Rideshares were banned in Monaco. Wolfgang hoped to catch a taxi at Palais Princier de Monaco, the residence of the royal family and the most popular tourist site in Monaco-Ville. After a one-third-mile walk, he reached the crowd-infested Palace Square. This location began as a fort at the end of the 12th century. A century later, it became the palace of the ruling Grimaldi family for over 700 years. After 1814, when the Principality of Monaco was reestablished, the Palais Princier was extensively restored and remains as the monarch’s residence.
