Monaco - Advice

[jonamv8]

Fancy taking the Turbo to Europe for Easter. Always wanted to go to Monaco. No GP on so what else can i get up??

Advice pls

[Hackney]

Short of actually seeing where the GP goes there's nothing much of interest in Monaco as regards driving.

If you like big boats and slow expensive cars you're in luck.

Head out of Monaco on the E80 then left on the D2566 towards Sospel. The Col de Turini.

[jonamv8]

Im with the missus so just looking for anything to do, day and night, not specifically car related.

[mrmr96]

Things to do in Monaco:
- Walk/drive around the F1 circuit
- Look at the boats in the marina
- Look at the cars outside the casino
- Play "Monte Carlo" in the Casino
- Visit the Oceanarium on top of the hill
- Take a guidedd tour of the city (tourist road train, departs from Ocenarium)
- Visit the palace (you'll have to walk or take the road train as non-Monaco cars can't drive up there, police stop you)
- Visit the beautiful gardens opposite Casino Square
- Grab lunch in Casino Sqaure (Cafe de Paris)
- Enjoy the weather/views/scenery etc
- Plenty of bars/clubs near the marina too
- Sometimes a fun fair at the marina

The place is basically stunning, very smart, very nice, very clean, very well kept. Unless you've got some serious dosh you might run out of stuff to do after 1 day. But if you don't want to spend money shopping etc then there's certainly enough to keep you entertained on a day/overnight trip there as part of a longer holiday.

[jonamv8]

Thanks for that - really helpful.

I did have 3 or 4 days to kill out there, I'm now thinking 2 max!!

Probably head Nice, Cannes and St Tropez before returning

[ollie j]

Just to add to that very good list^:

http://www.palais.mc/monaco/palais-princier/englis...


And go to the Brasserie de Monaco which is right by the port. They brew their own beer - the only brewery in Monaco. Think of it as a brewpub but a bit more expensive and flashy

[mrmr96]

jonamv8 said:

Thanks for that - really helpful.

I did have 3 or 4 days to kill out there, I'm now thinking 2 max!!

Probably head Nice, Cannes and St Tropez before returning

We got there late one night and drove the streets, then had a meal. Then stayed one night and moved the car to the oceanarium museum car park and then spent the rest of the day there. Left early evening having not done everything on that list. Two nights would be ideal IMO.

[Hackney]

I'd avoid St. Tropez to be honest.

Do have a look at St Paul de Vence. Pretty little village perched on a hill. Lots of galleries, Van Gogh used to live there IIRC.

27 miles from Monaco.

[jonamv8]

Why would you avoid it??

[RichS]

St Paul de Vence is nice, but v touristy and not really "authentic". Vence is lovely, and gas a cracking chapel designed by Matisse. Also consider Eze, we ate (to be fair this was a while ago) in a very nice place perched on top of the village with amazing views- Nid des Aigles I think it was called. As I say, it was a while ago but I'm sure the view's not changed much...

[RichS]

Aah, here it is

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/MobileViewPhoto-g1872...

Nice view as I say