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Speaking about Her Serene Highness, Carlota Luisa Juliet, Duchess of Valentinois, who, by marriage to the Count Peter de Polignac in 1920, offered him the surname Grimaldi, we imagine ourselves in the time of the stories of princes and princesses . Dante Alighieri writes about the struggles for territory between the two major parties of Genova : the Ghibellines ( supporters of the Holy Roman Emperor ) and Guelphs (faithful to the Pope and allies of Grimaldi) . We are, indeed, talking about the sovereign city-state of Monaco on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea , with an area of approximately 202 acres . The country 's economy is based on tourism , and it is known for the Formula 1 circuit, the Grand Prix of Monaco, the Casino de Monte-Carlo and for being the host of the World Music Awards . Monaco to know and love The Oceanographic Museum of Monaco is one of the oldest aquariums in Europe. Opened in 1930 this true Temple of the Sea, is the home of more than 6,000 specimens of the Mediterranean, among fish and invertebrates that exist in coral reef in a faithfully reconstructed environmment. The Giant Aquarium is part of the oceanographic museum, where you can observe sharks, hawksbill turtles, rays and moray guitar. T stay with a "foot in the water" select the proposals offered by tourism specialists.