History is often full of incredible coincidences. One of these is a chance meeting of the rejected emperor and the Duke of Valentinois, future Prince of Monaco Honoré V.
Any tourist visiting Monaco for the first time heads straight for its main and most popular Casino Square, home to Monte-Carlo's most iconic institutions — the Casino, Hôtel de Paris and the Café de Paris. The latter is well worth not just seeing from the outside, but actually visiting.