Travel Today - The Principality of Monaco

This week on Travel Today with Peter Greenberg our podcast comes to you from the second smallest country in the world…Monaco! The Principality of Monaco is only 1.95 square kilometers or 0.75 square miles. Ruled by the Grimaldi family since 1297, it wasn’t declared a sovereign nation until 1861. Before then, the land had been passed back and forth between controlled Genoa, France, and Sardinia. Although considered its own entity, the principality is defended by France.

On this week’s show we are joined by former Olympic athlete Kory Tarpening. He has stories to share about leaving the United States and starting his own business in Monaco. We are also joined by Jonathan Mace, Program Director at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco, who talks about why sharks are misunderstood creatures. Then Theirry Boutsen, former Formula 1 Driver, describes how getting around Monaco is easier on foot than on by car. All of this and more on this week's podcase from the Hôtel Metropole Monte-Carlo in the Principality of Monaco.