Why go
- Microstate in Western Europe.
- 1 curated must-see attraction on record, including Prince's Palace of Monaco.
- 1 hand-picked place to stay.
- 1 recommended spot to eat and drink.
- Served by Isola 2000 Altisurface.
History
Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco, is a sovereign city-state and microstate in Western Europe. Situated on the French Riviera, it is a semi-enclave bordered by France to the north, east, and west, with the Mediterranean Sea to the south; the Italian region of Liguria is about 15 km (9.3 mi) east. With a population of 38,423 living in an area of 2.08 km2 (0.80 sq mi), Monaco is the second smallest sovereign state in the world, after Vatican City, as well as the most densely populated. It also has the world's shortest national coastline of any non-landlocked nation, at 3.83 km (2.38 mi). Fewer than 10,000 of its residents are Monégasque nationals. Although French is the official language of Monaco, Italian and Monégasque are also widely spoken and understood.
Must-see attractions
Place du Palais princier, 98015, Monaco · visitepalaisdemonaco.com
51 more attractions in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Where to stay
Rue du Barri, 06360 Èze, France · chevredor.com
12 Av. des Spélugues, 98000 Monaco · fairmont-montecarlo.com
4 Av. de la Madone, 98000 Monaco · metropole.com
22 Av. Princesse Grace, 98000 Monaco · marriott.com
13 Chem. des Révoires, 06240 Beausoleil, France · gracebreakfast.top
1312 Av. Raymond Poincaré, 06360 Èze, France · capestel.com
Sq. Beaumarchais, 98000 Monaco · montecarlosbm.com
Pl. du Casino, 98000 Monaco · montecarlosbm.com
Av. Princesse Grace, 06190 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France · montecarlosbm.com
Rue de la Pise, 06360 Èze, France · chateaueza.com
173 Av. de la Plage, 06190 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France · all.accor.com
40 Av. Princesse Grace, 98000 Monaco · montecarlosbm.com
Port de Cap d'Ail, 06320 Cap-d'Ail, France · capwinston.fr
1551 Rte de la Turbie, 06190 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France · maybourne.com
1 Av. J.F. Kennedy, 98000 Monaco · hotelmiramar.mc
Pl. du Casino, 98000 Monaco · montecarlo-apps.com
173 Av. de la Plage, 06190 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France · hotel-roquebrune-cap-martin.fr
7 Av. J.F. Kennedy, 98000 Monaco · portpalace.com
16 Bd Princesse Charlotte, 98000 Monaco · novotelmontecarlo.com
28 Av. du Général de Gaulle, 06500 Menton, France · hoteldauphin-menton.com
244 Av. de Verdun, 06360 Èze, France · perledeze.com
1138 Rte de la Turbie, 06360 Èze, France · hotel-terrasses-deze.com
7 Av. de la Victoire, 06320 La Turbie, France · hotel-napoleon.com
151 Av. de Verdun, 06360 Èze, France · lavilladeze.fr
33 Av. du Général de Gaulle, 06320 Cap-d'Ail, France · sararivieracostaplana.com
6 All. des Orangers, 06320 Cap-d'Ail, France · hotel-normandy.org.es
23 Av. des Papalins, 98000 Monaco · hilton.com
98 Av. Jean Jaurès, 06190 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France · hotelregencymonaco.com
Port de Cap d'Ail, 06320 Cap-d'Ail, France · marriott.com
Indoor
33 Bd du General Leclerc, 06240 Beausoleil, France · mybluevista.com
Indoor
Eat & drink
Restaurant — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttmMJyiIz6E
Restaurants & places to go
exhibition centers, exhibition halls · grimaldiforum.com
Japanese restaurants, sushi restaurants, seafood restaurants · noburestaurants.com
Airports
Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) 18 km to the centre
Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, PAC, FR — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 48 airlines (easyJet, Air France, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Airlinair…) · direct flights to 90 destinations incl. London, Ajaccio, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bastia… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 48 airlines, 90 direct destinations
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 27 routes: Barcelona, Belfast, Berlin, Bordeaux, Bristol, Brussels, Edinburgh, Geneva, Hamburg, Lille, Lisbon, Liverpool, London, London, London, Lyon, Marrakech, Mulhouse, Nantes, Naples, Newcastle, Olbia, Paris, Paris, Rome, Toulouse, Venice
- Air France AF (A320, A319, ATR 72, A321, Embraer 190, 318…) · 16 routes: Ajaccio*, Amsterdam*, Bastia*, Calvi*, Figari*, Lille, Lyon, Nantes, New York*, Paris, Paris, Rome*, Southampton*, Strasbourg, Tel-aviv, Venice
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-800) · 9 routes: Bergen, Copenhagen, Gothenborg, Helsinki, London, Oslo, Sandefjord, Stockholm, Trondheim
- Airlinair A5 (CRJ-700, ERJ-145, CRJ, CRK, ATR 72) · 8 routes: Biarritz-bayonne, Bordeaux, Brest, Caen, Clermont-Ferrand, Metz, Rennes, Toulouse
- Alitalia AZ (ATR 72, A319, A320, A321, 32S, Embraer 175…) · 6 routes: Ajaccio*, Bastia, Calvi, Figari*, Rome, Venice*
- Corse-Mediterranee XK (ATR 72) · 4 routes: Ajaccio, Bastia, Calvi, Figari
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A320, A321) · 3 routes: Moscow, Moscow, St. Petersburg
- British Airways BA (A319, A320, A321, 734, Embraer 170, Embraer 190) · 3 routes: London*, London, London
- Germanwings 4U (A319, A320) · 3 routes: Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A319, A320, A321, CRJ-900, A320, Embraer 195) · 3 routes: Duesseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (737-800, A320, A321, 737-800, 737-700, 737-700) · 3 routes: Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm
- Transavia Holland HV (737-800, 737-700) · 3 routes: Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Rotterdam
- Tunisair TU (736, A320, A320) · 3 routes: Djerba, Monastir, Tunis
- Aer Lingus EI (A320) · 2 routes: Cork, Dublin
- Air Algerie AH (737-800, 736) · 2 routes: Algier, Constantine
- Air Berlin AB (A319, A320, 737-800, Embraer 190) · 2 routes: Duesseldorf, Vienna*
- Iberia Airlines IB (A320, CRK, CRJ-900) · 2 routes: Barcelona*, Madrid*
- Jet2.com LS (737-300) · 2 routes: Leeds, Manchester
- Monarch Airlines ZB (A321, A320) · 2 routes: Birmingham, London
- Royal Air Maroc AT (737-800) · 2 routes: Casablanca, Marrakech
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 2 routes: Dublin, Shannon
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (A319, A320, AR1) · 2 routes: Geneva, Zurich
- Air Baltic BT (735, 73C) · 1 route: Riga
- Air Transat TS (310) · 1 route: Montreal
- American Airlines AA (A319, A320, A321) · 1 route: London*
- Austrian Airlines OS (Fokker 100, A320, A321, Dash 8-400, F70) · 1 route: Vienna*
- Belavia Belarusian Airlines B2 (Embraer 175) · 1 route: Minsk 2
- Brussels Airlines SN (A319, A320) · 1 route: Brussels
- Czech Airlines OK (A319) · 1 route: Prague
- Delta Air Lines DL (767-400) · 1 route: New York
- Emirates EK (777-300ER) · 1 route: Dubai
- Estonian Air OV (CRJ-900) · 1 route: Tallinn-ulemiste International
- Finnair AY (A320, A321) · 1 route: Helsinki
- Flybe BE (Embraer 195) · 1 route: Southampton
- Israir 6H (A320) · 1 route: Tel-aviv
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (737, EMJ) · 1 route: Amsterdam
- LOT Polish Airlines LO (Embraer 175) · 1 route: Warsaw
- Luxair LG (Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Luxemburg
- Niki HG (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Vienna
- TAP Portugal TP (Fokker 100, ERJ-145) · 1 route: Lisbon*
- Tarom RO (737-300) · 1 route: Bucharest
- TransHolding System YO (NDE) · 1 route: MCM
- Travel Service QS (A319) · 1 route: Prague
- Turkish Airlines TK (A320, A321, 737-800) · 1 route: Istanbul
- Twin Jet T7 (BEH) · 1 route: Limoges
- Ukraine International Airlines PS (73N) · 1 route: Kiev
- US Airways US (Fokker 100, ERJ-145) · 1 route: Lisbon
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 1 route: Barcelona
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Isola 2000 Altisurface 53 km to the centre
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Alpes-Maritimes, PAC, FR
Getting there by ferry
Cruise Terminal
Ferry terminal · 1.1 km from the centre
Gare Maritime
Ferry terminal · 9.1 km from the centre
Nice Ferry Terminal
Ferry terminal · 12 km from the centre
Boat Bus
Ferry route · Monaco Riviera Navigation
Lou Passagin
Ferry route
Nice - L'Île-Rousse
Ferry route
Nice - Bastia
Ferry route · Corsica Ferries
Nice - Ajaccio
Ferry route · Corsica Ferries - Sardinia Ferries
Where things are
Local search powered by Geoverts and geo-intelligence by Better Mapping
base map © OSM
Photographs
credit: Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons · See source page
When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Isola 2000 Altisurface. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By water: 3 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Cruise Terminal, 1.1 km); routes include Boat Bus, Lou Passagin, Nice - L'Île-Rousse.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Monaco. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
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Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Charter, management · Large-cabin & VIP airliners · Geneva-based operator known for large-cabin and VIP airliner charters.
Charter, management, FBO, MRO · Managed fleet worldwide · General Dynamics company: charter, completions and FBOs in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the US.
Tours & experiences
Sightseeing