian.

The casino is known for its Bohemian glass chandeliers, rococo ceilings, and columned gold-and-marble atrium that segues into the legendary opera house.

The Palais de Monaco was built on the site of a fortress built by the Genoese in 1215.

Monaco is renown for its beautiful cathedral, built in 1875, its palace in the medieval style, and an oceanography museum established in 1910 by Prince Albert I.