Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
By Taxi:
If you've lost all track of time at the casino, you can call the 24-hour taxi
service (tel. 08 20 20 98 98)...provided you still have enough money to pay for the cab
home.
Welcome to Monaco-Ville
(See “Monaco” map,
here
.)
AllofMonaco'ssights(exceptthecasino)areinMonaco-Ville,packedwithinafewcheer-
fully tidy blocks. This walk makes a tight little loop, starting from the palace square.
• To get from anywhere in Monaco to the palace square (Monaco-Ville's sightseeing cen-
ter, home of the palace and the Napoleon Collection), take bus #1 or #2 to the end of the
lineatPlacedelaVisitation.Turnrightasyoustepoffthebusandwalkfiveminutesdown
Rue Emile de Loth. You'll pass the post office, a worthwhile stop for its collection of valu-
able Monegasque stamps.
If you're walking up from the port, the well-marked lane leads you directly to the
palace.
Palace Square (Place du Palais):
This square is the best place to get oriented to
Monaco. Facing the palace, go to the right and look out over the city (er...principality).
This rock gave birth to the little pastel Hong Kong look-alike in 1215, and it's managed to
remainanindependentcountryformostofitsnearly800years.Lookingbeyondtheglitzy
port, notice the faded green roof above and to the right: It belongs to the casino that put
Monaco on the map. The famous Grand Prix runs along the port, and then up the ramp to
the casino. And Italy is so close, you can almost smell the pesto. Just beyond the casino is
Franceagain(whichflanksMonacoonbothsides)—youcouldwalkone-wayfromFrance
to France, passing through Monaco in about 60 minutes.
