Monte Vista

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Monte Vista


'A bright sun-kissed world with rolling hills, cypress trees, and an amazing view awaits. Peacefully spend the day visiting museums, strolling across the piazza or learning the culinary arts on an authentic wood-fire oven. Will your Sims find the inspiration to fuel their culinary fires?'
Name	Monte Vista
Game(s)	The Sims 3 Store

Onomatology

Official item
Store item

Monte Vista is the seventh world from The Sims 3 Store. It 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. In the store, it can only be purchased by cash, and not SimPoints. Currently, there are two bundles:

the world + 100 SimPoints which costs US$22
the world + 1900 SimPoints which costs US$35

Monte Vista is an Italian-themed world, with hills surrounding the world and a coast which leads to an open sea.

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.

Lots

Residential

Occupied
Name	Size	Address	Household
Beautiful Barn	40 x 40	37 Bard Boulevard	Taylor
Quiet Quarters	64 x 64	83 Chorus Court	Giordano
Cozy Cottage	30 x 30	8 Via Veronaville	GilsCarbo
Marvelous Mansion	40 x 40	80 Desdamona Drive	Modena
Homey Haven	25 x 35	5 Via Veronaville	Pantalone
Average Acreage	30 x 20	3 Via Veronaville	Russo
Dramatic Digs	30 x 30	21 Verona Way	Almeria
Fashionable Farm	64 x 64	23 Verona Way	Moretti
Poetic Property	40 x 20	718 Bella Vista Drive	Monty (first gen)
Picturesque Plot	35 x 35	719 Bella Vista Drive	Toledo
Tuscan Tudor	30 x 30	31 Verona Way	DeLuca
Deluxe Domicile	50 x 50	16 Via Veronaville	Rasi
Lovely Lodging	30 x 20	33 Verona Way	Valenci
Decent Dwelling	30 x 60	67 Stella Street	Stefani
Villa Paradiso	25 x 35	33 Summer Street	Monty (new gen)
Rustic Den	20 x 30	723 Bella Vista Drive	Seng
Lonely Lot	30 x 20	726 Bella Vista Drive	Perry
Renaissance Retreat	40 x 20	727 Bella Vista Drive	Romano
Happy Hive	30 x 15	729 Bella Vista Drive	Lombardi
Reputable Residence	30 x 15	731 Bella Vista Drive	James
Sunny Sanctum	20 x 15	6 Regalia Court	Bianchi
Admirable Adobe	20 x 15	2 Regalia Court	Mancini
Commendable Condo	20 x 30	12 Regalia Court	Rivers
Historic House	30 x 30	13 Regalia Court	Rossi
Honest Homestead	15 x 20	11 Regalia Court	Costa
Terracotta Townhouse	20 x 20	14 Regalia Court	Lin
Favorable Flat	20 x 30	16 Regalia Court	Ferrari

Unoccupied
Name	Size	Address
Sun-Kissed Starter	30 x 20	14 Via Veronaville
Ample Accomodations	60 x 60	35 Bard Boulevard
Unmarred Utopia	25 x 35	2 Via Veronaville
Attractive Tract	20 x 20	1 Via Veronaville
Exceptional Edifice	64 x 64	20 Via Veronaville
Cypress Retreat	30 x 30	31 Summer Street
Stylistic Shack	20 x 20	30 Stratford Street
Hidden House	15 x 30	732 Bella Vista Drive
Rustic Retreat	60 x 20	8 Regalia Court
Hilltop Heights	20 x 15	18 Regalia Court

Commercial

Commercial
Name	Size	Address	Type
Seafood Hideaway Fishing Park	64 x 64	35 Verona Way	Fishing Spot
Doctor Simano's Sanatorium	40 x 64	18 Via Veronaville #F	No Visitors Allowed
Slanciato Spa	40 x 30	18 Via Veronaville #D	No Visitors Allowed
Siesta Community Pool	40 x 50	18 Via Veronaville #A	Pool
Sunlit Stride Park	40 x 20	19 Via Veronaviile	Small Park
Mucho Espresso Café	40 x 64	18 Via Veronaville #B	Hangout
Etruscan Park	40 x 40	17 Avon Avenue	Visitors Allowed
Venice Beach	30 x 20	45 Olive Way	Beach
Worries and Woes Country Pub	25 x 25	10 Via Veronaville	Hangout
Coliseum	64 x 64	28 Stratford Street	Stadium
Little Gipper Fishing Park	20 x 20	9 Via Veronaville	Fishing Spot
Scuola Simatica	60 x 60	714 Bella Vista Drive	No Visitors Allowed
Moonlit Stroll Park	40 x 40	713 Bella Vista Drive	Big Park
Gynasium Ultima	50 x 40	716 Bella Vista Drive	Gym
Palacial Pools	50 x 50	715 Bella Vista Drive	Pool
Sunbather's Retreat	50 x 25	45 Verona Drive	Beach
Graciella's Groceries and Delfina's Diner	30 x 20	725 Bella Vista Drive	No Visitors Allowed
Restful Mausoleum	25 x 50	730 Bella Vista Drive	Graveyard
City Hall	42 x 42	1 Regalia Court	No Visitors Allowed
Museum D'Art	25 x 25	20 Regalia Court	Art Gallery
Tasty Treats and Tomes	40 x 35	17 Regalia Court	No Visitors Allowed
Good Guys Inc.	32 x 32	15 Regalia Court	No Visitors Allowed
The Public Pizzeria	30 x 30	9 Regalia Court	Visitors Allowed
Teatro Fantastico	25 x 35	7 Regalia Court	No Visitors Allowed
Civic Center	30 x 32	4 Regalia Court	No Visitors Allowed
The Bibliotech	20 x 20	3 Regalia Court	Library
Piazza Regalia	25 x 25	5 Regalia Court	Big Park
Simcatti Industries	25 x 30	10 Regalia Court	No Visitors Allowed

Empty

Address	Size	Type
47 Olive Way	20 x 30
37 Verona Way	64 x 64
18 Veronaville #E	30 x 20	No Visitors Allowed
18 Veronaville #C	30 x 20	No Visitors Allowed
54 Poet Place	35 x 35
12 Via Veronaville	40 x 40
44 Via Morena	20 x 30	No Visitors Allowed
43 Via Morena	20 x 30	No Visitors Allowed
6 Via Veronaville	30 x 30
4 Via Veronaville	40 x 30
57 Globe Street	30 x 30
25 Verona Way	50 x 50
27 Verona Way	60 x 60
29 Verona Way	40 x 40
31 Verona Way	35 x 35
40 Toscana Drive	40 x 40
717 Bella Vista Drive	35 x 35
724 Bella Vista Drive	20 x 30
721 Bella Vista Drive	20 x 20
19 Regalia Court	20 x 20

Families

There will be new families coming with Monte Vista and some will return from other towns in other games, some from Veronaville from The Sims 2.

New families

Modena family 80 Desdamona Drive

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Rossi family^[1]

Constanzo Rossi, Adalina Rossi

Rivers family^[1]

Jalissa Rivers

Ferrari family^[1]

Gino Ferrari

Costa family^[1]

Dante Costa, Giovanna Costa, Cipriana Costa, Victoria Costa

Mancini family^[1]

Camillo Mancini, Carlo Mancini

Lombardi family^[1]

Nicoletta Lombardi

Unknown family #1^[1]

Su Lin Chang

Unknown family #2^[1]

David Haynes, Jayden

Returning families

Monty family^[2]

Patrizio Monty, Isabella Monty, Bianca Monty, Antonio Monty

GilsCarbo family^[3]

Eduardo GilsCarbo, Carlota GilsCarbo, Goopy GilsCarbo

Deceased Sims

Homeless Sims

NPCs

Townies

Notes

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.^[4]
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.