Official item
Store itemMonte 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 US$25^[1]
• Monte Vista, plus 1900 SimPoints, at US$35^[2]

Contents 1 Description 2 Backstory 3 Features 4 Lots 4.1 Residential 4.2 Commercial 4.3 Empty 5 Families 5.1 New families 5.2 Returning families 6 Deceased Sims 7 Homeless Sims 7.1 NPCs 7.2 Townies 8 Pre-Release 8.1 Announcement 8.2 Live Chat 9 Trivia 10 Gallery 11 Reference 12 External Links

DescriptionEdit

At Monte Vista you can 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. Fill your Sims’ homes with the smell of fresh-baked pizzas, calzones, lasagnas and breads. Will your Sims find the inspiration to fuel their culinary fires?

BackstoryEdit

Recipes from the Beyond

Vol. 1

I know what you’re thinking. What does a dead guy know about baking? This dead guy knows it all. I’m Valentine Monty and the Montys have been a part of Monte Vista for as long as anyone can remember. Now that I’ve gotten my second chance I’m giving you all of the “to die for” Monty dishes in my new series: Recipes from the Beyond!

Now here’s the recipe for my world famous Pizza Margherita and it all starts with a fresh lump of dough and a wood fire oven:

1. Pull a lump of lightly-oiled dough from your refrigerator.

2.Lay the dough on the counter and knead it carefully and thoroughly until fairly flat

3.Toss the dough in the air to achieve perfect flatness and perfect lift.

Now for the hard part:

4. When the dough is flat, sprinkle it with “Monte Vista Magic Seasonings”. This invisible magic seasoning is a MUST for any wood fire oven recipe.

5. Once properly sprinkled use the paddle to place the pizza in the Wood Fire Oven. Safety First!

6. Cook until nice and toasty.

What about the cheese and tomatoes you ask? What did you think we were doing with all of that sprinkling? When your pizza comes out of the oven, the toppings will be perfectly arranged making for a *perfect* pizza margherita. That’s it from me. Until next time, Buonasera!

FeaturesEdit

• 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.

LotsEdit

ResidentialEdit

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 generation)
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 (newer generation)
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

CommercialEdit

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 / Monte Vista Festival Grounds[3]	40 x 40	17 Avon Avenue	Visitors Allowed / Festival Grounds
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

EmptyEdit

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

FamiliesEdit

There are 27 families in Monte Vista.

New familiesEdit

• Almeria family 21 Verona Way

§20,000

Difficulty: 3

Adora Almeria, Diego Almeria, Marta Almeria

• Bianchi family 6 Regalia Court

§20,000

Difficulty: 3

Franco Bianchi, Kaela Bianchi, Beppe Bianchi

• 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

Teresa DeLuca, Dario DeLuca, Veronica DeLuca

• Ferrari family 16 Regalia Court

§20,000

Difficulty: 1

Gino Ferrari

• Giordano family 83 Chorus Court

§6,000

Difficulty: 3

Georgia Giordano, Paloma Giordano, Alessandra Giordano

• James household 731 Bella Vista Drive

§15,000

Difficulty: 2

Jayden James, David Haynes

• 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

Giacomo Modena

• Moretti family 23 Verona Way

§18,000

Difficulty: 1

Pepe Moretti

• Perry family 726 Bella Vista Drive

§10,000

Difficulty: 2

Noel Perry, Emma Perry

• Rasi family 16 Via Veronaville

§5,000

Difficulty: 1

Lia Rasi

• Rivers family 12 Regalia Court

§25,000

Difficulty: 1

Jalissa Rivers

• Romano family 727 Bella Vista Drive

§16,000

Difficulty: 3

Paola Romano, Orlando Romano, Luigi Ricardo

• Rossi family 13 Regalia Court

§100,000

Difficulty: 2

Constanzo Rossi, Adalina Rossi

• Russo family 3 Via Veronaville

§10,000

Difficulty: 1

Sebastiana Russo

• Seng family 723 Bella Vista Drive

§12,000

Difficulty: 3

Vanna Seng, Kannitha Seng, Chan Seng, Khang Seng

• Stefani family 67 Stella Street

§10,000

Difficulty: 3

Su Lin Chang, Marcello Stefani, Rosaria Stefani

• Taylor family 37 Bard Boulevard

§4,000

Difficulty: 1

Florence Taylor

• Toledo family 719 Bella Vista Drive

§10,000

Difficulty: 1

Luis Toledo

• Valenci family 33 Verona Way

§7,000

Difficulty: 1

Simona Valenci

Returning familiesEdit

• GilsCarbo family 8 Via Veronaville

§14,000

Difficulty: 3

Eduardo GilsCarbo, Carlotta GilsCarbo, Goopy GilsCarbo

The GilsCarbo family lives the simple life. Eduardo expresses his passion for music and Carlotta joyfully cares for her family. They love their happy baby, Goopy, and find his early obsession with cowboys and plaid endearing.

• Monty family 718 Bella Vista Drive

§10,000

Difficulty: 2

Valentine Monty, Silvia Monty

Silvia lived a full life with a loving husband and a perfect son. After her son left to start a family and her husband passed away she was worried about spending her final years alone. But with grandchildren nearby, topped with the fact that she's starting to see her husband around again lately; Silvia knows that she won't be alone for long.

• Monty family 33 Summer Street

§13,000

Difficulty: 4

Patrizio Monty, Isabella Monty, Bianca Monty, Antonio Monty

The Monty's are everything that a family should be: happy, successful (sic), loved. They have a rich and wonderful life with a large family and tons of friends. There is no way they could one day meet another family who would become their ultimate rivals...

• Pantalone Family 5 Via Veronaville

§10,000

Difficulty: 2

Francisca Pantalone, Vincentio Pantalone

Vincentio and Francisca Pantalone had one beautiful daughter and their one beautiful daughter got married and gave them MANY beautiful grandchildren. Will they be able to keep up with the multiple bundles of joy.

Deceased SimsEdit

One Sim is already deceased at the start of the game, but still playable as a ghost:

• Valentine Monty (Old Age)

In the Monte Vista cemetery, there are five Sims already deceased. Unlike Valentine Monty, they are not playable at the start of the game.

• Octavius Capp (Electrocution)
• Portia Monty (Old Age)
• Marco Mancini (Starvation)
• Malvolio Romano (Drowning)
• Dara Graham (Old Age)

Homeless SimsEdit

NPCsEdit

Elma Rizzo (Paper Delivery Girl) Amalea Ricci (Babysitter) Tamara Leung (Maid) Lupita Duarte (Mail Carrier) Gillian Johnson (Firefighter) Giulia Capp (Repairwoman) Maria Monty (Pizza Delivery Girl) Elisa Alaria (Repo-woman) Andrea Marina (Burglar) Chiara Goth (Social Worker) Gina Avanetta  (Social Worker) Daniela Rossari (Policewoman) Claudia Caro (Science Geek)

Lai Yoon (Paper Delivery Child) Hudson Thomas (Babysitter) Luca Gallo (Maid) Eugenio Conti (Mail Carrier) Vikas Shah (Firefighter) Sergio Acosta (Repairman) Hajime Himowari (Pizza Delivery Boy) Raul Bolivar (Repo-man) Antonio Bruno (Burglar) Loyd Baker (Social Worker) Oscar Franco (Social Worker) Cliff Gains (Policeman)

TowniesEdit

Michelle Harris Suriya Nguyen Pedro Robles Tara Lee Vaughan Robinson

Ace Delacruz Giuseppe Esposito Arona Bhatt Irene Medina Alrigo Colombo

Pre-ReleaseEdit

AnnouncementEdit

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 ChatEdit

A live chat was announced on November 21st 2012 and broadcast on November 27th at 10am PST/6pm GMT. Lisa Smith and Sarah Holding, the producers of Monte Vista and the hosts for the chat, gave an in-depth walkthrough of the town and 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.

TriviaEdit

• 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 and Via Veronaville - 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, and "Bellavista" is also the Italian name for Pleasantview.
  • 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 used from Veronaville.
  • Avon Avenue
  • Bard Boulevard
  • Chorus Court
  • Stratford Street
  • Via Veronaville
• Monte Vista sounds like Mona Lisa, a famous painting made by an Italian artist called Leonardo Da Vinci; it roughly translates to 'Mountain View'.
• Monte Vistas is themed after a typical Italian hilltop towns, and resembles Volterra and Monteriggioni to an extent.

GalleryEdit

ReferenceEdit

External LinksEdit

• Monte Vista on The Sims 3: Store

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