Larvotto
Larvotto
Larvotu ( Monégasque) | |
|---|---|
 Coastline | |
 Location in Monaco | |
  Larvotto Location in relation to France | |
| Coordinates: 43°44′48″N 7°26′00″E / 43.74667°N 7.43333°E | |
| Country |  Monaco |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.7932 ha (53.8522 acres) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 5,443 |
| • Density | 23,360/km2 (60,500/sq mi) |
Larvotto (
Geography
Larvotto is northeast of Monte Carlo and La Rousse. It borders Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, to the northeast.
The Grimaldi Forum, a conference and congress centre, is located on the seafront of Larvotto.
Avenue Princesse Grace, located alongside Larvotto Beach, was the world's most expensive street to live on.[2] The average apartment was $6,970 per square foot ($75,000/m2).[2][3][4][5][6] The Japanese Garden is a municipal park on the Avenue Princesse Grace.
Fauna and flora
At the end of 2016, to prepare the seabed for the construction of the new neighborhood called Le Portier, posidonia plates and lithophilic rocks[clarification needed] were transplanted to the Larvotto seabed. Some 47 large Nacres[clarification needed] were also moved to the Larvotto seabed.[7]
Demography
Le Larvotto is the most densely populated district of the
Submarine reserve
The Larvotto and Portier Coastal Reserve is a Ramsar zone of about 0.23
Tourism
Despite its predominantly residential character, the district includes several hotels, as well as the Sporting Monte-Carlo. The last Monegasque beach accessible to the public is there (since the closure of the "Portier" beach).
Trivia
Larvotto, including the outside views of Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort, was a filming location for a music video by singer Yuri Shatunov for the song "Тет а тет".
Notable residents
- Philip Green; English businessman (in the Roccabella high-rise on Avenue Princesse Grace)[11]
- Shirley Bassey; Welsh singer (in the Roccabella high-rise on Avenue Princesse Grace)[11]
- Thor Hushovd; Norwegian cyclist[12][13]
See also
References
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- ^ a b "The 10 Most Expensive Streets in the World [2011 Update] – Overseas Property Blog :: guide to international real estate investment". Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ "The 10 Most Expensive Streets in the World – The Wealth Report – WSJ". Archived from the original on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- TheGuardian.com. 22 July 2009. Archivedfrom the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Princesse-Grace, " rue la plus chère du monde " | Nice-Matin". Archived from the original on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ "Real Estate Monaco Monte-Carlo". Archived from the original on 1 November 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ "Clémentine Thiberge, Pour s'agrandir, Monaco lance un chantier d'urbanisation en mer" (PDF).
- ^ "Overseas Property Mall – News Reviews and Property". Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Réserve sous-marine du Larvotto". Protected Planet. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Réserve sous-marine du Larvotto | Service d'information sur les Sites Ramsar". rsis.ramsar.org. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Tom (16 October 2014). "Monaco Murders Reveal Six Hidden Real Estate Billionaires". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "LITTLE BIG PORTRAIT of THOR HUSHOVD". Little Big Monaco. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Nupen, Alexander. "Slik tråkker han til etter profflivet". Agderposten. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.