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Shirley Bassey
Dame Shirley Bassey: diamond voice of James Bond main theme
HelloMonaco keeps telling you about celebrities who live in Monaco. Probably  you’ve already even met some of them in a club or a restaurant, and some will be a new discovery for you. We will tell you about their personal life, career and why they came to Monaco.
17 Feb, 2019
Game of fiefs: lands and titles of the Grimaldi dynasty
Game of fiefs: lands and titles of the Grimaldi dynasty
Marquis of Baux, Count of Polignac, Sir of Matignon, Duke of Mayenne, Baron of Massy, Count of Torigni... These and other titles belong to just one person - the reigning prince of Monaco.
30 Jan, 2019
Louis Chiron
Louis Chiron: Monegasque Conqueror of the Monaco Grand Prix
It is 1899, the dawn of the 20th century is about to waken to one of the most colourful personalities in Monaco’s history — Louis Chiron.
26 Dec, 2018
Joe Dassin
Born in Monaco: the Iconic Place in Joe Dassin’s Hit
«To not pay taxes — one must be born in Monaco», sang the legendary Joe Dassin. This year, the French singer, known for his compositions L'Eté Indien and Et Si Tu N'existais Pas, would have turned 80, and this is an excellent occasion to look back on his career.
7 Nov, 2018
The Railway - Locomotive Of Monaco’s Prosperity
The Railway – Locomotive of Monaco’s Prosperity
Would you believe that Monaco was almost destined to be a sleepy little town, oblivious of the effects of modernity on all its neighbours. In 1850 all the major traffic passing between Nice and Menton and Genoa took the Grande Corniche and bye-passed the Principality.
24 Oct, 2018
Casanova
The Adventures of Casanova on the Côte d’Azur
The name of Casanova, alongside that of Lovelace and Don Juan, has long become a generic name. His amorous adventures are now legendary. He created some of those myths himself in his famous memoirs «The Story of My Life.
2 Sep, 2018
Monaco’s Mills that Disappeared over Time
Monaco’s Mills that Disappeared over Time
The mills that once existed in Monaco, today they are part of history. Only two places in the Principality serve as a reminder of the time when they were one of the pillars of Monaco’s economy.
1 Sep, 2018
Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr: ex-Beatle and the richest drummer in the world
The Principality of Monaco is home to many well-known faces that are familiar with the limelight; it is a luxurious setting that caters to their desires.
3 Jul, 2018
Louis Notari – the Father of Monegasque Literature
Anywhere in the Principality you will probably hear English, French, Russian, Italian, and possibly more languages spoken. Monaco is truly a multi-national playground and its residents are multi-lingual. However, the Monaco constitution of 1962 stipulates French as its only official language.
12 May, 2018
Fitzgerald’s
Stranger than Fiction: the Real Lives that Inspired «Tender is the Night»
Behind the scenes and the characters that inspired one of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s best-selling novels. The glitz and the glamour were the flashy cover, but what lurked behind the enviable façade was the incandescent relationship between a narcissistic artist and his explosive muse.
28 Apr, 2018
Umberto Bassignani
Umberto Bassignani — Italian sculptor in Monaco
Even though his masterpieces are familiar to almost every resident of Monaco, the life of this sculptor remains in the shadows for many of us. Umberto Bassignani is an Italian sculptor of Tuscan origin who conquered the Monegasque cultural environment in the 19th and 20th centuries.
4 Feb, 2018
François and Marie Blanc
François and Marie Blanc: on a tricky path to the dream and prosperity
Gambling in Monaco was first authorized by Prince Florestan I. He signed the law legalizing gambling two months before his death, in April 1856. However, it didn’t become official until December of that year with the opening of the first gambling house in the Palais de la Condamine.
14 Jan, 2018
Winston Churchill
The story of Winston Churchill’s Gambling in Monaco
Churchill had known about the casino of Monte Carlo and was in love with it for a long time. He had come here since the beginning of the century, at a time when, as a brilliant writer, he was earning the equivalent of 100.000 pounds a month in today’s money.
15 Oct, 2017
Louis Notari, the pioneer of Monegasque literature
HelloMonaco continues its series on Monaco celebrities, revealing the stars that live amongst us, how they came to be and the legacy they created throughout their life.
18 Jul, 2017
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