63 Places in Monaco, You Should Visit

Monaco Attractions You Should Visit | Monaco Tour

Monaco is a tiny independent city-state on France’s Mediterranean coastline known for its upscale casinos, yacht-lined harbor and prestigious Grand Prix motor race, which runs through Monaco’s streets once a year. There are numerous places where you can make plan for roaming as –

1. Monte Carlo

Lavishness and comfort lie in the capital of Monaco. It is a fabulous region for people and car watching, with the touch of breathtaking natural beauty. This district’s headland location has a mesmerizing views of the Port of Monaco, more than one boulevard that offers shopping in luxury boutiques, and a marvelous Opera House.

2. Monaco-Ville also known as Le Rocher

This captivating town gives the tourists a chance to wander around the oldest neighborhood in the country. It was built on a rocky land, reaching into the Mediterranean Sea, and the sight it provides is nothing less than magnificent. There are also numerous restaurants and hotels, that can be found here, along with various famous city’s landmarks, including the Oceanographic Museum and the Prince’s Palace.

3. Larvotto Beach

Only a few minutes’ stroll from Monte Carlo, a beautiful, pebbly coast is situated. This is the only beach in Monaco, therefore it is an extremely popular destination. There are people who recommend this shore for families, but you must be aware, that topless sunbathers are far from being strangers here.

4. Port de la Condamine

This square-shaped Port was designed to hold countless luxury vessels, even the Prince’s private yacht is docked here. You can enjoy a lovely walk along the port area, stop at one of the great cafes or enjoy a catamaran drive around Monaco to see the scenic coastline.

5. The Japanese Garden

This authentic Japanese garden is built into a steep hillside, complete with stone, water and vegetation. It is a place of tranquility and allure, where you can discover a pristine stream, a beach and an incredible waterfall.

6. Moneghetti District

Located in a region where the Alps drop into the Mediterranean Sea, seemingly endless roads and steep steps lead to a part of the city built on terraces with charming villas and a seductive garden. It is also p place where you can find their parish church and the only railway in the country.

7. Port Hercules

With the royal palace sitting above, this port is one of the most photographed ports in the world. It is an area that a part of La Condamine, and it is perfect for sightseeing, shopping and dining opportunities, and a fabulous place to take a relaxing stroll. It is also a prime location for Formula One enthusiasts, when the spring races take place.

8. Fort Antoine

Fort Antoine is a history military fortress, built on the edge of Le Rocher, and today it is used as an outdoor theatre, offering a wonderful setting to enjoy performances under the stars. But the main motive to visit this site is the spectacular vista point it provides.

9. Oceanographic Museum

This is a museum one simply must stop by. With the aquarium’s ninety tanks, exhibit of models of Prince Albert’s ships, and showcased skeletons of marine animals along with the ocean-exploring equipment, this is a museum that does not only display the educational elements, but has world-class laboratories, used by scientist from all around the globe.

10. Cathedral

Constructed out of stunning white stones, this Byzantine-Roman-style cathedral is where the Monaco Princes are buried, and it houses the tombs of Princess Grace and Prince Rainer. It is open to the public at all time, except during any religious services.

More 53 Places to visit in Monaco-

1. Place du Palais

2. Museum of Napoleon souvenirs and historical archive collections court

3. Flower Garden of Princess Grace

4. Monte-Carlo casino

5. Museum of stamps and coins

6. Formula 1 Grand Prix

7. Le Metropole Shopping Center

8. Palais Du Prince

9. Jardin Exotique

10. Fontvieille Shopping Centre

11. Sea- lounge Monte Carlo

12. Buddha Bar Monte Carlo

13. Roquebrune-Cap-Martin

14. French Riviera in Monaco

15. Prince’s Palace Of Monaco

16. Fontvieille in Monaco

17. Monte-Carlo Casino And Opera House

18. Fort Antoine

19. Museum of Prehistoric Anthropology

20. New National Museum

21. Chapel of Mercy

22. Palais de Justice

23. Princess Antoinette Park

24. St Martin Gardens

25. The Exotic Gardens and the Observation Cave

26. Saint-Charles Church

27. The Museum of “Vieux Monaco”

28. Wax Museum

29. The Stade Louis II

30. Grimaldi Forum

31. Circuit de Monaco

32. Monaco Harbor

33. Rock of Monaco

34. The Napoleon Museum

35. Les Spélugues

36. Monte-Carlo Rally

37. Vence Townscape

38. Fondation Maeght

39. Tourette-sur-Loup

40. St Paul de Vence

41. Musée Oceanographique

42. Opéra de Monte-Carlo (Salle Garnier)

43. Collection de Voitures Anciennes (Collection of Vintage Cars)

44. Jardin Japonais

45. Musée de la Chapelle de la Visitation

46. Monaco Naval Museum

47. Métropole Shopping Monte-Carlo

48. Monaco Top Cars Collection

49. Sun Casino

50. Amber Lounge

51. Saint Devote Chapel

52. Monaco Tourist Office Center

53. Iris Game

53 PLACES TO VISIT IN MONACO 

1. Place du Palais 

The Palais-Royal is a former royal palace in Paris, France’s 1st arrondissement. The architect, Jacques Lemercier, designed the Palais-Cardinal for Cardinal Richelieu between 1633 and 1639.

2. MUSEUM OF NAPOLEON SOUVENIRS AND HISTORICAL ARCHIVE COLLECTIONS COURT

More than a thousand objects and documents from the First Empire are on display, including items from Emperor Napoleon I, garments from the King of Rome, and religious souvenirs from Saint Helena.

3. FLOWER GARDEN OF PRINCESS GRACE 

Fontvieille Park and Princess Grace Rose Garden are two municipal parks in Monaco’s Fontvieille district. The parks cover a total of 4 hectares and are open daily from dawn to dusk. One of the best nature spot for visitors.

4. Monte Carlo Casino

The Monte Carlo Casino, also known as the Casino de Monte-Carlo, is a gambling and entertainment complex in Monaco. It houses a casino, the Paris opera de Monte-Carlo, and the Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo office. 

5. Museum of Stamps and Coins 

The Museum of Stamps and Coins is located in Monaco’s Fontvieille district. It tells the principality’s postal history and has a display of Monegasque money dating back to 1640.

6. Formula 1 Grand Prix

Since 1929, the Monaco Grand Prix has been held annually on the Circuit de Monaco in late May. It is widely regarded as one of the most important and prestigious automobile races in the world.

7. LE METROPOLE SHOPPING CENTER

The Metropole Shopping Monte-Carlo first opened its doors in 1988, and its reputation is built on its luxurious, inviting atmosphere in a setting made of precious materials. and a decidedly modern Mediterranean feel to the interior.

8. PALAIS DU PRINCE

The Sovereign Prince of Monaco’s official residence is the Prince’s Palace in Monaco. Built in 1191 as a Genoese fortress, it has been bombarded and besieged by numerous foreign powers throughout its long and often dramatic history.

9. Jardin Exotique

The Jardin Exotique de Monaco is a botanical garden in Monaco located on a cliffside. Within the Exotic Garden, there is a Prehistoric Anthropology Museum that displays many of those prehistoric remains. 

10. Fontvieille Shopping Centre 

The Fontvieille Shopping Centre elegantly combines functionality and completeness. Indeed, with its large parking lot and 36 stores, including hi-fi equipment, Shopping mall with 36 stores, services, and eateries, as well as free parking and a large supermarket.

11. Sea Lounge Monte-Carlo

The Sea Lounge Monte-Carlo is “the” place to be, with its ideal location on the water’s edge. The Monte-Carlo Beach sleeps in the sun, lulled by the sound of the waves before all five senses awaken at night.

12. BUDDHA BAR MONTE CARLO

This establishment, unquestionably the most luxurious in the group, features a decor inspired by the Garnier Opera House in Paris, with a subtle mix of gilded moldings, ancient sculptures, and a colonial Asian setting. A fantastic destination for visitors.

13. Roquebrune-Cap-Martin

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin is a commune in the department of Alpes-Maritimes in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region of southeastern France, between Monaco and Menton. The entire region has a significant tourism industry, particularly during the high season, which runs from April to October.

14. French Riviera in Monaco 

The French Riviera is the Mediterranean coastline of France’s southeast corner. 3 million museums and monuments admitted Every year, more than 45% of tourists arrive by plane.

15. Prince’s Palace of Monaco 

The Sovereign Prince of Monaco’s official residence is the Prince’s Palace in Monaco. Built in 1191 as a Genoese fortress, it has been bombarded and occupied  by numerous foreign powers throughout its long and often dramatic history.

16. Fontvieille in Monaco

Fontvieille is the Principality of Monaco’s southernmost ward. Manfredi Nicoletti, an Italian architect, created it between the 1970s and the 1990s. It’s a lovely spot worth seeing.

17. MONTE-CARLO CASINO AND OPERA HOUSE

The Opera de Monte-Carlo is an opera house in the Principality of Monaco that is part of the Monte Carlo Casino. Due to the scarcity of cultural diversions in Monaco in the 1870s.

18. Fort Antoine

The Fort Antoine Theatre is a small amphitheatre located on the Avenue de la Quarantaine in Monaco’s Monaco-Ville ward. During the summer, the fort hosts open-air plays.

19. MUSEUM OF PREHISTORIC ANTHROPOLOGY 

The Jardin Exotique de Monaco houses the Museum of Prehistoric Anthropology. It was founded in 1902 and houses a collection of fossils and other excavated artifacts from the prehistory of Monaco and the surrounding areas.

20. NEW NATIONAL MUSEUM

In Monaco, there is a museum of contemporary visual art. The museum is divided into two sections: Villa Sauber and Villa Paloma. Every year, the venues host two exhibitions.

21. Chapel of Mercy 

The Chapel of Mercy is a Roman Catholic church located on the Rue Basse in the Monaco-Ville district of Monaco. The chapel was built in 1639 to house the Brotherhood of the Black Penitents.

22. Palais de justice

Built in 1930 from a gray porous stone containing pebbles and shells, it has two front stairs that connect to a balcony on the first floor. A stunning architectural structure that is a sight to behold.

23. Princess Antoinette Park 

The Princess Antoinette Park on the Boulevard de Jardin Exotique in Monaco’s La Condamine ward is a municipal park. The garden honors the sacred olive tree.

24. Saint-Martin Gardens 

The Jardin St. Martin is located in Monaco’s Monaco-Ville ward. The gardens are a series of paths that run along the southwest face of the Rock of Monaco.

25. THE EXOTIC GARDENS AND THE OBSERVATION CAVE 

The Exotic Garden, which covers an area of approximately 15,000 m2, is home to a thousand cacti and other succulent plants with stems or hypertrophic leaves that store water.

26. Saint-Charles Church

Saint-Charles Church is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Charles Borromeo, an Italian cardinal and archbishop who lived in the 16th century. The church is located on the Avenue Sainte-Charles in Monaco’s Monte Carlo district.

27. The Museum of “Vieux Monaco”

The Museum of Old Monaco is a museum dedicated to the material heritage of Monaco. It exhibits ceramics, paintings, furniture, and costumes, as well as scenes from daily life in Monaco’s Old Town, Le Rocher.

28. Wax Museum

The wax museum is stunningly unique, with a vast collection of wax works charting the history of the royals through life-sized models, many of whom are dressed in period attire.

29. The Stade Louis II 

The Stade Louis II is a stadium in Monaco’s Fontvieille district. It is primarily a football stadium, as it is the home of AS Monaco and the Monaco national football team.

30. Grimaldi Forum

The Grimaldi Forum in Monaco is a conference and congress center on the seafront of Larvotto, Monaco’s eastern beach quartier. There are regular performances by Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo and the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra.

31. Circuit de Monaco

The Circuit de Monaco is a 3.337 km street circuit laid out on the city streets of Monte Carlo and La Condamine around the harbor of the Principality of Monaco.

32. Monaco Harbor

The port has been in operation since antiquity. The modern port was completed in 1926 and underwent significant renovations in the 1970s. It is nearly 40 acres in size.

33. Rock of Monaco

The Rock of Monaco is a 62-meter-tall monolith on the Principality of Monaco’s Mediterranean coast. It has a view of the Mediterranean Sea and Port Hercules.

34. THE NAPOLEON MUSEUM

The museum, which was attached to the Prince of Monaco’s palace, housed a collection assembled by Prince Louis II, the current Prince of Monaco’s great grandfather.

35. LES SPELUGUES 

Les Spélugues is a 1978 apartment building, congress center, and hotel complex. The project is being carried out in Monte-Carlo, Monaco, Europe.

36. Monte Carlo Rally 

The Automobile Club de Monaco organizes the Monte Carlo Rally or Rallye Monte-Carlo each year. The rally is now held in Monaco and southeast France along the French Riviera.

37. VENCE TOWNSCAPE

A charming village with charming streets. It’s one of the hawk’s nest villages, but it’s not as crowded as Eze, so you can take your time enjoying it.

38. FONDATION MAEGHT

The Maeght Foundation is a modern art museum located on the Colline des Gardettes, a hill overlooking Saint-Paul de Vence in southeast France, approximately 25 kilometers from Nice.

39. Tourrettes-sur-Loup

Tourrettes-sur-Loup is a commune in the department of Alpes-Maritimes in southeastern France. It has been known as Tourrettes-Sur-Loup since the early twentieth century, but it was previously known as Tourrettes-les-Vence.

40. ST PAUL DE VENCE

It is well known for its modern and contemporary art museums and galleries, such as the Fondation Maeght, and is one of the oldest medieval towns on the French Riviera.

41. MUSÉE OCEANOGRAPHIQUE 

The Oceanographic Museum is a marine science museum in Monaco-Ville. It is the headquarters of the Mediterranean Science Commission. This structure is part of the Institut océanographique, which is dedicated to disseminating oceanographic knowledge.

42. Opéra de Monte-Carlo ( Salle garnier) 

The Opéra de Monte-Carlo is an opera house in the Principality of Monaco that is part of the Monte Carlo Casino. Due to the scarcity of cultural diversions in Monaco in the 1870s.

43. COLLECTION DE VOITURES ANCIENNES (COLLECTION OF VINTAGE CARS) 

The Monaco Top Cars Collection is an automobile museum located in Monaco’s Fontvieille district. The cars were Prince Rainier III of Monaco’s personal collection, amassed over a thirty-year period.

44. JARDIN JAPONAIS

The Japanese Garden is a municipal park located on Avenue Princesse Grace in Monaco’s Larvotto ward. It is located near the Grimaldi Forum convention center.

45. MUSÉE DE LA CHAPELLE DE LA VISITATION

The Museum of the Chapel of Visitation is a Roman Catholic chapel and art museum in Monaco’s Monaco-Ville ward. The 17th century saw the construction of the baroque chapel.

46.MONACO NAVAL MUSEUM 

The Naval Museum in Fontvieille, Monaco, is a museum of model ships, paintings, and maritime objects. It is an international museum dedicated to all navies from antiquity to the present.

47. MÉTROPOLE SHOPPING MONTE-CARLO

The Metropole Shopping Monte-Carlo welcomes you into a luxurious setting of beautiful marble and a majestic period chandelier. The upscale shopping center has a luxurious feel with marble floors and a crystal chandelier.

48. MONACO TOP CARS COLLECTION 

The Monaco Top Cars Collection is an automobile museum located in Monaco’s Fontvieille district. The cars were Prince Rainier III of Monaco’s personal collection, amassed over a thirty-year period.

49. SUN CASINO 

Sun Casino is located on a seaside cliff in fabulous Monte-Carlo, at the 4-star luxury convention resort Fairmont Monte Carlo, just an 11-minute walk from Monte-Carlo Casino.

50. Amber Lounge

Amber Lounge is the most exclusive Grand Prix Lifestyle experience in the world, following the F1 series around the world. It is a one-of-a-kind entertainment destination for all.

51. Sainte-Dévote Chapel

The Sainte-Dévote Chapelle is a Roman Catholic chapel dedicated to Monaco’s patron saint, Saint Devota.The chapel, built against the Vallon des Gaumates wall, was first mentioned in archived documents in 1070.

52. MONACO TOURIST OFFICE CENTER 

The Monaco Government Tourist and Convention Authority is a government agency. Its mission is to promote the Principality as a premier upscale destination while also developing global marketing initiatives.

53. IRIS GAME

A live escape game is a full-body experience. Players over the age of 14 are locked in a room and have 60 minutes to escape. A fun and collaborative activity.