Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
www.casinomontecarlo.com
;
place du Casino; admission to European/Private Rooms
€10/20; European Rooms from noon Sat & Sun, from 2pm Mon-Fri)
Living out your
James Bond fantasies just doesn't get any better than at Monte Carlo's monument-
al, richly decorated showpiece, the 1910-built casino. The European Rooms have
poker/slot machines, French roulette and
trente et quarante
(a card game)
,
while
the Private Rooms offer baccarat, blackjack, craps and American roulette. The
jacket-and-tie dress code kicks in after 10pm. See
Click here
for more information.
MUSÉE OCÉANOGRAPHIQUE DE MONACO
Aquarium
(
www.oceano.org
; Av St-Martin; adult/child €13/6.50; 9.30am-7pm)
Propped on a
sheer cliff-face, the graceful Musée Océanographique de Monaco, built in 1910,
houses a fantastic aquarium. And don't miss the spectacular views from the rooftop
terrace.
PALAIS DU PRINCE
Palace
(
www.palais.mc
; Monaco Ville; adult/child €8/3.50; 9.30am-6.30pm, closed Nov-
Mar)
For a glimpse into royal life, you can tour the state apartments with an
11-language audioguide. The palace is what you would expect of any aristocratic
abode: lavish furnishings and expensive 18th- and 19th-century art. Guards are
changed outside the palace at 11.55am every day.
CATHÉDRALE DE MONACO
Cathedral
(4 rue Colonel)
An adoring crowd continually shuffles past Prince Rainier's and Prin-
cess Grace's graves, located inside the cathedral choir of the 1875 Romanesque-
Byzantine Cathédrale de Monaco.
JARDIN EXOTIQUE
Garden
(
www.jardin-exotique.mc
; 62 bd du Jardin Exotique; adult/child €7/3.70; 9am-7pm)
Flowering year-round, over 1000 species of cacti and succulents tumble down the
slopes of the Jardin Exotique. Admission also includes a half-hour guided visit of
the stalactites and stalagmites in the
Observatory Caves
.
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