", ▁which ▁gave ▁a ▁trem end ous ▁boost ▁to ▁the ▁city ' s ▁des ira b ility ▁as ▁a ▁tour ist ▁destination . ▁ ▁Dra wn ▁by ▁its ▁unique ▁setting ▁where ▁visitors ▁could ▁enjoy ▁a ▁magnific ent ▁view ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 2 2 ▁rug ged ▁and ▁partly ▁snow - cl ad ▁mountain ▁pe aks ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁city , ▁but ▁prefer ably ▁from ▁the ▁view point ▁V arden , ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁desired ▁port ▁of ▁call ▁for ▁the ▁y ach ts ▁and ▁cru ise ▁ships ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁gent ry ▁up ▁until ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁Mol de ▁consisted ▁of ▁lux ur ious ▁hot els ▁surrounding ▁an ▁id yl lic ▁town ship ▁with ▁qu aint , ▁wooden ▁houses , ▁l ush ▁gard ens ▁and ▁par ks , ▁es plan ades ▁and ▁pav il ions , ▁ear ning ▁it ▁the ▁nick name ▁" the ▁Town ▁of ▁Ros es ". ▁ ▁This ▁golden ▁era ▁came ▁to ▁a ▁sudden ▁end ▁with ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁and ▁the ▁dev ast ating ▁fire ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁Although ▁tour ism ▁has ▁never ▁reached ▁the ▁magnitude ▁and ▁economic ▁importance ▁it ▁once ▁had , ▁Mol de ▁is ▁still ▁a ▁major ▁cru ise ▁ship ▁and ▁tour ist ▁destination . ▁ ▁Top onym y ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁original ▁settlement ▁on ▁the ▁farm st ead ▁of ▁Mol de ▁( ). ▁The ▁name ▁is ▁either ▁the ▁pl ural ▁form ▁of ▁m old ▁which ▁means ▁" fert