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French in practice, French sockets, and rules about what you can wear in the street.

The dress rules are real

  • Walking around bare-chested, or in swimwear away from the beach, is prohibited and is enforced with fines.
  • This applies in the street, in shops and in the Casino square - not just in formal venues.
  • The Casino de Monte-Carlo has a dress code and requires photo ID; trainers and shorts will not get you in after the morning.

Language and power

  • French is the official language and is what everything runs in. Monegasque survives ceremonially; Italian and English are widely spoken.
  • 230 V, 50 Hz, sockets type , and - as in France.

Practicalities

  • Monaco is one of the most heavily surveilled and policed places in the world and street crime is close to nonexistent.
  • The country is 2 km2 with about 39,000 residents.
  • Photography of the Palace guard is fine; photography inside the Casino gaming rooms is not.
  • Most visitors come for a day from Nice, which the train makes easy.

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