Everything about The Rock Of Monaco totally explained
The
Rock of Monaco (
French:
Rocher de Monaco) is a 141 meter (459 foot) tall
monolith on the
Mediterranean coast of the
Principality of Monaco.
History
The Rock has always been a coveted possession, from the beginning of the
Massilian colony of Monoïkos (
Greek: Μόνοικος), named for the
Ligurian tribes who occupied the area and vied for control of it; before that, it was a shelter for primitive populations. The Rock of
Monaco was also the first conquest of the
Grimaldi dynasty, the rulers of the country for more than 700 years, founded when the Guelf
François Grimaldi disguised himself as a Franciscan monk in order to gain entry to the city and open the gates for his soldiers.
Today
Today, the Rock is in the oldest of Monaco's four quarters,
Monaco-Ville, which is also the location of Old Town, the oldest part of the city. This isn't far from the
Prince's Palace (
French:
Le Palais Princier), home of the current
monarch,
Albert II and the
princely family, the Cathedral, the
Oceanographic Museum of Monaco. The Rock of Monaco is a popular tourist attraction to go see the palace or the changing of the guards
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