an ▁had ▁already ▁become ▁a ▁popular ▁destination ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁upper ▁class ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁the ▁first ▁railway ▁to ▁Nice ▁was ▁completed , ▁making ▁the ▁Riv iera ▁accessible ▁to ▁visitors ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁Europe . ▁By ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁residents ▁of ▁foreign ▁enc la ves ▁in ▁Nice , ▁most ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁British , ▁number ed ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁coast line ▁became ▁ren owned ▁for ▁attract ing ▁the ▁royal ty ▁of ▁Europe , ▁including ▁Queen ▁Victoria ▁and ▁King ▁Edward ▁VII . ▁ ▁Cont inental ▁European ▁att itudes ▁towards ▁g amb ling ▁and ▁n aked ness ▁t ended ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁la x ▁than ▁in ▁Britain , ▁so ▁British ▁and ▁French ▁entrepr ene urs ▁were ▁quick ▁to ▁explo it ▁the ▁possibilities . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁Charles ▁III , ▁Prince ▁of ▁Mon aco , ▁and ▁François ▁Bl anc , ▁a ▁French ▁business man , ▁arranged ▁for ▁steam ships ▁and ▁carri ages ▁to ▁take ▁visitors ▁from ▁Nice ▁to ▁Mon aco , ▁where ▁large ▁lux ury ▁hot els , ▁gard ens ▁and ▁cas inos ▁were ▁built . ▁The ▁place ▁was ▁renamed ▁Monte ▁Carlo . ▁ ▁Com mer cial ▁sea ▁bath ing ▁spread ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁By ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 9 0 s , ▁Henry ▁Flag ler ▁developed ▁the ▁Florida