Monte Vista

Monte Vista is the seventh world from The Sims 3 Store, released for purchase in The Sims 3 Store on December 6, 2012. Monte Vista is an Italian-themed world, with hills surrounding the world and a coast which leads to an open sea.

The world is available for purchase through retail stores, or through The Sims 3 Store. In The Sims 3 Store, it can only be purchased in cash and not with SimPoints. However, part of the purchase price of the world is a bundle of SimPoints for use in The Sims 3 Store. Currently the two bundles are:
 * Monte Vista, plus 100 SimPoints, at $22 (USD)
 * Monte Vista, plus 1900 SimPoints, at $35 (USD)

Description
''Discover a landscape rich with charm and money, where villas featuring sweeping views dot the gently rolling hills. Explore the vibrant community by visiting renowned museums, taking a stroll across the piazza, or learning the culinary arts on an authentic wood-fire oven. In The Sims 3 Monte Vista you’ll gain the inspiration of a culture that has influenced generations. Will your Sims find the inspiration to fuel their culinary fires?''

Features

 * *All-New Gameplay Object* The Wood Fire Oven - Expand your Sims' culinary world with new recipes! Make a variety of Breads, Calzones, Lasagnas and Pizzas!
 * A Whole New World Awaits - Meet new Sims, explore new locations, and experience the gorgeous views of Monte Vista!
 * Exclusive New Items - Customize your game with dozens of all-new exclusive objects and clothing that are only available in Monte Vista.
 * Sims 2 Legacy Family – Meet the Monty Family from Veronaville! Before they started their dire feud with the Capps, the Monty family spent their time whiling away their days peacefully in Monte Vista.

Families
There are 27 families in Monte Vista.

New families

 * Almeria family 21 Verona Way
 * §20,000
 * Difficulty: 3


 * Bianchi family 6 Regalia Court
 * §20,000
 * Difficulty: 3


 * Costa family 11 Regalia Court
 * §30,000
 * Difficulty: 4
 * Dante Costa, Giovanna Costa, Cipriana Costa, Victoria Costa


 * DeLuca family 31 Verona Way
 * §10,000
 * Difficulty: 3


 * Ferrari family 16 Regalia Court
 * §20,000
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Gino Ferrari


 * Giordano family 83 Chorus Court
 * §6,000
 * Difficulty: 3


 * James family 731 Bella Vista Drive
 * §15,000
 * Difficulty: 2


 * Lin family 14 Regalia Court
 * §45,000
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Erika Lin


 * Lombardi family 729 Bella Vista Drive
 * §12,000
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Nicoletta Lombardi


 * Mancini family 2 Regalia Court
 * §20,000
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Camillo Mancini, Carlo Mancini


 * Modena family 80 Desdamona Drive
 * §25,000
 * Difficulty: 1


 * Moretti family 23 Verona Way
 * §18,000
 * Difficulty: 1


 * Perry family 726 Bella Vista Drive
 * §10,000
 * Difficulty: 2


 * Rasi family 16 Via Veronaville
 * §5,000
 * Difficulty: 1


 * Rivers family 12 Regalia Court
 * §25,000
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Jalissa Rivers


 * Romano family 727 Bella Vista Drive
 * §16,000
 * Difficulty: 3


 * Rossi family 13 Regalia Court
 * §100,000
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Constanzo Rossi, Adalina Rossi


 * Russo family 3 Via Veronaville
 * §10,000
 * Difficulty: 1


 * Seng family 723 Bella Vista Drive
 * §12,000
 * Difficulty: 3


 * Stefani family 67 Stella Street
 * §10,000
 * Difficulty: 3


 * Taylor family 37 Bard Boulevard
 * §4,000
 * Difficulty: 1


 * Toledo family 719 Bella Vista Drive
 * §10,000
 * Difficulty: 1


 * Valenci family 33 Verona Way
 * §7,000
 * Difficulty: 1

Returning families

 * GilsCarbo family 8 Via Veronaville
 * §14,000
 * Difficulty: 3
 * Eduardo GilsCarbo, Carlota GilsCarbo, Goopy GilsCarbo


 * Monty family (first generation) 718 Bella Vista Drive
 * §10,000
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Valentine Monty, Silvia Monty


 * Monty family (newer generation) 33 Summer Street
 * §13,000
 * Difficulty: 4
 * Patrizio Monty, Isabella Monty, Bianca Monty, Antonio Monty


 * Pantalone family 5 Via Veronaville
 * §10,000
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Vincentio Pantalone, Francisca Pantalone

Deceased Sims
One Sim is already deceased at the start of the game, but still playable as ghosts:
 * Valentine Monty (Old Age)

Announcement
Monte Vista was announced on October 10, 2012 in the Maxis live broadcast. There were no rumors to the world before the announcement. It also features a premium content known as The Woodfire Oven, which Sims cook new recipes such as pizzas, calzones and lasagnes. On November 21, there was an announcement stating that Monte Vista would be available for purchase from the store in December 6, 2012 and from retail stores in January 8, 2013.

Live Chat

 * A live chat was announced on November 21st 2012 and was broadcast on November 27th 2012 at 10am PST/6pm GMT. Lisa Smith and Sarah Holding, the producers of the world and the hosts for the chat, gave an in-depth walkthrough of Monte Vista and during the walkthrough, some questions from the community were answered.
 * According to the live chat:
 * Monte Vista is fully compatible with The Sims 3: Seasons.
 * There are various mixed rabbit holes.
 * Several Sims from Veronaville from The Sims 2 made a comeback to this town for The Sims 3, such as the Monty family.

Trivia

 * Several street names are referenced to make Monte Vista "Italian" themed.
 * Desdamona Drive - Desdamona (in a play Othello) is the name of a character who is Venetian, a person who lives in Venice, Italy.
 * Verona Way - Verona is a city in the Veneto region at northern Italy. Verona is famous for the play Romeo and Juliet and in The Sims 2, for Veronaville.
 * Toscana Drive - Toscana is Tuscany in Italian, a region in Italy.
 * Bella Vista Drive - Bella is "beautiful" in Italian. It may be referenced to Bella Goth as well.
 * Stella Street - Stella is "star" in Italian.
 * Regalia Court - Regalia means the privileges and the insignia characteristic of a sovereign in Latin. Italy was under the Roman Empire, a sovereign.
 * A few street names are similar to the street names in Veronaville.
 * Avon Avenue
 * Bard Boulevard
 * Chorus Court
 * Stratford Street
 * Via Veronaville

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Reference
Monte Vista