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CONTENTS
A Mediterranean Spirit
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Water and Light
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Egocentric Paths
Spiritual Wellbeing
Powerful Sensations
The Art of Hospitality
Nature Trails
Practical Information
Monte-Carlo Passport
A Mediterranean
Spirit
A MEDITERRANEAN SPIRIT
• History
• Geography
• Climate
• Language
• Currency
• Religion
• Population
• Markets
• Princely Motto
• National Holiday
• Culinary Specialities
• Holiday Suggestions
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Mediterranean country in its own
right, the Principality of Monaco
combines tradition and ancestral
values with outstanding modernity
and dynamism.
History
Monaco, which has been a natural port since Antiquity, sheltered
by a steep Rock, was first occupied by the Ligurians, then by
the Romans and the Barbarians.
The Genoese Grimaldi family
settled there definitively in
1297. Their descendants, lords
and princes, have reigned there
for more than 700 years!
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Monaco, which became independent in 1489, was placed
under the protectorate of Spain in
1524, then France in 1641 and,
finally, Sardinia from 1815 to
1860. With the creation of
Monte-Carlo on the Spélugues
plateau in the 1860’s and the
opening of railway communication in 1868, the Principality
underwent formidable expansion.
In 1949, HSH Prince Rainier III
acceded to the throne. He
changed the face of Monaco and
brought about a second boost in
the economy by means of a
policy of investment and major
works, whilst developing the
country’s relations with the international community.
1215 - The Ghibellines built a castle on the site of the current palace.
1297 - The Guelph François
Grimaldi tricked his way into the
palace disguised as a monk.
1525 – Monaco was placed under
the protectorate of Spain.
1641 - Honoré II and the King of
France, Louis XIII signed the Treaty
of Péronne.
1814 - The Treaty of Paris of 30
May re-established all of the rights
of the Grimaldi family.
1861 - The rights to Menton and
Roquebrune were given up to
France. The Principality regained
total independence.
1976 - The RA.MO.GE agreement
on the protection of Mediterranean coastal waters was signed
in Monaco by France, Italy and
Monaco.
1993 - The Principality of Monaco
became a member of the United
Nations Organisation.
1999 – The Jubilee of HSH Prince
Rainier III.
2002 – The signature of a treaty
aimed at adapting and confirming
friendship and cooperation relations between France and
Monaco.
1865 – A customs agreement was
signed with France.
1866 - Charles III placed the first
stone for a new casino on the
Spélugues plateau (to which he
later gave the name Monte-Carlo).
1949 - Prince Rainier III acceded to
the throne.
1954 – A neighbourhood and
mutual administrative assistance
convention was signed with
France.
1962 - A new Constitution became
the fundamental law of the state.
The Principality benefits from a
privileged climate, with more
than 300 days of sunshine a year
and temperatures ranging on
average between 10° in winter
and 25 to 30° in summer.
• Forecasts for the
Alpes-Maritimes
Tel. 08 92 68 02 06
Website: meteo.fr
1911 - The Principality was
endowed with its first Constitution.
1918 – A treaty was signed with
France, which undertook to defend
the independence and territorial
sovereignty of the Principality.
Climate
Geography
Situated to the south-east of
France, 12 km from the Italian
border, the Principality covers a
narrow coastal strip just over
4 km in length, beside the
Mediterranean and at the foot of
the Southern Alps. Its current
territory covers 195 ha (or
1.95 km2), 31 of which were
taken from the sea.
Currency
The monetary unit is the
euro. Coins struck bearing the
Monégasque effigy are also in
circulation. Major foreign currencies are accepted by some shopkeepers.
• Forecasts for abroad
Tel. 08 99 70 08 08
Website: meteoconsult.com
Language
The official language is French.
Italian and English are widely
understood and spoken.
Monégasque, the origin of
which is Liguro-Provençal, is a
dialect that is still used by
Monaco’s older citizens and
studied in schools.
Religion
Catholicism is the state religion;
however, freedom of worship is
guaranteed by the Constitution.
Anglican, Jewish, Greek Orthodox, Protestant and Baha’i religions are also represented in the
Principality.
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Important Dates:
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Markets
32,020 inhabitants according to
the official census in 2000 (current
estimate: 35,000), made up of:
Open every morning from 7 a.m.
to 12 p.m.:
6,089 Monégasques
(current estimate: 7,200)
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Day 1:
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• Monte-Carlo market,
7, Avenue Saint-Charles
Princely Motto
“Deo Juvante”, which means
“with God’s help”.
National Holiday
On 19 November, the country is
decked in red and white, the
Monégasque colours, to celebrate
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10,229 French
6,410 Italians
1,703 British
890 Swiss
812 Germans
788 Belgians
5,099 others nationalities
• Condamine market,
Place d’Armes
A city steeped in history
Visit the Vieille-Ville (old-town) and its small
streets, the Prince’s Palace and the State Apartments, the Oceanographic Museum, the cathedral and the Chapelle de la Miséricorde (Chapel
of Mercy). Taste Monégasque specialities in the
shade of the pine trees in the Place du Palais
(Palace square), whilst watching the changing
of the guard.
Day 2:
The Belle Époque in Monaco and in its
surrounding areas. Visit the Belle
Époque villas at Cap d’Ail, Monte-Carlo and its
Casino, the Boulevard des Moulins, and the Villa
Garnier, which houses the National Museum.
Day 3:
Visit La Turbie and its Trophy of Augustus.
Day 4:
Visit the former Monégasque territories: Roquebrune Village and its mediaeval castle, Menton,
the bastion, and the old-town.
For further information:
Direction du Tourisme et des Congrès – Tel. +377 92 166 166
with pomp and ceremony the
saint day of HSH Prince Rainier.
Ceremonies, parades, shows and,
the day before the big event, a
firework display, all bear witness
to the importance of this public
holiday to Monégasques.
Culinary
Specialities
• Barbagiuan: a small pie filled
with rice and squash, usually
sold in bakeries and delicatessens.
• Fougasse: a small pastry
flavoured with orange-flower
water and decorated with hazelnuts, almonds and red and
white aniseed granules, sold in
bakeries.
Water and
Light
• Architectural
Heritage
• Cruises
• Boat Rental
• Holiday
Suggestions
• Socca: a sort of pancake made
from chickpea flour, eaten
piping hot in Monaco’s herb
markets.
• Stocafi: a dish made of stockfish (dried salt cod), which is
simmered in a tomato sauce and
garnished with small vegetables
from Provence and black olives.
This dish is usually on the menus
of typical restaurants in the
Vieille-Ville (old-town).
WAT E R A N D L I G H T
Population
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Architectural
Heritage
Over less than 2 km2, the architectural heritage of the Principality is a
reflection of the country: varied,
stunning and strikingly diverse.
Architecture of the Past
• The Prince’s Palace, guardian of
a secular tradition, was built in the
XIII century, and then modified
during the Renaissance.
• The Rampe Major (the main
access ramp) and its two gates,
which date from the XVI century,
were the only means of access to
the Rock until the XIX century.
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• The Hotel Hermitage was built
in 1900 in the purest Belle
Époque style, with its sumptuous
banquet hall, its frescoes, its
colonnades and its incredible
glass roof created by Gustave Eiffel.
• The Porte Neuve (new gate)
was built in the XIX century with
the main road leading to the Rock.
• The Théâtre du Fort Antoine,
an old fortress built at the start of
the XVIII century, and then rebuilt
in 1953.
Modernist Style
The Oceanographic Museum,
inaugurated in 1910 by its
founder, Prince Albert I, is a monumental architectural masterpiece,
made of 100,000 tons of cut stone
from La Turbie.
Belle Époque Style
The heritage of the past remains
present in the streets with
buildings recalling the atmosphere of the Principality in the
Belle Époque and in the early XX
century:
• The Monte-Carlo Casino, completed in 1863 by Charles Garnier,
the architect of the Paris Opera
House, is an example of the Belle
• The Villa Mauresque (Bd du
Jardin Exotique) displays Oriental-style splendours.
Neo-Florentine Style
Époque style. Its atrium, paved
with marble, surrounded by 28
Ionic columns made of onyx,
opens into the opera house, which
is decorated entirely in red and
gold, bas reliefs and sculptures.
• The Hotel de Paris was inaugurated in 1864. It has the charm of
the palaces of the XIX century,
with its architecture inspired by the
Grand Hôtel in the Boulevard des
Capucines in Paris.
The Palais de Justice (law courts),
inaugurated on 1 May 1930, is
made of marine tufa, which is a
grey and porous stone, as are the
ramparts of Monaco.
Art Deco Style
The Sporting d’Hiver, inaugurated in 1932, is a huge rectangular building, constructed in the
sober style of Art Deco.
Liguro-Provençal Style
with the industrial zone of
Fontvieille, the Monte Carlo
Grand Hotel and the famous
work of art by Vasarely, Hexa
Grace, which overlooks it, and
finally the Louis II Stadium with
its arches.
The Provençal Style is still the
dominant style in the two oldest
districts of Monaco.
The Rocher (the Rock), with its
archways, alleys, small squares,
traditional houses and fountains,
recalls a number of old Mediterranean towns and small villages, in
the same way as the friezes, the
earthenware tiling and certain
façades in La Condamine recall the
architecture of warm countries.
High-tech Style
(glass and steel mix)
The Principality has kept up with
the times, and a more modern
form of architecture appeared
with the first buildings constructed in the 1950’s, and then
More recent creations, such as
the Grimaldi Forum, the station
and the new sea wall at the port,
illustrate this high-tech style,
which is a feature of the new
developing areas in all of the
major capital cities.
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etween sky and sea, the country of water and
light, the Principality, offers a rich palette of
architectural styles, which are shown to advantage
by this exceptional location.
• The Villa Sauber – National
Museum is a superb villa with
bell-towers, built by Charles Garnier, the architect of the Paris and
Monte-Carlo Opera Houses.
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100 metres in length, 30 of which
are for vessels from 40 to 100
metres in length).
The most important cruise
companies now stop over in
Monaco. These include:
Cruises
The sea forms an integral part
of the history and life of the
Principality, whose privileged location on the Mediterranean makes it
an ideal port of call for cruise ships.
Religious Monuments
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There are several places of worship in the Principality, which is a
very devout country:
• The Roman-Byzantine style
Cathedral, built out of white
stone from La Turbie in 1875.
• Église Sainte-Dévote (SainteDévote’s Church), which is an XI
century votive chapel, built at the
bottom of the Gaumates Valley.
• The Renaissance style Église
Saint-Charles (Saint-Charles’
Church) was inaugurated in
1883.
• Chapelle de la Miséricorde
(Chapel of Mercy), made up of
a single nave and whose first
stone was blessed in 1639 during the reign of Prince Honoré I,
Prior of the Brotherhood of
Black Penitents.
There is also the Chapel of the
Visitation, built in the Baroque
style, which dates from the XVII
century, but which is now a
museum.
The Principality therefore owed it
to itself to have a port worthy of
its prestige and able to receive all
types of ships. This was achieved
when the gigantic new semifloating sea wall was brought
into service. The sea wall, which is
350 m long, set in front of Port
Hercule, enables cruise ships of up
to 250 m in length to draw alongside. Thanks to this enterprising
creation, the Principality of
Monaco is no longer just a stopoff point in the Mediterranean,
but has become a major destination for tourist activities aimed
at deluxe cruises, with offers
including nights in a hotel and the
opportunity for cruisers to come
back for a stay if they wish.
Every effort has been made, in
particular where accommodation
infrastructures are concerned, in
the area of luxury yachting (110
moorings for boats from 20 to
- Abercombie & Kent,
- Compagnie des Iles du Ponant,
- Club Med Cruises,
- Crystal Cruises,
- Delphin Seereisen,
- Festival Cruises,
- Hapag-Lloyd Seetouristik,
- Holland America Line,
- Oceania Cruises,
- Orient Lines,
- Peter Deilman Cruises,
- Phoenix Seereisen,
- P & O Cruises,
- Princess Cruises,
- Radisson,
- Royal Carribean Int.,
- Seabourn Cruise Line,
- Seadream Yacht Club,
- Shipping & General SA,
- Silversea Cruises,
- Star Clipper,
- Windstar Cruises.
Boat Rental
From sailboats to offshore powerboats to deluxe yachts, many
companies specialising in boat
rental, with or without crews,
offer a wide range of services.
Giraldi Shipping
Cale de Halage n° 15
Quai Albert-Ier
Tel. +377 93 30 97 03
Interyachts Monaco
18, quai Jean-Charles Rey
Tel. +377 97 70 66 55
Camper & Nicholsons
7, av. d'Ostende
Tel. +377 97 97 77 00
Jongert International SAM
17, bd Albert-Ier
Tel. +377 93 50 25 86
Cantieri di Sarnico
9, av. Président J.-F. Kennedy
Tel. +377 97 70 48 80
Monaco Yachts Sales & Service
6, rue Suffren Reymond
Tel. +377 92 16 16 80
Charter & Charter
Tel. +377 93 30 00 15
Monte-Carlo Yachting
40, rue Grimaldi
Tel. +377 97 97 84 44
Compagnie de Navigation
et de Tourisme
Quai des Etats-Unis
Tel. +377 92 16 15 15
Monte-Carlo Offshorer
(Power Boat)
14, quai Antoine-Ier
Tel. +377 97 97 60 60
Fraser Yachts
2, quai Antoine-Ier
Tel. +377 93 10 04 50
Moravia Monte-Carlo
8, quai Antoine-Ier
Tel. +377 92 16 88 22
Galaxsea Marine
1, av. Henry Dunant
Tel. +377 93 50 79 50
Navigator
14, quai Antoine-Ier
Tel. +377 93 10 41 04
Information:
Monaco Ports Operation
Association
6, quai Antoine-Ier
MC 98000 Monaco
Tel. +377 97 77 30 00
Port Hercule Harbour
Master’s Office
Tel. +377 93 15 85 77
Port de Fontvieille Harbour
Master’s Office
Tel. +377 93 15 85 69
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(Boat Rental – continued)
Sea Excursions
Nigel Burgess
74, bd d'Italie
Tel. +377 97 97 81 21
Aquavision offers sea excursions
on board a catamaran-style boat
with underwater vision, which
provides visitors with a novel
means of seeing the Principality
from the open sea, whilst also
enabling them to observe the
natural sea-bed of our coast.
SNO Yachts Monte-Carlo
9, avenue des Papalins
Tel. +377 97 70 31 36
Velonà Yachting
57, rue Grimaldi
Tel. +377 93 30 65 64
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Between sea and sky…
Day 1:
Marine day at the Thermes Marins (Monaco’s
marine thermal baths): A whole day devoted to
the sea and its benefits. Massage under a fine
warm spray, bubble bath with essential oils,
application of algae, aqua-fitness, swimming
pool and solarium.
Day 2:
Discover the coastal paths that run from
Menton to Cap d’Ail, passing through
Monaco and Port Hercule.
Day 3:
Deep relaxation and body regeneration
programme at the Thermes Marins.
With filtered light, candles and soft music, ladies
are offered a choice of body treatments, while
gentlemen are offered an old-fashioned shave.
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• Temples of Wellbeing
• Health and Fitness
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Embarkation:
Quai des Etats-Unis
Port Hercule
Tel. +377 92 16 15 15
Fax +377 92 16 14 61
Paths
[email protected]
www.aquavision-monaco.com
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Yacht Charter Marine
Tel. +377 97 97 64 94
Trips last for 55 minutes, with
commentaries available in French,
English, German and Italian.
Egocentric
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Temples of
Wellbeing
• The Monte-Carlo Thermes
Marins (marine thermal
baths) and Salon Bleu
beauty centre
2, avenue de Monte-Carlo
Tel. +377 92 16 40 40
www.montecarlospa.com
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Considered to be one of the
most beautiful spas in the world
(voted best foreign spa and third
best spa in the world by US
magazine Travel & Leisure), this
magnificent complex, with a
6,600 m2 surface area on four
floors, faces the sea and is
directly linked to the Hotel de
Paris and the Hotel Hermitage.
The centre is classified as a specialist in marine therapies as well
as manual relaxation therapies,
linking ancestral techniques with
innovative up-to-the-minute
methods: tonic or calming
marine baths, aqua gym, hydromassage, pressure therapy,
shiatsu, fascia-therapy, sophrology, energising massages with
essential oils, and so on.
Several complete health and fitness and treatment programmes
are offered as a cure and also as
part of a package.
To complete the benefits of the
treatments, the Monte-Carlo
Thermes Marins have a cardiotraining room with Technogym
machinery - the make preferred by
the Ferrari team - a huge swimming pool that opens out onto a
solarium, a hammam and saunas.
Le Salon Bleu, which is a hairdressing salon as well as a beauty
salon for all specific face and
body treatments, plus the Thermes Marins boutique, are also
available to clients.
The Hirondelle restaurant offers
gastronomic but low-calorie
meals, and the Atlantide bar
offers vitamin cocktails.
A “Clé de Peau Beauté” institute,
offering total care in a cocoon of
calm, in the hands of specialists
who are continually trained in the
latest techniques and Japanese
finger pressure therapy.
The line of products, which are at
the peak of technology and
include cleansing, balance and
hydration products, comes
directly from Japan, and guarantees surprisingly smooth skin. The
institute also offers a gymnasium,
hammam, sauna and yoga studio.
• Hotel Métropole
Monte-Carlo
4, avenue de la Madone
Tel. +377 93 15 15 15
A new spa concept created by
the E’Spa company, with a
surface area of 1,000 m2, 13
booths and treatment suites,
a relaxation area, sauna and
hammam.
• Daniela Steiner Beauty Spa
1, avenue de Grande-Bretagne
Tel. +377 97 77 13 66
An exceptional environment of
fine materials, marble, exotic
wood and natural leather, with
irresistible relaxation couches.
This spa boasts an exclusive line
of natural treatment products,
volcanic soil, purified waxes and
vegetable oils and extracts, all of
which function in total harmony
with the skin.
In addition, a wide choice of
beauty centres offers high
quality treatments (list available
upon demand):
Direction du Tourisme
et des Congrès
2a, boulevard des Moulins,
Monte-Carlo
MC 98030 Monaco CEDEX
Tel. +377 92 166 166
[email protected]
www.monaco-tourisme.com
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he Principality is a wellbeing destination, with exceptional places
totally dedicated to bodily care.They offer the most advanced
relaxation and health and fitness methods, along with treatment
products of the highest quality, in top-of-the-range facilities run
by highly qualified personnel.
• Port Palace Beauty Centre
Tel. +377 97 97 90 00
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• Hotel Métropole
Monte-Carlo Fitness Centre
Tel. +377 93 15 15 15
The most up-to-date equipment
is available for body-building,
gym and stretching, with one of
the most beautiful views of the
sea from the gymnasium or the
rooftop swimming pool. Training
is supervised by fully qualified
personnel.
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Wellbeing of body and mind
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The centre has two outdoor saltwater swimming pools, one
indoor freshwater swimming
pool, a private beach so that
guests may take a dip in the sea
whilst in town, two saunas and a
gymnasium equipped entirely
with professional machinery.
Gym and aqua-gym classes are
available.
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Day 1:
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• Monte Carlo Grand Hotel
Fitness Centre
12, avenue des Spélugues
Tel. +377 93 50 65 00
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The fitness centre has a surface
area of 110 m2 upon which to
train, open 24 hours a day for
hotel guests.
• Meridien Beach Plaza
Sea Club Fitness Centre
22, avenue Princesse-Grace
Tel. +377 93 30 98 80
A stroll through the old-town and its gardens,
see the town by way of the Path of Sculptures
(request brochure from the Direction du
Tourisme des Congrès).
Day 2:
Simply SPA at the Thermes Marins, enjoy a “cocoon”
day of massages, facials, solarium and hammam.
Day 3:
Discover the eagles’ nests: the mediaeval
villages in the surrounding area (Eze-Village,
Sainte-Agnès, etc.).
Day 4:
Health and fitness day at the Thermes Marins:
exercise in the gymnasium, have lunch at the
low-calorie restaurant and lounge around at
the solarium.
Day 5:
View an exhibition at the Galleries or at the
Grimaldi Forum.
Day 6:
Body and face treatments in one of the
Principality’s beauty centres, with a hot stone
massage and other luxuries.
Spiritual
Wellbeing
• Museums and Attractions
• Cultural Events
• Exhibitions
• Galas and Evening
Performances
• Fairs
• Shows
Information and Reservations
There are other health and fitness or yoga centres in Monaco
(list available upon demand):
et des Congrès
Monte-Carlo
Tel. +377 92 166 166
[email protected]
SPIRITUAL WELLBEING
Health and
Fitness
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Museums and
Attractions
Monaco-Ville
The Old-Town and
the Place du Palais
(Palace Square)
SPIRITUAL WELLBEING
The old-town comprises houses
built side by side along narrow
alleys that communicate by way
of arched passageways.
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Visitors to the old-town will be
able to see extremely picturesque
sites, including the Chapelle de la
Paix (the Chapel of Peace), the
Chapelle de la Miséricorde (the
Museum of Napoleonic
Souvenirs and Collection
of Historical Palace
Archives
Chapel of Mercy), the Jardins
Saint-Martin (Saint Martin’s Gardens), the Place Saint-Nicolas
(Saint Nicolas’ Square), the
Placette (small square) Bosio, and
the Rampe Major (the main access
ramp). These little roads end at
the Place du Palais (Palace Square),
which offers a panoramic view of
both sides of the Rocher (Rock).
Place du Palais, Monaco-Ville
Tel. +377 93 25 18 31
www.palais.mc
Duration of the visit:
1 to 2 hours
A visit with an audio-guide
available in 10 languages, evoking the Principality’s past.
The museum holds more than
1,000 objects and documents on
the First Empire, official Monégasque decorations, foreign
decorations awarded to the
Sovereign Prince, and uniforms
of the Prince’s Guards.
Not to be missed: The changing of
the guard of the Prince’s Carabiniers (carabineers), dressed in
ceremonial costume, performing a
ceremony that has not changed
for over a century. This takes place
daily at precisely 11.55 a.m.
Free entry.
Prince’s Palace
(State Apartments)
Place du Palais, Monaco-Ville
Tel. +377 93 25 18 31
www.palais.mc
35 to 40 minutes
A visit with an audio-guide in 10
languages, enabling a voyage
through the centuries, from the
time of the Guelphs and the Ghibellines to the Napoleonic era.
Oceanographic Museum
and Aquarium
2h30 to 3 hours
Av. St-Martin, Monaco-Ville
Tel. +377 93 15 36 00
[email protected]
Monaco’s Oceanographic Museum,
founded in 1910 by Prince
Albert I, holds, other than equipment used for the Prince’s
oceanographic research and
zoological collections brought
back from scientific campaigns,
objets d’art linked to the sea, a
scientific library; and the aquarium, renowned for the variety
and rarity of the species that it
contains, which are representative
of Mediterranean and tropical
fauna.
SPIRITUAL WELLBEING
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onaco’s many assets include Museums, cultural
events, fairs and exhibitions; everything contributes
to keeping the mind active and interested in a
thousand different things.
Today, visitors can admire the
splendours of this palace, which
include the Italian gallery, the
Louis XV, Bleu and Mazarin salons,
the Throne Room, the Chapelle
Palatine (the Palatine Chapel) and
the Cour d’Honneur (the Court of
Honour).
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Museum of the Chapel
of the Visitation
Place de la Visitation
Monaco-Ville
Tel. +377 93 50 07 00
30 minutes
Laid out within a chapel constructed in the Baroque style,
dating from the XVII century,
this museum houses part of
M. Piasecka Johnson’s remarkable
collection of sacred art,
with masterpieces by Rubens,
Zurbaran, Ribera and Italian
Baroque masters.
Historial of the
Princes of Monaco
(Wax Museum)
Monte-Carlo Story
presents
“Monaco the Film”
Monte-Carlo
27, rue Basse, Monaco-Ville
Tel. +377 93 30 39 05
Terrasses du Parking des
Pêcheurs, Monaco-Ville
Tel. +377 93 25 32 33
[email protected]
Place du Casino, Monte-Carlo
Tel. +377 92 16 20 00
35 minutes
Built in 1863 by Charles Garnier,
the Casino is made up of an
atrium, surrounded by 28 Ionic
columns made of onyx, which
leads into the opera hall, known
as the “Garnier Hall”. This is
decorated entirely in red and gold,
and the stage has, for over a century, been the scene of international artistic creations. The series
of gaming rooms are marvellously
decorated with stained-glass windows and allegorical paintings.
20 to 30 minutes
This museum recreates historic
scenes from the dynasty of the
Grimaldis from the end of the XIII
century to the present day. In
these scenes, life-size waxwork
characters are represented, often
in authentic costumes.
Monaco Cathedral
4, rue Col. Bellando de
Castro, Monaco-Ville
Tel. +377 93 30 87 70
SPIRITUAL WELLBEING
The cathedral houses the tombs
of the deceased princes. Of note
are an altarpiece by Louis Bréa, a
painter from Nice, the high altar
and the Episcopal throne made
of white marble from Carrara.
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In 1976, a grand organ with four
keyboards was inaugurated,
whose magnificence permits the
performance of remarkable spiritual concerts.
Free entry.
Chapel of Mercy
Place de la Mairie
Monaco-Ville
This chapel, built in 1639, was
the seat of the Confederation of
Black Penitents, of whom Prince
Honoré I was the first prior.
Among other vestiges of religious art, the chapel houses a
sculpture of Christ made totally
of wood by the Monégasque
François-Joseph Bosio, the official sculptor of Emperor
Napoleon I.
In addition, a magnificent
ceramic grouping adorns the
upper part of the chapel’s
entrance.
Free entry.
This multivision show, which is
unique on the Riviera, recounts
the authentic and passionate history of the princes and princesses
of Monaco from 1297 to the
present day.
Simultaneous translation is available in six languages: French,
English, German, Italian, Spanish
and Dutch.
Casino
30 to 40 minutes
National Museum of
Automatons and Dolls
of Yesteryear
Monte-Carlo
Tel. +377 93 30 91 26
musee-national@
monte-carlo.mc
www.montecarlo.mc/
musee-national
Duration of the visit: 1 hour
“Azur Express” Tourist
Trains
Departure and arrival station:
Musée Océanographique,
avenue Saint-Martin
Monaco-Ville
Tel./Fax: +377 92 05 64 38
Duration of the tour:
30 minutes
The small trains, which are
painted in the national colours,
enable a discovery of the most
surprising of princely cities,
during a trip with commentaries
in French, English, Italian and
German.
An exceptional collection of
automatons and fashion dolls
from the XIX century are presented in a splendid villa in the
style of Charles Garnier, with
furniture to scale, along with a
remarkable Neapolitan crib.
The visit is guided, and mechanical toys are made to work.
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Saint Dévote’s Church
Fontvieille
Saint Charles’ Church
Place Sainte-Dévote
La Condamine
Tel. +377 93 50 52 60
Zoological Garden
This Renaissance-style building,
with its 19 stained-glass windows and its bell-tower standing
at a height of 30 metres, was
opened in 1883.
Free entry.
La Condamine The Port
Aquavision Sea Outings
Embarkation:
Quai des Etats-Unis
Port Hercule
La Condamine
Tel. +377 92 16 15 15
[email protected]
www.aquavision-monaco.com
SPIRITUAL WELLBEING
Duration of the sea outing:
55 minutes
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Aquavision offers sea outings on
board a catamaran-style boat
with underwater vision, which
provides visitors with a novel
means of seeing the Principality
from the open sea, whilst also
enabling them to observe the
natural sea-bed of this coast.
Trips include commentaries in
French, English, German and
Italian.
Terrasses de Fontvieille
Tel. +377 93 25 18 31
www.palais.mc
This XI century votive chapel is
dedicated to the patron saint of
the Principality and the Princely
Family.
1.30 to 2 hours
Free entry.
Moneghetti Jardin Exotique
Exotic Garden,
Observatory Cave and
Museum of Prehistoric
Anthropology
62, bd du Jardin Exotique
Tel. +377 93 15 29 80
[email protected]
www.monte-carlo.mc/
jardinexotique
1.30 hours for the garden
and the caves, 30 minutes for
the museum.
Daringly laid out along rocky
cliffs, the Exotic Garden brings
together several thousands of
species of plants known as “succulents”, which flower throughout the year.
Also possible is a visit to the
fabled Observatory Cave, whose
stalactites and stalagmites are
some of the most surprising,
along with a trip through time at
the Museum of Prehistoric
Anthropology.
Situated on the southern side of
the Rock, this zoological garden
benefits from a particularly mild
temperature, suitable for the
development of the numerous
species of tropical and African
fauna (there is a wide variety of
monkeys, deer, reptiles and
multi-coloured birds).
Maritime Museum
Tel. +377 92 05 28 48
www.musee-naval.mc
45 minutes to 1 hour
This museum, a veritable maritime
encyclopaedia, recalls the fabulous history of the Navy by way of
a remarkable collection of more
than 250 models and maritime
objects from the ancient era to the
present day, making it one of the
most diversified in the world.
Museum of Stamps
and Coins
Tel. +377 93 15 41 50
Duration of the visit: 1 hour
This museum holds rare philatelic
pieces from the Principality’s
postal history. There is an area
set aside for coins, banknotes
and commemorative medals,
thus demonstrating the quality
of Monaco’s numismatics since
1640.
Exhibition of HSH the
Prince of Monaco’s
Collection of Classic Cars
Tel. +377 92 05 28 56
www.palais.mc
45 minutes
This remarkable exhibition brings
together almost a hundred automobiles of all ages, as well as six
coaches belonging to HSH Prince
Rainier III of Monaco.
Louis II Stadium
7, avenue des Castelans
Tel. +377 92 05 40 11
45 minutes to 1 hour
Opened in 1985, this immense
sports complex is in perfect harmony with the architecture of
this quarter of Fontvieille, which
was taken from the sea. The
multitude of sports facilities that
it contains makes it an elite
sports arena, in which many
international competitions have
taken place.
SPIRITUAL WELLBEING
Avenue Saint-Charles
Monte-Carlo
Tel. +377 93 30 74 90
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The wealth of cultural events is
such that not a day goes by
without something happening in
Monaco. Here are a number of
highlights, selected from among
the exceptional events that take
place, which should not be
missed:
• Brilliant concerts are performed by the Monte-Carlo
Philharmonic Orchestra in
the majestic setting of the
Court of Honour at the Prince’s
Palace, in the Rainier III Auditorium or in the Salle des Princes
at the Grimaldi Forum.
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• The Monte-Carlo Ballet
Company, inspired by HRH
the Princess of Hanover, has
given dance all the sparkle of
its golden age thanks to its
numerous artistic creations.
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• The Monte-Carlo Opera
offers grand performances of
the most famous masterpieces
of lyrical art, with exceptional
productions, as well as
Baroque operas that have been
entirely re-styled, and enjoyable operettas that enliven an
ever-enthusiastic public.
• Le Printemps des Arts
(Spring Arts Festival) represents a veritable festival in its
own right, in the framework of
which chamber music and symphonic concerts, operas,
recitals, and theatrical and
choreographical shows are performed, as well as a Biennial
Exhibition of Contemporary
Sculpture, which scatters original works of art throughout the
gardens of the Principality.
• The World Music Awards,
televised from the Salle des
Etoiles (Hall of Stars) of the
Monte-Carlo Sporting, reward
those international pop stars and
music groups that have achieved
the greatest sales of records
worldwide during the year.
• The International Circus Festival, which has become a
world reference point, honours
the winning artists, who come
from different spheres and
from all over the world, with a
gold, silver and bronze clown.
• The Piano Masters, founded
in 1992, have helped to give
fame to young and talented
artists, who have been among
the finalists of the greatest
international competitions; this
event has since expanded to
include the disciplines of
singing and the violin.
• The Fondation Prince Pierre
(Prince Pierre Foundation)
brings together leading personalities in literary, musical
and artistic committees, each
of which award a prize every
year under the chairmanship of
HRH the Princess of Hanover.
• Theatrical performances and
eclectic international variety
shows are given in the intimate
setting of the Princess Grace
Theatre.
• The World Amateur Theatre
Festival brings together the
best companies from all over
the world every four years.
• The Monte-Carlo Magic
Stars award a golden wand to
emerging illusionists.
• The Festival of Television, in
which television programmes
have been competing since
1960 for a golden nymph, is
where the television world
assembles. The festival has
paved the way for two other
important professional events
from the audiovisual world:
Imagina, the International
Forum for New Images (in
February) and Sportel, the
Sport and Television Awards (in
September).
• The Monaco Grimaldi Forum
is a cultural forum equipped
with avant-garde facilities in
which numerous events take
place, such as concerts, operas,
ballets, exhibitions and techno
parties.
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Cultural
Events
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• Le Salon Destination Bien-Être
(The Wellbeing Show) links
free time with the art of living.
This annual event offers
visitors of all ages new and unusual
ideas to optimise daily life and to
enhance the art of family living.
The year is also marked by a
large number of exhibitions that
cater for every taste.
Whether these take place in the
Grimaldi Forum, the Exhibition Hall at the Quai Antoine
Ier, art galleries, certain hotels,
even banking establishments, or
at the headquarters of associations involved in corporate sponsorship, the list of exhibitions is
long and diverse.
The Monaco Grimaldi Forum has
an exhibition area of 4,000 m2,
allowing for total creative freedom.
B I E N - Ê T R E D E L’ E S P R I T
Since its opening, the grand
themed summer exhibitions held
there (from mid-July to early
September) have been hugely
successful. Some examples are
“Air-Air” in 2000; “China, the
Century of the First Emperor” in
2001; and “Super Warhol” in
2003.
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Furthermore, other types of
exhibition have been able to
utilise, in addition, the esplanade
of the Grimaldi Forum in accordance with an internal/external
concept. These include “La Terre
vue du ciel” (The Earth seen from
the Sky) by Yann Arthus
Bertrand, and “Des Volcans et
des Hommes” (Of Volcanoes and
Men) by Philippe Bourseiller.
under the exotic colours of a
country that is invited as guest of
honour each year. The fair’s layout in distinct themed areas
enables it to present a wide
range of products and novelties.
February
Galas and
Evening
Performances
The Salle des Étoiles of the
Sporting Monte-Carlo, the scene
of some of the most memorable
evening performances, hosts the
prestigious annual Bal de la Rose
(Rose Ball), as well as the Gala de
la Croix Rouge Monégasque
(Monégasque Red Cross Gala),
which is a genuinely heartfelt
festival.
From June to September, international variety shows offer all of
the magic of dreams on this
magical stage.
Fairs
With the Monaco Grimaldi
Forum and the Espace
Fontvieille, Monaco has suitable
venues for the organisation of
major fairs, which add to the cultural and sporting events.
December / January
March
• Le Salon Décoration et
Jardin (The Homes and Gardens Show) is the Mediterranean event for interior and
exterior decoration, with a varied
selection of exhibitors, including
interior decorators and architects, landscape gardeners, and
nursery owners.
May
• Le Salon Rêveries sur les
Jardins (The Dream Gardens
Show) brings together, in a
charming and good-humoured
atmosphere, dealers and nursery
owners who compete in the
quality and refinement of their
decoration. At the same time as
this show, floral art is also on the
agenda with the Bouquet Competition, in which representatives
of many countries exhibit their
ephemeral compositions solely
to please the eye.
(The International Biennial
Exhibition of Antique Dealers,
Jewellers and Art Galleries of
Monte-Carlo) is essential for
lovers of beautiful objects. Priceless masterpieces that bear
witness to Man’s artistic genius
are presented at each edition of
this show.
September
• The Monaco Yacht Show has
become a must for all those who
are fascinated by yachting at the
highest level. Over four days, the
show becomes the place for
transactions and orders from
shipyards, service companies and
components manufacturers,
repair yards and brokers, etc.
August
October
• La Biennale Internationale
des Antiquaires, Joailliers et
Galeries d’Art de Monte-Carlo
• The Monaco International
Fair is the grand meeting-place
for business and leisure, held
• Monte-Carlo Gastronomy,
which involves meals and banquet tables, is a genuine invitation to the pleasures of edible
delicacies and French and European
gastronomy,
whilst
enabling visitors to rediscover
the tradition of good taste, some
weeks before the end of year
parties.
• Le Salon du Collectionneur
d’Antiquités et d’objets d’Art
(The Antiques and Objets
d’Art Collectors’ Show), followed by the Monte-Carlo
International Fine Art and
Antiques Fair, are shows that
bring together a number of
antique dealers.
Shows
Information and
Reservations
• Monte-Carlo Ballets
Tel. +377 99 99 30 00
By correspondence:
Grimaldi Forum Monaco
(Ticketing Department)
BP 2000
Ticket Office:
Open daily (except on Sundays)
from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
(non-stop).
[email protected]
www.balletsdemontecarlo.com
• Concerts, Opera
Tel. +377 92 16 22 99
By correspondence:
Atrium du Casino, Monte-Carlo
MC 98000 Monaco
Ticket Office:
Open daily (except on Mondays)
from 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.
(non-stop).
• Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival
Tel. +377 92 05 23 45
By correspondence:
Monte-Carlo Festivals
5, avenue des Ligures
MC 98000 Monaco
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Tel. +377 92 16 20 00
and + 377 92 16 36 36
Société des Bains de Mer
Place du Casino, Monte-Carlo
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SPIRITUAL WELLBEING
Tel. +377 92 16 22 99
and +377 93 25 58 04
By correspondence:
Atrium du Casino, Monte-Carlo
Ticket Office: open daily (except
on Mondays) from 10 a.m. to
5.30 p.m. (non-stop).
Tel. +377 93 15 83 03
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• Le Fort Antoine dans la
Ville (outdoor shows)
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• Galas (Le Sporting
Monte-Carlo)
• Monte-Carlo Spring
Arts Festival
“M“ for Magic...
Discover the museums of the Principality.
Throughout the year there are concerts
performed by the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic
Orchestra. In January: evening entertainment at
the Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival.
In July and August: the magic of an exceptional
concert performed by the Monte-Carlo
Philharmonic Orchestra in the majestic Court
of Honour at the Prince’s Palace.
Day 2:
Discover Monaco and its gardens by way of the
Path of Sculptures. See the temporary exhibition of sculptures in the Casino gardens.
Depending on the season, view the exceptional
pieces presented at the International Biennial
Exhibition of Antique Dealers, Jewellers, and
Art Galleries of Monte-Carlo. In the evening,
attend a performance of the Monte-Carlo
Ballets, in summer or winter.
Day 3:
Visit the most beautiful exhibitions presented in
the Principality: in spring and summer, at the
Grimaldi Forum; and in galleries throughout
the year. Spend the evening at the Opera,
depending on the season.
Day 4:
In April, see Monaco in a different light, on the
occasion of the events organised as part of the
Spring Arts Festival: ballets, concerts, recitals, etc.
• Theatre
Tel. +377 93 25 32 27
Théâtre Princesse-Grace
12, avenue d’Ostende
Monte-Carlo
Open daily (except on Mondays
from May to October as well as
on those Saturdays and Sundays
on which there is no theatre performance) from 10 a.m. to
1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
NB: The period and conditions of booking differ for
each show. Spectators are
advised to request information from the bodies
concerned in order to find
out the precise terms and
conditions.
For the complete programme
of events:
et des Congrès
Monte-Carlo
Tel. +377 92 166 166
[email protected]
Powerful
Sensations
• Individual Sports
• Sporting Events
• Tourist Helicopter
Flights
• Shopping
• Going Out, Nightlife
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e it sport, shopping, or evenings out, there is something
for everyone. Athletes can practise their favourite sport
in ideal conditions. Shopaholics will find all the major
designer names and the most beautiful boutiques.
Night owls will not be outdone, with a nightlife that is
full of culture and festivity.
Individual
Sports
A restaurant and bar enable
players to revive whilst appreciating the beauty of the venue.
Miniature Golf
Monte-Carlo Squash
Racket Club
Mont Agel, La Turbie
Tel. +33 (0)4 92 41 50 70
Tennis, Squash
Stade Louis-II
Avenue des Castelans
Tel. +377 92 05 42 22
Located at an altitude of 900
metres and a 20-minute drive
away from Monaco, the club
offers an 18-hole course, par 71
(a handicap of 35 is requested,
and 32 at the weekend), and
also a practice range.
Monte-Carlo Country Club
Monte-Carlo Golf Club
27-29, bd de Belgique
Tel. +377 93 30 01 02
or +377 93 30 60 78
Parc Princesse Antoinette
Tel. +377 93 50 63 87
Golf
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Tennis Club de Monaco
Avenue Princesse-Grace
Saint-Roman
Tel. +33 (0)4 93 41 30 15
Jogging
Located facing the sea, this is one
of the most beautiful tennis clubs
in the world, with its courts and its
restaurant set between sky and
sea. The club has 23 clay courts
and two hard courts. It also offers
the following activities: squash,
swimming, jacuzzi, sauna, fitness,
bridge and billiards.
Boulevard du Jardin Exotique
This is a 2.5 km tiered track.
Health Course
Jogging Track
Boulevard du Larvotto
This is a 1,370 metre
marked track.
With its privileged location
beside the sea and its temperate climate, it is only natural
that the Principality should
have a large number of infrastructures
available
for
bathing and swimming.
Plage du Larvotto
Tel. +377 93 30 64 83
This is a small, supervised public
beach with showers, changing
rooms, restaurants and shops.
Monte-Carlo Beach
avenue Princesse-Grace
Saint-Roman
Tel. +33 (0)4 93 28 66 66
or +377 97 97 52 46
This is a highly luxurious bathing
complex with an ornamental
heated salt-water swimming
pool that is filtered with ozone,
canopies, solariums, beach huts
and a private beach.
Swimming Pool at the
Hotel Mirabeau
Tel. +377 92 16 65 65
This is an open-air heated saltwater swimming pool.
Municipal Swimming
Pool
7, avenue Saint-Charles
Tel. +377 92 16 04 22
This is an indoor ornamental
heated fresh-water swimming
pool.
Swimming
Pool at the
Marine
Thermal
Baths
2, avenue
d’Ostende
Tel. +377 92 16 40 40
This is an indoor heated saltwater swimming pool. There is
also a terrace and a solarium.
Prince Héréditaire
Albert Olympic
Swimming Pool
Stade Louis II
1, avenue des Castelans
Tel. +377 92 05 42 13
This Olympic-size indoor heated
fresh-water swimming pool, also
has a diving pool.
Stade Nautique
Rainier III
Swimming Pool at the
Monte-Carlo Country Club
Quai Albert-I er
Tel. +377 93 30 64 83
Avenue Princesse-Grace,
St-Roman
Tel. +33 (0)4 93 41 30 15
The water-sports stadium has an
Olympic-size heated salt-water
swimming pool.
This open-air ornamental swimming pool is heated and has
bubble jets, waterfalls and a
machine enabling swimmers to
swim against a current.
Swimming Pools at the
Méridien Beach Plaza
Tel. +377 93 30 98 80
There are two outdoor salt-water
swimming pools, a private
beach, and an indoor heated
fresh-water swimming pool.
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September
April
• The IAAF World Athletics
Final is the meeting that crowns
the year of athletics with the best
athletes ranked according to
points.
• The Monaco Classic Week is
the only world classic yachting
event to bring together classic
motor boats, contemporary
motor-yachts and traditional
yachts every two years.
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Site Handiplage
du Larvotto
Tel. +33 (0)4 93 78 50 22
or +377 93 15 90 96
or +377 93 30 98 55
Specific facilities (Tiralos), sanitary facility and assistance for
disabled beachgoers, all of which
cater for people with reduced
mobility.
It is possible to practise sailing,
windsurfing,
waterskiing,
barefoot skiing, wakeboarding,
ski bus, and parasailing; to rent a
wet bike or a jet-ski (from April
to October at Larvotto Beach and
at Monte-Carlo Beach); or to go
scuba diving (at the Fontvieille
slipway, tel. +377 99 99 99 60).
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Visitors may also hire a yacht to
spend a magical day on the
Mediterranean, or a boat to go
fishing for the day out on the
open sea.
Information:
Direction du Tourisme et
des Congrès
Tel. +377 92 166 166
Alpine Skiing
In winter, a two-hour drive away
from Monaco, alpine skiing can
be practised in the French ski stations of Vallberg (103 km), Isola
2000 (110 km), and Auron (116
km), and in the Italian ski stations of Limone (82 km) and
Monesi (123 km).
Sports Events
The Principality of Monaco lives
according to the thrilling rhythm
of sports events of the highest
level, as sport is also a genuine
vocation in Monaco.
January
The Monte-Carlo Rally, created
in 1911, and its Historical counterpart perpetuate the tradition
of automobile races on selective
road courses, putting man and
his machine to the test whilst, for
• Among the most prestigious
tournaments of the professional
circuit, the Monte-Carlo Tennis
Masters, which takes place in
the idyllic setting of the MonteCarlo Country Club, is the essential meeting-place for all of the
best players in the world.
• The Monte-Carlo International Show Jumping Championship brings together the best
indoor show jumpers.
As a prelude to the key event,
the Monaco Historical GrandPrix, the first of its kind in the
world, every two years returns
to competition the great racing
cars that have already become
legend.
May
June
The incomparable Monaco Formula 1 Automobile Grand
Prix offers the unique show of
the whirlwind of impressive
racing cars which, during a
period of four days, roar their
ultra-powerful engines through
the narrow streets of the city.
At the International Swimming Meeting, some of the
best European swimming champions come together to compete.
August
A match that is included in the
scores of the UEFA Super Cup
Final takes place at the Louis II
Stadium every year.
November
A number of international running stars compete in the
Monaco International Marathon. The sporting calendar also
includes matches involving the
Monégasque professional football club (the A.S. Monaco F.C.),
in the French first league championship, as well as club matches
in the different championships
for which it qualifies.
The year is also studded with various
sporting events, including handball, basketball, sailing,
fencing, judo, running,
karting, biathlon and even
sport-dance.
des Congrès
Tel. +377 92 166 166
Tourist
Helicopter
Flights
Tourists may be dazzled by the
blue expanse of the sea from the
heights of a helicopter.
Fly over the Principality of
Monaco and its surrounding
areas for an unforgettable first
flight and discover an astounding panorama of the Riviera from
unimagined perspectives to
experience, in total safety, a few
intoxicating moments offered by
the companies that operate from
Monaco’s heliport.
Information:
• Héli Air Monaco
avenue des Ligures
Tel. + 377 92 05 00 50
• Monacair
avenue des Ligures
Tel. +377 97 97 39 00.
prestige and for the pleasure of
privileged teams, the MonteCarlo Historical Car Rally puts
fragile pre-war mechanics
through the paces of present-day
conditions.
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International
Variety Shows
The most varied commercial
activities can be found in
Monaco.
• Le Cabaret du Casino
(Société des Bains de Mer)
Casino de Monte-Carlo
Tel. +377 92 16 22 00
or +377 92 16 36 36
All of the major luxury designer
names are present within an area
small enough to enable window
shopping to be done on foot.
Shops are usually open daily
from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from
3 p.m. to 7 p.m., except on
Sundays and public holidays.
However, some shops are closed
on Saturday afternoons or
on Monday mornings. Most
shopkeepers sell goods duty-free
for export.
The main shopping areas are:
• In Monaco-Ville: in the small
roads of the old-town (local souvenirs).
• In the Condamine: rue
Grimaldi and rue Princesse-Caroline (pedestrian area).
• In Monte-Carlo: Le Métropole
shopping centre (avenue de la
Madone).
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Boulevard des Moulins and
avenue de la Costa (Galerie du
Park-Palace).
Avenue des Beaux-Arts, boulevard d’Italie and avenue
Princesse-Grace.
• In Fontvieille: shopping centre (avenue Prince-HéréditaireAlbert) and shops at the port.
Show at 11 p.m. Attire: lounge
suit. Open from Wednesday to
Saturday from the start of July to
mid-September.
Going Out,
Nightlife
The intoxicating pleasures of
Monaco’s nightlife, with its galas
at the “Salle des Étoiles” of the
Monte-Carlo Sporting, its international variety shows at the
Casino Cabaret, its unforgettable
nights at Jimmy’z, and its cinemas, nightclubs, discotheques
and casinos open until dawn,
contribute to the “joie de vivre”
of Monte-Carlo, thus confirming
that a simple stay for pleasure
always becomes an unforgettable memory.
• Le Sporting
Monte-Carlo
Avenue Princesse Grace
Tel. +377 92 16 22 44
ou +377 92 16 36 36
Dinner at 9 p.m. Show at 10.45
p.m. Attire: lounge suit.
Every Friday, gala dinners with
firework displays are held.
Open from the end of June to
the end of August.
Pubs, Discotheques
and Fashionable
Venues
• Black Diamond
Tel. +377 97 77 00 24
Tel. +377 99 99 30 00
According to programme.
6, quai Antoine-Ier
Tel. +377 97 97 95 95
• The Legend
Tel. +377 93 50 53 13
• The Living Room
• Café Grand Prix La Rascasse
Tel.+377 93 50 80 31
Quai Antoine-I er
Tel.+377 93 25 56 90
• The Waterfront
• Flashman’s
7, avenue Princesse-Alice
Tel. +377 93 30 09 03
• Jimmy’z
Tel. +377 92 16 22 77
or +377 92 16 36 36
28, quai Jean-Charles Rey
Tel.+377 92 05 90 99
• Zebra Square
Grimaldi Forum Monaco
Tel. +377 99 99 25 50
Cinemas
• Cinema Le Sporting
• Le Point Rouge
7, rue du Portier
Tel. +377 93 25 87 67
or +377 93 50 88 10
Place du Casino
For programmes and information, call 08 92 68 00 72
or visit
www.cinemasporting.com
The three air-conditioned cinemas are equipped with Dolby
Digital and DTS.
• Quai des Artistes
• New Open Air Cinema
4, quai Antoine-I er
Tel.+377 97 97 97 77
The new Summer Open-Air
Cinema.
Toit Jardins - Terrasses du
Parking des Pêcheurs
Tel. +377 93 25 86 80
ou 08 92 68 00 72
A film is shown in the original
version with subtitles every
evening on the biggest open-air
screen in Europe. With Dolby
Digital sound and DTS.
11, rue du Portier
Tel. +377 97 77 03 04
• Mc Carthy’s Pub
• Le Grimadi Forum
Monaco
• Stars ’N’ Bars (Club)
• Sabor Latino
c/o Le Bistroquet,
Galerie Charles-III
Tel. +377 93 50 65 03
• Sass Café
Tel. +377 93 25 52 00
Gaming
• Casino de Monte-Carlo
Place du Casino
Tel. +377 92 16 20 00
Open throughout the year.
– European Lounges:
Roulette, Trente and Quarante,
Automatic Slot Machines.
– Private Lounges:
European and English Roulette,
Trente and Quarante, Chemin de
Fer, Black Jack, Craps, Banque à
Deux Tableaux, Punto Banco.
– English Club:
Black Jack, English Roulette.
• Café de Paris
Place du Casino
Tel. +377 92 16 21 24
Open throughout the year
– American Games:
Automatic Slot Machines, American Roulette, Craps and Black
Jack.
– Grand Siècle Lounge:
Automatic Slot Machines, Horse
Races, Black Jack, Video Poker.
Shopping
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• Salle des Palmiers
• Sun Casino
Le Sporting Monte-Carlo
Tel. +377 92 16 20 00
Monte Carlo Grand Hotel
Tel. +377 92 16 21 23
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Craps, Black Jack, Stud Poker,
American Roulette, Automatic
Slot Machines.
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Open throughout the year.
One hundred per cent
sensations
Day 1:
In the summer, spend a day at the Monte-Carlo
Beach Hotel learning water sports, including
water-skiing, wet biking and parasailing.
Dine and watch a show in the Monte-Carlo
Sporting Club’s Salle des Étoiles.
In the winter, spend a day on a cookery course
organised by the Société des Bains de Mer. Dine
and watch a show at the Cabaret de MonteCarlo and spend the evening at the Casino.
Day 2:
After spending the day shopping, enjoy a
bird’s-eye view of the Principality by taking a
panoramic helicopter flight.
Dine in one of the Michelin-starred restaurants,
and then spend the evening at a discotheque.
Day 3:
Be a privileged spectator at a sporting event,
depending on the season:
– On the roads inland at the Monte-Carlo Rally.
– Watch show jumping at the Monte-Carlo
International Show Jumping Championship.
– Attend the Tennis Masters.
– Get a buzz out of the F1 Grand Prix and the
Historical Grand Prix.
– Cheer on the best athletes at the IAAF World
Athletics Final.
– Take part in the Marathon.
Open from the end of June
to the end of August.
English and European Roulette,
Trente and Quarante, Chemin de
Fer, Craps, Black Jack, Punto
Blanco,
Automatic
Slot
Machines, Banque à Deux
Tableaux.
NB.: All of the games may
be used only by people
aged 18 years and over,
upon presentation of
identification.
The Art of
Hospitality
• Hotels
• Restaurants and
Gastronomy
THE ART OF HOSPITALITY
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Hotels
suites complete this prestigious ensemble.
Eight luxury hotels and fourstar hotels set around the
famous Casino and overlooking the Mediterranean
offer their guests some
1,342 rooms and suites of
unqualified comfort.
In the three- and two-star
categories, nine establishments spread throughout
the areas of Fontvieille,
La Condamine and MonteCarlo, with their 468 rooms
and suites, bring the overall
capacity of the Principality
to 2,195 rooms, with all categories taken into account.
In the seaside area, two
four-star establishments
with their 385 rooms and
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Hotel de Paris
★★★★L
Place du Casino - Monte-Carlo
Tel. +377 98 06 30 00
Fax +377 98 06 38 49
and +377 98 06 38 50
www.montecarloresort.com
[email protected]
Reservations:
Tel. +377 98 06 25 25
Fax +377 98 06 26 26
[email protected]
191 rooms and suites.
Restaurants:
Le Louis XV d'Alain Ducasse,
La Salle Empire, Le Grill,
Le Côté Jardin.
With sea view, garden, terrace, bar,
meeting rooms, swimming pools
(indoor and outdoor), health and
fitness centre, boutiques, and private
car-park.
Hotel Hermitage ★★★★L
Square Beaumarchais
Monte-Carlo
Tel. +377 98 06 40 00
Fax +377 98 06 38 52
[email protected]
Reservations:
Tel. +377 98 06 25 25
Fax +377 98 06 26 26
[email protected]
Hotel Métropole
Monte Carlo ★★★★L
Monte Carlo
Grand Hotel
★★★★L
Monte-Carlo
Tel. +377 93 50 65 00
Fax +377 93 30 01 57
www.montecarlograndhotel.com
[email protected]
Restaurants:
L'Argentin, Le Pistou,
Le Café de la Mer.
With sea view, garden, terrace, bars,
tea room, meeting rooms, business
centre, childcare facility, disabled
access, outdoor pool heated throughout the year, health and fitness
centre, shops, and private car-park.
Monte-Carlo
Tel. +377 93 15 15 15
Fax +377 93 25 24 44
www.metropole.mc
[email protected]
A restaurant offering an inventive
Mediterranean style cuisine.
With sea view and gardens, terrace,
bar, meeting rooms, outdoor heated
pool with solarium, fitness centre,
spa, and private car-park.
Port Palace
★★★★L
7, avenue du Président
J.-F. Kennedy - Monaco
Tel. +377 97 97 90 00
Fax +377 97 97 90 01
www.port-palace.com
[email protected]
50 junior suites and suites.
Restaurant:
Le Grand Large.
With sea view, terrace, bar, meeting
rooms, “Clé de Peau Beauté”,
disabled access, health and fitness
centre, yoga room, beauty centre,
and private car-park.
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ith five deluxe four-star hotels and four Michelinstarred restaurants, the tone is set: the Principality
is assuredly a Mecca for deluxe tourism where the
art of hospitality is more than just a tradition.
(In summer 2004, as a result of the
increase in height of the hotel, the
number of rooms and suites will
increase to 292).
Restaurant:
Le Vistamar.
With sea view, garden, terrace, bar,
meeting rooms, swimming pools
(indoor and outdoor), health and
fitness centre, and private car-park.
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Hotel Mirabeau
★★★★
Monte-Carlo
Tel. +377 98 06 65 65
Fax +377 98 06 84 85
[email protected]
Reservations:
Tel. +377 98 06 25 25
Fax +377 98 06 26 26
[email protected]
Restaurant:
La Coupole.
With sea view, garden and terrace,
bar, meeting rooms, business centre,
swimming pool (outdoor), Spa and
private car-park.
Monte-Carlo
Beach Hotel ★★★★
Saint-Roman
06190 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
Tel. +33 4 93 28 66 66
Fax +33 4 93 78 14 18
[email protected]
Closed in winter.
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Reservations:
Tel. +377 98 06 25 25
Fax +377 98 06 26 26
[email protected]
Restaurants:
Le Beach Lounge, La Terrasse
de la Mer, La Terrasse Libanaise,
La Vigie, La Salle à Manger.
With sea view, garden, terraces, bar,
cyber-cafe, ice-cream parlour, luxury
salon, child-care facility, disabled
access, health and fitness centre,
water-sports centre with Olympicsize swimming pool, private landing
stage for access from the sea, private
beach, shops, and private car-park.
Le Méridien
Beach Plaza ★★★★
Columbus
Monaco ★★★
Monte-Carlo
Tel. +377 93 30 98 80
Fax +377 93 50 23 14
www.lemeridien-montecarlo.com
Restaurants:
Le Carré Restaurant,
L’Albatros (open in summer)
le Bar et Lunch.
Adjacent conference centre (Le Sea
Club) with a 3,000 m2 surface area
of meeting rooms and terraces, and
a business centre.
With sea view, garden, terraces, bar,
chid-care facility, disabled access,
swimming pools (indoor and heated,
outdoor with salt-water), health and
fitness centre, private beach, shops,
and private car-park.
23, avenue des Papalins
Monaco
Tel. +377 92 05 90 00
Fax +377 92 05 91 67
www.columbushotels.com
[email protected]
Restaurant:
Brasserie Columbus.
With sea view, garden, terrace,
bar-lounge, meeting rooms, disabled
access, outdoor swimming pool, fitness
room, shop, and private car-park.
Hotel Alexandra
Hotel Balmoral
★★★
35, boulevard Princesse-Charlotte
Monte-Carlo
Tel. +377 93 50 63 13
Fax +377 92 16 06 48
www.monaco-hotel.com/
montecarlo/alexandra/index.htm
[email protected]
56 rooms.
Hotel Ambassador
Monaco ★★★
10, avenue Prince-Pierre
Monaco
Tel. +377 97 97 96 96
Fax +377 97 97 96 99
www.ambassadormonaco.com
[email protected]
35 rooms.
Restaurant: La Malizia.
With bar and meeting room.
★★★
12, avenue de la Costa
Monte-Carlo
Tel. +377 93 50 62 37
Fax +377 93 15 08 69
www.hotel-balmoral.mc
[email protected]
65 rooms, suites and apartments.
Restaurant.
With sea view, bar, and meeting
room.
Hotel Miramar
★★★
1, av. du Président J.-F.-Kennedy
Monaco
Tel. +377 93 30 86 48
Fax +377 93 30 26 33
www.hotel-miramar.mc
[email protected]
11 rooms.
Restaurant: Le Miramar.
With sea view and lounge, terrace,
bar.
Tulip Inn
Monaco Terminus ★★★
9, avenue Prince-Pierre - Monaco
Tel. +377 92 05 63 00
Fax +377 92 05 20 10
www.terminus.monte-carlo.mc
[email protected]
54 rooms.
Restaurant:
La Sarriette,
Le Corail (oyster and seafood
snack bar, open during the
summer season).
With terrace, bar, and meeting
rooms.
Hotel de France
★★
6, rue de la Turbie - Monaco
Tel. +377 93 30 24 64
Fax +377 92 16 13 34
www.monte-carlo.mc/france
[email protected]
26 rooms.
With bar and disabled access.
Hotel Helvetia
★★
1 bis, rue Grimaldi - Monaco
Tel. +377 93 30 21 71
Fax +377 92 16 70 51
www.monte-carlo.mc/helvetia
[email protected]
25 rooms.
With bar.
Hotel le Versailles
★★
4, avenue Prince-Pierre - Monaco
Tel. +377 93 50 79 34
Fax +377 93 25 53 64
www.monte-carlo.mc/versailles
[email protected]
15 rooms.
Restaurant.
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Restaurants
and
Gastronomy
Nature
Be it Provençal or inspired by
the Nice region or the Italian
Riviera, regional cuisine is
served in many of the
Principality’s establishments,
always in accordance with
the same high standards of
quality.
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• Walks
• Excursions into
the Countryside
looking out on to Monte-Carlo’s
most beautiful terrace, which
overhangs Port Hercule.
However, regional cuisine may
also be savoured in the Bar &
Bœuf* on the Larvotto Peninsula
during the summer; in the Hirondelle, with its low-calorie menu,
at the Thermes Marins; in the
panoramic setting of Pistou, on
the terrace of the Monte Carlo
Grand Hotel; or in the surroundings of La Vigie (at the extreme
end of the beach); or even in the
Carré Restaurant at the Hôtel
Le Méridien Beach Plaza; in the
restaurant of the Hotel
Métropole, with its terrace and a
superb view of the Casino gardens; or in the particularly animated atmosphere of the Café
de Paris (next to the Casino); the
Castelroc with its Monégasque
specialities, opposite the Prince’s
Palace; or the Rampoldi, an
essential meeting-place for the
jet set.
Of course, with the 150 or so
other restaurants in the Principality, the most diverse specialities,
including grilled meats, fish and
other exotic cuisines, are also on
the menu.
*** 3 stars in the Michelin Guide 2004
* 1 star in the Michelin Guide 2004
A complete list of restaurants in
the Principality is available upon
request:
des Congrès
Monte-Carlo
Tel. +377 92 166 166
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Visitors may taste this cuisine in
the extravagant and priceless
setting of the Louis XV*** or
in one of the other leading lights
of Monégasque gastronomy:
Le Grill* at the Hotel de Paris,
which overlooks Monte-Carlo
from high up on the eighth floor;
La Salle Empire, a pure architectural masterpiece, and its terrace,
bordering the Casino square;
La Coupole at the Hotel
Mirabeau, or even the Vistamar* at the Hotel Hermitage,
Trails
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Walks
The Principality of Monaco
has a number of gardens and
terraces that bear witness to
the important role that
nature plays in the daily life
of the city.
More than 20% of Monégasque territory is made up
of parkland.
• The gardens and terraces of
the Casino, with magnificent
flowerbeds presented harmoniously on impeccably kept
lawns, dotted with ornamental
lakes adorned with papyrus and
water-lilies and bordered with
luxuriant gardens, climb gently
towards the commercial arteries
of the city.
On the opposite side of the
Casino, on the sea-side, there
are sun-drenched terraces, from
which one may contemplate a
stunning geometric multicoloured work of art by Vasarely
that adorns the roof of the
Rainier III Auditorium.
N AT U R E T R A I L S
Place du Casino – Monte-Carlo
Free entry.
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• The Japanese Garden,
designed by a master of Japanese
art and blessed by a revered
Shinto priest, is a genuine work of
art that combines stone, water
and vegetation in marvellous harmony.
Waterfalls and ornamental lakes,
embellished with small islands in
symbolic shapes, are dotted
around this setting of serenity that
covers a surface area of 7,000 m2.
Monte-Carlo
Free entry from 9 a.m.
until sunset.
• The Fontvieille Landscaped
Garden, which covers a surface
area of almost 4 hectares, brings
together a multitude of pot-plant
species from around the world,
surrounding a small fresh-water
lake around which ducks and
swans swim gracefully.
Nearby, the Princesse Grace
Rose Garden offers an air of calm
and serenity to visitors by way of
the marvellous fragrance given
Fontvieille.
Free entry from sunrise
to sunset.
• Saint-Martin’s and SainteBarbe’s Gardens, suspended on
the south-east facade of the
Rock, are host to the blooms of
wild Mediterranean flora, completed with a multitude of exotic
species.
Avenue Saint-Martin
Monaco-Ville
Free entry.
• The Princess Antoinette
Park, pleasantly set out, has
hundred-year-old olive trees and
a miniature golf course.
Boulevard du Jardin Exotique
Monaco
Free entry from 8.30 a.m.
until sunset.
• Sculptures in the city: on the
initiative of HSH the Sovereign
Prince, the Principality has, for
several years, enriched itself with
the works of art of internationally renowned artists.
Sculpture holds a privileged
place in this collection, set in the
city and its gardens, allowing
passers-by to view a unique collection.
This heritage is thus displayed for
the admiration of the public.
Almost one hundred works of art
by contemporary artists such as
“Cavalleria Eroica”, by Arman;
“Le Poing”, by César; the
Lalanne animals; “Adam and
Eve”, by Botero; the fountains by
G. Lartigue; and also “Three Part
Object”, by H. Moore, rub shoulders with the works of sculptors
who live in Monaco and also
with older pieces that have been
impeccably preserved.
A Chemin des Sculptures (Path
of Sculptures) has been set up in
the district of Fontvieille, and it
contains a number of monumental works of art.
In the open air, throughout
the city. Free entry.
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or nature and hiking amateurs, the Principality of Monaco
has a wealth of places and trails, each one even more unusual
than the last. As for those visitors who are interested in finding
out about the neighbouring region, there are many ideas for
excursions, be they half-day or for the entire day.
out by the 4,000 or so rosebushes, more than 150 varieties of
which are the work of the best
experts in Europe and America.
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This path is dotted with mansions that retain Belle Epoque
features.
Duration (there and back):
3 hours.
It is also possible to jog.
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But the Principality of
Monaco can also be the point
of departure for other walks:
• From Monte-Carlo Beach to
Cap Martin, along the Promenade Le Corbusier, which is a
very picturesque path that runs
alongside the sea.
Duration (there and back):
3 hours.
It is also possible to jog.
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• From Monte-Carlo Beach to
Monaco Port, along the
esplanade bordering the sea that
overlooks the beaches of Larvotto, the gardens around the
Monaco Grimaldi Forum and
Boulevard Louis II. Not to be
missed: footprints of the most
famous footballers in the world,
symbolically moulded into the
ground.
Duration: approximately
40 minutes.
• From Fontvieille to Cap d’Ail
• The Via Alpina, by way of
existing paths, links, at its
very end, the Principality of
Monaco with the city of
Trieste in Italy.
On Monégasque territory, the
departure and arrival points of
the main itinerary are at the Place
du Palais. The route, which is
clearly marked out, goes through
the Saint-Martin gardens and the
Avenue de la Porte Neuve,
crossing the Place d’Armes to
lead into the Jardin Exotique.
It continues into French territory
towards La Turbie.
Four other great hiking itineraries
are available, making a total of
more than 300 daily stages and
providing the opportunity for
endless walks, which enable visitors to cross borders more than
60 times on these predominantly
cultural paths.
Furthermore, it is possible to visit
a multitude of historical sites and
many villages that are typical of
the area, as well as 40 parks and
protected areas.
Excursions
into the
Countryside
• Menton
Half-day Excursions
• Beausoleil
A stone’s throw from Monaco,
there is a panoramic view, from
the viewpoint indicator, of Italy,
Cap Martin and the Principality.
There is also a nature reserve, and
visitors may admire fine examples
of Belle Epoque architecture and
the Riviera Palace with its elegant
façade. 3 km
Tourist Information Centre
Tel. +33 (0)4 93 78 01 55
[email protected]
• Roquebrune-Village
(at an altitude of 300 metres)
A former Monégasque territory,
surmounted by its castle and fort
(X century), there is a splendid
view from this mediaeval village
of the Principality of Monaco and
Cap Martin. 6 km
Tel. +33 (0)4 93 35 62 87
office-du-tourisme.rcm@
wanadoo.fr
A city of gardens, in which
superb and original plants prosper in a sumptuous setting
(Carnolès Palace, le Val Rameh,
Villa Maria Serena, Fontana
Rosa, etc.).
• Villefranche-sur-Mer
Visit the XVI century Citadelle
Saint-Elme (St Elmo’s Citadel),
which overlooks the harbour, as
well as the Chapelle Saint-Pierre
(St Peter’s Chapel), decorated by
Jean Cocteau. 14 km
Visit the Jean Cocteau Museum
and the wedding room at the
town hall, painted by the artist.
Tel. +33 (0)4 93 01 73 68
[email protected]
Visit the baroque buildings of StMichel and its square. 10 km
• La Turbie
Visit the Trophy of the Alps,
which is a masterpiece of Roman
art (7-6 years BC). 8 km
• Eze-Village
A mediaeval fortified village
crowned by the ruins of its castle
and fort, overlooking the peninsula of St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. Local
crafts include olive wood carvings,
perfumes and pottery. 10 km
Tel. +33 (0)4 93 41 26 00
[email protected]
Tel. +33 (0)4 92 41 76 76
[email protected]
• Sainte-Agnès
A village perched on the coast,
the highest in Europe (at an altitude of 780 m), it looks over the
bay of Menton and is known as
one of the most beautiful villages
in France (take a tour round Fort
Maginot). 21 km
Tourist Information Bureau
Tel. +33 (0)4 93 35 87 35
• Beaulieu-sur-Mer
The Greek villa, Kerylos, built in
1902 by Théodore Reinach,
recreates the luxury and beauty
of an ancient palace, whilst at the
same time incorporating elements of modern comfort: frescoes, mosaics, reproductions of
works of art, priceless furniture,
etc. 11 km
Tel. +33 (0)4 93 01 02 21
[email protected]
••• and Cap Ferrat
Visit the Ephrussi de Rothschild
Museum. 13 km
Tel. +33 (0)4 93 76 08 90
[email protected]
• Nice
Attractions include the Promenade des Anglais, the old-town
and its flower market, the castle
hill, the Marc Chagall Museum,
the Roman arenas at Cimiez, the
Matisse Museum, the Phoenix
Floral Park and its giant greenhouse, and the Museum of Asian
Arts. 18 km
Tel. +33 (0)8 92 70 74 07
[email protected]
(Mala Beach), along a path that
starts almost level with the sea,
and where one may find unusual
flora.
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One-day Excursions
• The Italian Riviera
Visit the traditional Friday market
in Ventimiglia, and continue on
towards San Remo, capital of the
‘Riviera dei Fiori’ (Riviera of
Flowers). 22 km.
• Biot
• Vallauris
This is a mediaeval city with a XIV
century Grimaldi Castle and
Museum, surrounded by ramparts. Visit the Renoir Museum
(including Renoir’s house, ‘Les
Colettes’, and its 2.3-hectare
olive grove). 30 km.
Visit the Fernand Léger Museum
and the traditional glassware
workshops. 42 km.
Visit the National Picasso
Museum, and the pottery and
ceramics workshops. 51 km.
Tel. +33 (0)4 93 65 78 00
[email protected]
Tel. +33 (0)4 93 63 82 58
[email protected]
• Grasse
Tel. +33 (0)4 93 20 61 64
[email protected]
• Vallée de la
Roya-Bevera
• Vence and
Saint-Paul-de-Vence
A Mecca of the Baroque itinerary
that enables visitors to see some
fifteen religious monuments
between Sospel, Breil-sur-Roya,
Saorge, Fontan, La Brigue and
Tende.
The Maeght Foundation.
Tourist Association
of la Roya-Bevera
Tel. +33 (0)4 93 04 92 05
[email protected]
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• Les Hauts de Cagnes
Visit the Château Notre-Dame des
Fleurs (Our Lady of the Flowers
Castle), which has a garden filled
with scented plants for perfumemaking, and the Perfume and
Liqueur Museum, which dates
from the XI century. 40 km.
Tel. +33 (0)4 93 58 06 38
Officedutourisme@
ville-vence.fr
Discover the town of perfumes.
Visit the Museum of Art and History of Provence and the Villa
Fragonard. Take a trip around a
perfumery. 56 km.
• Antibes
Walk along the Vauban Ramparts and visit the Picasso
Museum, which houses over 200
works of art.
See the attractions and marine
show at Marineland. 40 km.
Tel. +33 (0)4 92 90 53 00
[email protected]
Tel. +33 (0)4 93 36 66 66
[email protected]
• Mountains and Nature
• Cannes
Visit the Boulevard de la Croisette
and the Palais des Festivals,
which holds the International
Film Festival; the Vieux Port (the
old port) and the Vielle-Ville du
Suquet (the old-town), as well as
the Musée de la Castre.
Take a cruise ship to the Lérins
islands: Île Sainte-Marguérite and
its Royal Fort, in which the Man
in the Iron Mask was imprisoned;
and Île Saint-Honorat and its
monastery. 50 km.
Tel. +33 (0)4 93 39 24 53
[email protected]
– Go from Les Gorges du Loup
to the village of Gourdon, a
genuine ‘eagle’s nest’ perched
at an altitude of 758 metres,
with its XII century castle and
its history and naïve painting
museums. 70 km.
– Les Grottes de Saint-Cézaire
are caves in the Siagne Gorges.
70 km.
– La Vallée des Merveilles, la Vallée de la Vésubie, la Vallée de la
Tinée are ideal for hikers.
80 to 100 km.
– Go to Les Gorges du Verdon
for kayaking, rafting and fly-fishing, depending on the season.
100 km.
– Visit the vineyards of the Côtes
de Provence in the Var.
80 to 120 km.
(Excursions into the Countryside
continued)
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Agencies that
organise Tours
or City Tours.
• Monaco Sight Seeing
Tel. 06 07 77 35 37
or 06 61 55 35 37
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– Monte Carlo Grand Hotel
Tel. +377 93 50 82 65
Tourist trips in a minibus around
Monaco and the French and
Italian Riviera, departing from
hotels in the Principality.
– Monaco Heliport
Avenue des Ligures
Tel. +377 92 05 66 00
• Liven Up
20, avenue de Fontvieille
Tel. +377 92 05 54 20
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• Monte-Carlo Limousine
57, rue Grimaldi
Tel. 06 11 35 92 92
or +377 97 77 87 70
Guided tours of the Principality
of Monaco.
DA
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HO
For a personalised City Tour in
French, English or Italian, 24
hours a day, seven days a week.
• Dream Tours
The Emerald City
Day 1:
The Gardens of Monaco and Cap d’Ail:
Visit Monaco’s Exotic Garden, the Sacha Guitry
Garden and the Botanical Park at the Villa du
Roc Fleuri in Cap d’Ail.
Day 2:
The Gardens of Monaco: Visit Monaco-Ville and
Saint Martin’s and Saint Barbe’s Gardens, the
Fontvieille Landscaped Garden and the Princess
Grace Rose Garden, as well as the Casino
Gardens and Little Africa, the Japanese Garden
and the Path of Sculptures.
Day 3:
The Gardens of Menton: Visit the Serre de la
Madone (the Greenhouse of the Madonna),
Fontana Rosa, Val Rameh and Maria Serena.
Day 4:
Visit the Exotic Garden at Eze Village and the
Garden of the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild at
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.
Day 5:
Visit the Italian Riviera and the Hanbury
Gardens.
Guided tours of the Principality
of Monaco and the main features of the region with multilingual drivers.
Practical
information
• Access to Monaco
• Authorities
• Banks and
Credit Cards
• Clothing
• Consulates
• Electrical Current
• Emergencies
• Lost and Found
• Public Car-Parks
• Public holidays
• Taxes
• Telephone
• Television
• Time Differences
• Tipping
• Transport
GR
P
AS
AT
CR
TO
I CNAOLM I N
EF O R M AT I O N
(Excursions into the Countryside
continued)
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n order to ensure that everybody’s stay is a success, some
information that might come in handy is provided below.
This information includes a list of banks, bureaux de change,
car rental agencies, and public holidays, as well as urban
transport, clothing measurements, etc.
Access to Monaco
• Rail Links:
Monaco is a destination that is
easily accessible from the entire
world, either by road (E80
Barcelona - Milan motorway) or
by air.
Thanks to its new geographical
location, the Monaco MonteCarlo underground railway station (measuring 540 metres in
length and with an up-to-theminute security system) has four
pedestrian exits with lifts, escalators and moving walkways,
which facilitate interconnection
with the urban and interurban
transport networks.
Indeed, the Nice Côte d’Azur Airport is only 25 km from Monaco
(a six-minute flight away by helicopter shuttle).
P R A C T I C A L I N F O R M AT I O N
All trains stop at Monaco:
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• Links between the Nice Côte
d’Azur Airport and the Principality of Monaco:
– Helicopter: seven days a week,
there are almost 70 daily flights,
which take only six minutes and
link up with all national and
international flights.
– A8 Motorway: a regular coach
service ensures links between the
two air terminals and the Principality of Monaco (journey time:
approximately 50 minutes).
• Other Road Links:
Besides the A8 motorway, there
are three very attractive routes
between Nice and Monaco: the
Basse Corniche (the low coast
road) N98, which runs alongside
the sea; the Moyenne Corniche
(the middle coast road) N7,
which goes through Eze-Village;
and the Grande-Corniche (the
upper coast road), which goes
through La Turbie and the Col
d’Eze (the Eze Pass).
– TGVs (High Speed Trains) from
and to Paris.
-– Daily trains to Milan, Genoa
and Basle.
-– Night trains to Strasbourg,
Paris, Toulouse, Irun, Portbou,
Milan, Venice, Pisa and Rome.
-– Regional Express Trains (TER)
which
ensure
services
between the towns on the
Riviera.
Information and
Reservations:
Tel. 08 92 35 35 35.
The Principality of Monaco has
two yacht ports, one on either
side of the Rock:
– Port Hercule is the only deepwater port on the Riviera
located in the centre of town.
Its wide swinging dock, measuring 16 hectares (from seven
to 20 metres in depth) and its
new semi-floating sea wall
measuring 350 metres in
length, a totally innovative
conception, allow for the
movements of ships measuring
up to 250 metres long.
Information:
Port Harbour Master’s Office
Tel. +377 93 15 85 77
– Fontvieille Port can hold up to
280 yachts in a dock measuring 5.5 ha.
Information:
Port Harbour Master’s Office
Tel. +377 93 15 85 69
Authorities (police,
customs, postal services)
• Postal tariffs in force in the
Principality of Monaco are the
same as those in France.
• Police:
– Public Safety,
3, rue Louis Notari
La Condamine
Tel. +377 93 15 30 15
– Emergency Police Assistance,
Tel. 17
• Customs:
Although the Principality is an
independent sovereign state, the
crossing of the border between
France and Monaco does not
require any formal procedure (a
customs agreement has existed
between the two countries since
1865).
• Postal Services:
– Central Monte-Carlo
Post Office
Tel. +377 97 97 25 25
Palais de la Scala,
square Beaumarchais:
• The postal service is open from
Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to
9 p.m. and on Saturday from 8
a.m. to 12 p.m.
• The telegraph and telephone
services are open daily from 8
a.m. to 9 p.m. (for a telephone
telegram, dial 3655).
– Postage stamps:
• Letters posted in the Principality must bear Monégasque
stamps only (and letters posted
in France must not bear Monégasque stamps!).
Banks and
Credit Cards
Banks are open from Monday to
Friday (the Banque Franco-Portugaise / Monte-Carlo is also open
on Saturday), usually from 9 a.m.
to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to
4.30 p.m., except on the afternoons prior to certain legal
public holidays.
The credit cards that are most
commonly accepted by shopkeepers and traders in the Principality are:
Access Card, American Express,
Crédit Agricole, Diners Club,
Eurocard-Mastercard, Interbank,
Visa (Carte Bleue).
A number of bureaus de change
are open daily:
– American Express Voyages
35, bd Princesse-Charlotte
Monte-Carlo
Tel. +377 97 70 77 59
(Closed on Saturdays, Sundays
and public holidays).
– Compagnie Monégasque
de Change
Parking du chemin des
Pêcheurs
Monaco-Ville
Tel. +377 93 25 02 50
(Closed from 5 November
to 25 December).
i
• Sea Links:
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– Monafinances
Monte-Carlo
Tel. +377 93 50 06 80
Automatic cashpoints are also
available 24 hours a day at:
– Crédit Foncier de Monaco
“Le Shangri-La”
11, boulevard Albert-Ier
La Condamine.
– Centre Commercial
de Fontvieille
(Fontvieille shopping centre)
23 avenue PrinceHéréditaire-Albert
Fontvieille.
– Crédit Mutuel
8, rue Grimaldi
La Condamine.
Clothing
SHIRTS
TROUSERS
France
France
Spain, Italy G.B. Spain, Italy G.B.
Germany U.S.A. Germany U.S.A.
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39
40
41
42
43
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14 1/2
15
15 1/2
15 3/4
16
16 1/2
17
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42
44
46
48
50
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33
34
36
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40
42
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Direction du Tourisme des
Congrès de la Principauté de
Monaco
2a, boulevard des Moulins
Monte-Carlo,
Tel. +377 92 166 166.
Electrical Current
Voltage: 220 volts
Power sockets are European
(bring an adaptor for non-European appliances).
New Year’s Day
France
Spain
G.B.
U.S.A.
Italy
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38
40
42
44
46
48
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
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40
42
44
46
48
50
SHOES
Germany France Spain
Germany Italy
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36
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40
42
44
46
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37
38
39
40
41
42
43
G.B.
U.S.A.
(M / F)
35 –/5
36 4/5 1/2
37 5/6
38 6/7
39 6 1/2 /8
40 7/9
41 8/10
42 9/11
Emergencies
Lost and Found
• Ambulances and Fire Brigade
Dial 18 or +377 93 30 19 45
or +377 93 15 66 99
• Hospital
Centre Hospitalier PrincesseGrace, avenue Pasteur
– Casualty:
Tel. +377 97 98 97 69
– All services:
Tel. +377 97 98 99 00
• Doctors on Call and Duty
Chemists
Tel. 141
or +377 93 25 33 25 from
telephone call boxes.
Department of Public Safety
3, rue Louis Notari
La Condamine
Tel. +377 93 15 30 18
Public Car-Parks
Of the 13,800 or so spaces distributed throughout 33 covered
car-parks (all are equipped with
electronic surveillance or have a
car-park attendant), approximately 5,100 spaces are available for visitors to the Principality
at weekends and on public holidays (3,000 places are available
from Monday to Friday).
Television
Parking is free for up to one
hour.
Some shopkeepers or traders
may also allow visitors a second
hour free of charge.
(See location on the tourist map
inside the cover.)
Public holidays
DRESSES
Consulates
A list of consulates may be
obtained from the
For receptions, jackets and ties
are recommended.
For gala dinners, evening-wear
(dinner jackets) is required
(addresses of dinner jacket rental
agencies will be provided upon
request).
When not on the beach or at
bathing establishments, it is forbidden to wear swimming costumes or walk around barechested or barefoot.
People are generally required to
be properly attired in all public
establishments, particularly in
places of worship.
Saint Dévote’s Day
(1 January)
(27 January)
Easter Monday
Labour Day
(1 May)
Ascension Day
Whit Monday
Corpus Christi
Feast of the Assumption (15 Aug.)
All Saints’ Day
(1 November)
National Holiday (19 November)
Feast of the Immaculate
Conception
(8 December)
Christmas Day
(25 December)
Taxes
In Monaco, the VAT rate is the
same as that in France.
Telephone
• Calling from abroad
(including France and French
overseas departments and territories) to a number in Monaco:
dial the international access pre-
The Principality’s cable network
enables the reception, besides
French and Italian television
channels, of some English,
American, German and Spanish
television channels.
fix, then 377, which is the code
for the Principality, followed by
the eight numbers of the telephone number you wish to dial.
• Calling from Monaco abroad
(including France and French
overseas departments and
territories): dial 00 + the country
code + the area code, then the
number you wish to dial (it will
take several seconds before you
hear the tone).
• Rates:
calls within Monégasque territory
are charged at one unit per threeminute block at normal hours, but
this rate changes according to the
time of day; the cost of calls to
France or abroad varies according
to the duration and the destination (reduced rates are available at
certain hours of the day, nighttime, Saturdays, Sundays and
public holidays – consult the Principality’s telephone directory).
Telephone calling cards (50 or
100 units), on sale at post offices
and in tobacconists, enable calls
to be made from the majority of
telephone call boxes, which are
also equipped for payment by
Carte Bleue.
Information:
Société Monégasque de
Télédistribution
(Monégasque television
distribution company)
Tel. +377 97 97 38 38
Time Differences
Summer time is in effect in
Monaco from the end of March
to the end of October.
Standard Summer
time
time
Australia (Cambera) +9
Brazil (Rio)
-4
Canada
-6
CI (Moscow)
+2
Germany
=
Great Britain
-1
Greece
+1
Hong-Kong
+7
Japan
+8
Portugal
-1
Singapore
+6 1/2
Spain
=
Switzerland
=
USA (Atlantic)
-6
USA (Central)
-7
USA (Pacific)
-9
+9
-5
-6
+2
=
-1
=
+7
+7
-2
+5 1/2
=
-1
-6
-7
-9
(Banks and Credit Cards
continued)
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Public lifts, escalators
and moving walkways:
All prices include tax and service
charge.
There are 205 mechanical links
(including 80 high-capacity lifts,
which are quick, comfortable
and equipped with electronic
surveillance; as well as escalators
and moving walkways) between
approximately 53 areas throughout the city, constituting a network that is unique in the world.
Tips are generally appreciated
by personnel according to the
quality of the service provided.
Transport
(Buses, lifts, taxis,
heliport, car rental)
Access to Monaco-Ville:
On Monaco’s Rock, the use of
cars is very strictly regulated.
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• Line no. 3: does not exist.
Only vehicles registered in the
Principality of Monaco and the
French region of Alpes-Maritimes
(06) may obtain access. Other
vehicles may, however, park at
the Parking Chemin des
Pêcheurs, which has been especially designed for visitors to the
Rock, the main thoroughfares of
which are laid out to ensure the
safety of pedestrians.
• Line no. 4: Railway Station (exit
avenue Prince-Pierre) / Casino /
Larvotto (beaches) and back.
Urban Buses:
The Monaco Bus Company operates five bus routes, with one
bus approximately every 11 minutes from Monday to Saturday
between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. (on
Sundays and public holidays,
buses operate approximately
every 20 minutes between 7.30
a.m. and 9 p.m.).
• Line no. 1: Monaco-Ville /
Casino / Saint-Roman and back.
• Line no. 2: Monaco-Ville /
Casino / Jardin Exotique and back.
Single fare. Reductions are given
upon the purchase of a multi-trip
card (four or eight journeys).
Tickets are purchased on the bus.
• Line no. 5: Railway Station (exit
avenue Prince-Pierre) / Fontvieille /
Hospital and back.
• Line no. 6: Fontvieille / Casino /
Larvotto (beaches) and back
(except on Sundays and public
holidays).
• Centre Commercial de
Fontvieille (Avenue PrinceHéréditaire-Albert) / Place
d’Armes.
• Parking du Chemin des
Pêcheurs / Oceanographic
Museum (Monaco-Ville).
• Monaco Port and Auditorium
Rainier III (tunnel of boulevard
Louis-II) / Terrasses du Casino.
• Boulevard du Larvotto
(Ecole des Carmes) / Boulevard
d’Italie (Carmelite Church).
• Fonvieille:
avenue des Papalins (near the
Hotel Columbus Monaco)
• Terrasses du Casino (Marine
Therapy Centre) / Avenue
d’Ostende (by escalator).
• Boulevard de Belgique /
Boulevard du Jardin-Exotique /
Square Lamarck.
• SNCF Railway Station:
(Sainte-Dévote exit)
• Boulevard Rainier-III /
Avenue Crovetto-Frères.
• Chemin de la Turbie /
Boulevard Rainier-III /
Rue Louis Auréglia.
• Avenue de la Costa
(Les Allées Lumières Gallery) /
Boulevard Princesse-Charlotte
(by escalator).
• Avenue des Spélugues
(Le Métropole shopping
centre) / Av. de GrandeBretagne.
• Avenue des Citronniers /
Avenue de Grande-Bretagne.
• Jardin Exotique /
Princess Grace Hospital.
• Boulevard Princesse-Charlotte
(Sainte-Dévote Bridge) /
new SNCF Railway Station.
• Prince-Pierre Gallery
(former SNCF Railway Station,
avenue Prince-Pierre) /
new SNCF Railway Station
(by moving walkway).
• Monaco Port (Quai Albert-Ier) /
Place d’Armes (by moving
walkway).
• Avenue de Grande-Bretagne /
Boulevard des Moulins (near
Saint Charles’ Church).
• Rue Princesse-Caroline /
rue de Millo (by escalator).
• National Museum, Monaco
Grimaldi Forum and
Monte-Carlo beaches / Place
des Moulins.
Available 24 hours a day:
Tel. +377 93 15 01 01
• Boulevard du Larvotto
(overlooking the beaches) /
Descente du Larvotto –
Boulevard d’Italie.
• Casino:
avenue de Monte-Carlo
• Monaco Port (Place SainteDévote) / new SNCF Railway
Station / Boulevard de
Belgique.
• Monaco Port (Avenue
Président J.-F. Kennedy) /
Parking de la Costa.
Taxis:
List of taxi ranks:
• Des Moulins:
Place des Moulins
• Hospital:
avenue Pasteur
• Larvotto:
(near the Hotel Le Méridien
Beach Plaza)
• Métropole:
avenue de la Madone
• Monte Carlo Grand Hotel:
avenue des Spélugues
• Poste de Monte-Carlo:
Square Beaumarchais
• Port de Monaco:
av. du Président J.-F. Kennedy
• Sporting Monte-Carlo:
(during the summer season
only)
• Terminus:
avenue Prince-Pierre
Taxibus:
Station Tulip Inn Terminus
Avenue Prince-Pierre
Tel. +377 92 05 25 57
(or 06 07 93 34 07
or 06 07 93 55 45)
This provides the same service as
taxis, but is for group travel, with
eight- and 13-seater minibuses.
Tipping
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Discover the Principality of
Monte-Carlo with the
(Transport - continued)
• Monacair
Tel. +377 97 97 39 01
(reservations)
Tel. +377 97 97 39 00
(Administration)
Car Rental:
Exclusively chauffeur-driven
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• Agency Car Rental:
2, bd du Jardin Exotique,
Tel. 06 07 93 06 65
• Auto-Locations Carlo:
“Le Coronado”,
20, avenue de Fontvieille,
Tel. +377 93 50 34 10
• British Motors:
15, bd Princesse-Charlotte,
Tel. +377 97 97 89 78
and 06 07 93 15 05
• Diamond’s Limousines:
28, bd Princesse-Charlotte,
Tel. +377 97 70 48 10
“Passeport to
Monte-Carlo”
• Galaxie Limousines:
1, avenue Henry-Dunant,
Tel. +377 93 50 79 50
• Limousine Tours
Monte-Carlo:
2, rue Louis-Notari,
Tel. +377 93 30 30 14
(24 hours a day)
• 2M Limousines Services:
49 bis, av. de l’Annonciade,
Tel. +377 93 50 69 69
• Monaco Prestige Limousine:
c/o C.A.T.S., “Le Forum”,
28, bd Princesse Charlotte,
Tel. 06 07 77 35 37
and 06 61 55 35 37
• Monte-Carlo Limousine:
Héliport de Fontvieille,
Tel. +377 92 05 66 00
et Monte Carlo Grand Hotel,
Tel. +377 93 50 82 65
(24 hours a day)
• Star Limousine:
7, av. de Grande-Bretagne,
Tel. +377 97 97 36 00
• V.I.P. Limousines:
25, bd de Belgique,
Tel. +377 97 70 39 99
Exclusively without chauffeur
• Avis:
9, avenue d’Ostende,
Tel. +377 93 30 17 53
• Calandres:
6, impasse de la Fontaine,
Tel. +377 93 50 25 25
• Elite Rent a car:
34, quai Jean-Charles-Rey,
Tel. +377 97 77 33 11
• Europcar:
47, av. de Grande-Bretagne,
Tel. +377 93 50 74 95
• Excel****:
1, avenue Henry-Dunant,
Tel. +377 99 99 93 63
• Hertz:
27, boulevard Albert-Ier,
Tel. +377 93 50 79 60
• Limone Michel:
26, quai Jean-Charles-Rey,
Tel. +377 92 05 90 09
• Plaza International:
4, avenue des Citronniers,
Tel. +377 97 70 70 44
The Passport to Monte-Carlo offers visitors a simple
and practical way of coming to discover Monaco.
It is an all-inclusive package, consisting of:
• Transfer by helicopter between Nice Côte d’Azur Airport
and Monaco;
• A minimum two-night stay in a single or double room,
with breakfast included, in a luxury three-star, four-star or
four-star deluxe hotel;
• Preferential treatment or special consideration
at your hotel;
• Access to all museums and other establishments in
the Principality.
This passport is also available without helicopter transfer.
This passport could also be personalised for specific themed events.
For further information, contact:
Your travel agency or the
Direction du Tourisme et des Congrès Monaco
2a, bd des Moulins, Monte-Carlo - MC 98030 Monaco CEDEX
Tel. +377 92 166 166
[email protected] - www.monaco-tourisme.com
PASSEPORT FOR MONTE-CARLO
Heliport:
Fontvieille, av. des Ligures
Services:
• Numerous daily shuttles
between Monaco and Nice
Côte d’Azur Airport.
• Charter flights upon request.
• Recreational or business flights.
• Snack-bar.
Transport Companies:
• Héli Air Monaco
Tel. +377 92 050 050
(reservations)
Tel. +377 92 050 030
(commercial department)
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Design and production by
Photos: Jeury, Bazzoli, Zen Communication, Sassi, Bérard, Chave,
Flament, Mauro, Miti, Philippe, Solichon, Soriano, Archives du Palais Princier,
Direction du Tourisme et des Congrès, Société des Bains de Mer.
© April 2004 - 03244
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