When one thinks of Monaco, one tends to look backwards to its golden era of the 1960s and 70s. The principality experienced a monumental surge in popularity in the early 60s, largely due to the wedding of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III in 1956. Monaco was known as a glittering, fairytale destination - as well as a tax haven - which quickly made it a hotspot for celebrities, artists and aristocrats, who would spend large chunks of the summer here. Picture the Maona Monte-Carlo cabaret (which closed in at the end of the 1970s) where Omar Sharif, Liza Minnelli and Michael Caine often propped up the bar.
In the 1970s the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix (which
