Your Monaco

Your Monaco is a useful site for visitors to Monaco, especially regarding transport and public amenities.

The site has interactive maps to help you find:

• Access points to the Monaco train station
• Public elevators
• Bus stops & bus ticket machines
• Electric bike stations & the Mobee electric vehicle stations
• Public carparks, including PMR parking
• On street parking
• Bike parking
• Taxis

There’s also information about public beaches, walking trails, where to walk your dog, children’s playgrounds, cultural attractions such as art galleries, traffic updates, the location of defibrillators in Monaco and information about recycling and energy.

The site is available in English, French and Italian.

Bookmark the Your Monaco website for your next visit to Monaco: https://yourmonaco.mc

Flying to and from the Monaco Yacht Show 2017 in Style

A complete guide on how to experience the Monaco Yacht Show 2017 in style.  

Learn all that you will need to experience one of the hottest tickets in town this autumn –  The Monaco Yacht Show 2017.   

Every September, the world’s most prestigious brands descend upon the principality of Monaco, to showcase all things new in luxury to a global audience. What better way to join in the fun than with a private jet charter to arrive in style? Learn all you’ll need to know for the perfect trip to the 2017 Monaco Yacht Show.

Monaco Yacht Show

The Show

The Monaco Yacht Show, first and foremost, provides a setting for the world’s most respected shipyards to showcase their latest super-yacht creations. However, over the years the exhibition has attracted a wider audience – from luxury fashion, to the automotive and aviation industries.

During the show, several ports of call are a must. Below are a few of the exhibits at this year’s show that will leave you already booking a private jet to return for next year’s event.

Port Hercules

From 27 – 30 September, Port Hercules will transform itself into a super-yacht showroom. This year, 40 of the world’s most exclusive super-yachts will be unveiled. With the yachting elite poised for what is sure to be an amazing spectacle, a stroll around the harbour is not to be missed.

The Upper Deck Lounge

After taking in the latest and greatest yachts on earth, head to the Upper Deck Lounge for a light refreshment. Located under the Parvis Piscine exhibition tent, visitors can unwind in a professionally designed space, equipped with restaurant and Lanson Champagne Bar.

Test driving at the Car Deck

Once you’ve re-charged your jet setter batteries, why not test drive a Bentley or Lamborghini from the Quai Antoine 1er; situated on the eastern side of Port Hercules.

This year, Bentley, McLaren, Lamborghini and amongst others, Aston Martin, will be offering visitors to the show a chance to take a spin in one of the most famous F1 locations.

Travelling to the Monaco Yacht Show 2017

With anticipation growing on how you can be part of this extravaganza, read on for our tips of how to get there, where to stay and what to do with those long Riviera nights.

How to Get There

Transportation links to and from the principality are limited to rail, road… and helicopter. It therefore could not be easier by flying with a private jet charter, due to the flexibility and services booking privately affords.

After landing in Nice, you’re a stone’s throw away from Monaco via helicopter transfer. When you book a private jet, helicopter transfer can be added. This exceptional service will transport your party and luggage from door to door in style and sophistication.

Where to Stay

There isn’t a spot on the Riviera that does not exude luxury, however, our suggestion for the ultimate Monte Carlo experience would be the Fairmont. Situated on the Avenue des Spélugues, this four-star hotel is a short walk from Port Hercules, restaurants and Casino.

Aerial view of the stunning Fairmont, a short walk from Port Hercules, restaurants and the Casino

With an eclectic choice of restaurants & bars, shopping arcade, spa & fitness, pool and pop up Beach Club, the Fairmont is a perfect retreat from the bustling crowd of the yacht show.

Nikki Beach at Fairmont Monte-Carlo

Fairmont Monte-Carlo at night (image: ©ArtmanAgency5340)

Dining in the Principality

Choice during your private jet charter tour could be daunting with the plethora of impressive restaurants on offer, but help is on hand to highlight a few of the best spots in town.

Avenue 31

For a taste of the Mediterranean, venture to Avenue 31; a cosy yet exemplary dining experience, with expertly crafted menus designed by head chef Andrea Lanzillotta.

Avenue 31 dining during Monaco Yacht Show

Buddha Bar

For something a little more extravagant, the Buddha Bar which neighbours the Casino is sure to dazzle the senses. With exotic interiors and a menu to match, the Buddha Bar will live up to any finalé evening in the playground of the rich and famous.

The Buddha Bar with exotic interiors and a menu to match is one of Monte-Carlo’s hottest nightspots

Le Louis XV

Within the Hotel du Paris resides Le Louis XV. Recently refurbished, guests can enjoy haute cuisine with a 3 Michelin star price tag for a special occasion. Alongside the à la carte menu, guests can choose from one of two set menus: Jardins de Provence, or Menu Gourmet.

Fine dining at Le Louis XV (image: (c) PierreMonetta)

With the Monaco Yacht Show hot on your jet setting heels, there has never been a better time to grab your passport, purse and private jet charter and head to The Monaco Yacht Show 2017.

Disclosure:  This is a sponsored post in partnership with Relevance.

 

Sightseeing – MONACO (Monaco Yacht Show, and Monaco for families)

It’s that time of the year when another yacht show arrives on the French Riviera.  Last week it was Cannes, this week from today until Saturday 22 September you can visit the Monaco Yacht Show, one of the most prestigious of the shows in the yachting industry.

Superyachts, megayachts and all types of other yachts (!) will be berthed at the port with exhibitor stands, brokers for yacht charters, food outlets and designer yachting goods.  Strolling the quays is a great activity for families – ‘ooh-ing’ and ‘aah-ing’ at the jetskis and latest water toys parked in the aft tender bays, or helicopters nestled on the landing platforms on the top decks.

If you have children, after visiting the Monaco Yacht Show you can stop at Parc Princesse Antoinette (Princess Antoinette Gardens), La Condamine, 54 bis boulevard du Jardin Exotique, 98000 Monaco – a free park with go-karts and a playground.  Older children can be entertained there by mini golf, badminton, ping-pong, a football pitch and basketball courts.

There are carousels near the Stade Nautique, and on the Larvotto Esplanade.  In the Fontvielle area, there is a playground by the Princess Grace Rose Garden and a carousel near the Fontvielle Big Top. Kids can wander around the Trocadéro Gardens, or after some lunch the family can enjoy time out at the children’s playground area at the end of the pedestrianised rue Princesse Caroline.

Another great spot to take the kids and escape the bustle of Monaco, is the free Japanese Garden on avenue Princesse Grace in Monte Carlo – a real oasis of serenity with   waterfalls, stone bridges and Zen gardens.

Monaco is a small country and perfectly walkable though there are many slopes and hilly parts so I would recommend using the local bus service – there are 5 bus lines which criss-cross Monaco so you are sure one that passes your destination.  Tickets are 5€ for unlimited travel for one day (under 7 years old are free).  Bus timetables and routes can be found at this link here http://www.cam.mc/plan-reseau.php Taxis are expensive; carparking and traffic jams can be horrendous at peak season.  If you travel via car, park in one of the numerous public carparks where there’s free parking for the first hour. Here is a guide to the public carparks that offer ‘first-hour free’ parking https://www.monaco-parkings.mc/establishment   Traffic infringements are taken seriously, even with foreign plates so be aware of parking rules.

Travel tip: Monaco also has pedestrian elevators and street-lifts which can help immensely when navigating around Monaco. Use them if you see one, and save yourself walking up hills.  There is an eighth (little-known) street lift if you intend to visit the Monaco Oceanarium or Palace – walk to the end of the old port, to the Quai des Pêcheurs car-park. Enter and, at the back, there’s a lift and then an escalator which exits right in front of the museum.

You can take the kids to the Prince’s Palace for the Changing of the Guards every day at 11.55am sharp ( I love a free family activity!). Held in front of the royal entrance on the Palace Square, this tradition is performed in full dress uniform, black in the winter and white in the summer, and has not changed for more than 100 years.