Rock of Monaco

The Rock of Monaco is 62 meters high and overlooks the port of Monte Carlo and the Mediterranean Sea. It is also one of the oldest areas of Monaco. The Rock of Monaco has served as a shelter for early humans in the area since the end of the Paleolithic period around 400,000 BC, evidence of which has been found in a cave in the Gardens of Saint-Judeste; The first permanent settlers in the region were the Ligurian mountain people who migrated from their native city of Genoa in Italy.