Tourist Case Study - Monaco.

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04/28/07

Tourist Case Study – Monaco

       Monaco is a small and ancient principality located on the southern coast of France, near the Italian border by the Mediterranean Sea. This principality has been in the hands of the ruling Grimaldi family since the thirteenth century and the Prince Rainier is the current ruler. Although it only covers one square mile (two squared kilometers), it has a current population of 34,000, where only 16% are Monegasque (native population), 16% are Italian, and 47% are French. It is known for having more police per square meter than any other country in the world and for not having to pay any income tax. It is considered by many to be Europe's most fascinating country. Today, holidaymakers are attracted to the many physical and human factors, which can be found in Monaco.

     

     

      Certain attractive physical features may be found. Firstly, holidaymakers seem mostly attracted to Monaco’s beautiful Mediterranean climate, where the summers are warm and the winters are mild with an average of 300 sunny days a year. There are many attractive beaches, such as “Larvotto Beach” and the “Monte-Carlo Beach Club”, where the water is at a high temperatures through May till August, and where a chick crown is attracted to, as well as movie stars.

     Monaco also contains a huge amount of human factors which attract tourists. For any people who are interested in Museums, Monaco has a wide selection. It is extremely famous for its “Oceanographic Museum”. This being one of the best aquariums in Europe (known to have the rarest fish in the seven seas), is one the main attractions in the principality, containing a total of 90 seawater tanks which hold 4,000 fish of which there are 350 different species. Giant skeletons of oceanic mammals are also on show, as well as the use of a meteorological station and a seismological observatory. A public terrace provides a beautiful panoramic view of the Italian Riviera.  

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      For tourists looking more towards ‘collections’, the “National Museum” contains doll and automata collections dating from the 17th century, as well as the “Museum of Stamps and Coins”. Other museums such as the “exhibition the prince’s private collection of classic cars”, the “naval Museum”, the “wax museum of the princes of Monaco” and the “museum of Prehistoric Anthropology” may be of high curiosity for anyone interested in those particular areas. If you visit Monaco for more historic reasons, you will be sure to visit the “museum of Napoleon’s souvenirs”, where Napoleon’s personal knickknack such as socks, ...

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