01Identifying Monaco
Monaco is a European microstate on the French Riviera, a few kilometres west of the border with Italy.
Monaco is a rich and densely populated city state, with a Mediterranean feel to it. The architecture is similar to cities in southern France and northern Italy, but more luxurious. You will see a lot of apartment buildings, neoclassical details, and pastel colours. There are essentially no rural areas.
Monaco’s licence plates are short and lack the blue strip.
You will still see a lot of normal French plates around, however. These French vehicles often still have the old yellow back plates, due to how old the Generation 2 coverage is.
Monaco is a hilly country. The very few areas that are not built up show mediterranean vegetation.
Planted palm trees are common.
There is a lot of coverage inside tunnels.
Rows of parked mopeds are a common sight around Monaco’s streets.
02Spotlight
In the harbour, there is an extensive Generation 3 trekker on a boat. The Google employee’s brown hair and sunglasses are visible. You can see Monaco’s skyline and the hills beyond it. There are a lot of expensive yachts around.
This trekker shows up a lot in the official competitive game modes, so it is worth remembering.
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