A famous spot on the Riviera which still retains its traditionally carefree atmosphere of leisure and elegance: The square outside the Casino at Monte Carlo

"Monte Carlo perhaps the most celebrated spot on the Riviera stands on a promontory called Les Spelunges on which shepherds once pastured goats. It owes its chief fame to the Casino, built in 1878, after the designs of Charles Garnier, on a hill overlooking the sea. This is probably the world's best-known rendezvous for gamblers, and is a favourite with holiday-makers who find it amusing to stake a little at roulette or trente-et-quarante when playing truant from ordinary life with its many anxieties, and enjoying the atmosphere of leisure and elegance which Monte Carlo still retains. The drawing on these pages shows the square in front of the Casino (left background) with, on the right, the Hotel de Paris. The round garden in the centre of the place is locally known as the "Camembert," and is the accepted place for rendezvous. At mid-day the square is the gathering place for all le monde chic and provides many contrasts. The elegance of magnificent motor-cars is matched by the smartness of horse vehicles, which bring the holiday-makers together at the heure de l'aperitif, either at the Paris Bar, the Cafe de Paris or the Casino bar on the terrace."