Walking Tour of Monaco: Casino, F1, and Old Town
Description
With the Monaco walking tour, you can mingle with the rich and famous and "ooh and ah" over the fabulous yachts in the harbors. Pause to appreciate the skill of the Formula 1 drivers as they dart through the tightest of motor-racing bends in the city streets. Monaco is, of course, the home of the Grand Prix. Afterwards, visit the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, the burial place for the Grimaldi royal line, including Grace Kelly and Rainier III. **Suitable for children age 7+
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Escalier des Gaumates is a picturesque public staircase tucked into one of Monaco’s quieter residential areas. It offers travelers a glimpse of the principality’s authentic daily life, away from the glitz of the Casino and the port.
The Casino de Monte‑Carlo is one of Monaco’s most iconic landmarks. Travelers can admire its stunning Belle Époque architecture, elegant façade, and the glamorous atmosphere of Casino Square. This stop allows guests to enjoy the building’s history, take photos, and learn fun anecdotes about Monaco’s heritage, without entering the casino.
The Fairmont Hairpin is one of the most famous corners in the entire Formula 1 world. It is located on Avenue Princesse Grâce, directly in front of the Fairmont Monte‑Carlo hotel, and forms the slowest and most technical turn of the Monaco Grand Prix. This makes it a visually striking and memorable stop during your walking tour.
Travelers will admire the exterior of the iconic Opera de Monte‑Carlo, one of Monaco’s most elegant Belle Époque landmarks. They will learn about its history, its connection to the Casino de Monte‑Carlo, and its role in Monaco’s cultural life while enjoying the atmosphere of the Carré d’Or district.
Travelers will see the small, picturesque Église Sainte‑Dévote, dedicated to Monaco’s patron saint and nestled at the foot of the cliffs near Port Hercule. They will learn about its history, its importance in Monegasque traditions, and the annual Sainte‑Dévote celebration while enjoying the peaceful atmosphere of this symbolic site.
You will continue to one of the 4 major districts of Monaco to discover the famous Condamine market known for its food stalls and discover local specialties including fruits, vegetables, olive oil, seafood, etc. In the market there are different food courts. Either you can bring your own sandwiches or buy food in the market.
You will have an outside look to the Prince's Palace. You will learn about Francois Grimaldi, the father of Monaco and the first Grimaldi ruler here in this country. You will learn about the history of Grimaldi Family, and will contemplate the beautiful palace in front of you.
It is royal as it is around a 30 second walk away from the Palace, just up the alley over there. This is where all the royal ceremonies take place – the coronations, weddings, funerals, baptisms, christenings. You will go inside and contemplate its beauty.
Travelers will stroll through the Saint‑Martin and Sainte‑Barbe Gardens, enjoying panoramic views over the Mediterranean and the Port of Monaco. They will walk along scenic paths lined with exotic plants, sculptures, and shaded terraces, discovering the peaceful atmosphere of Monaco‑Ville and the natural beauty surrounding the Prince’s Palace.
This is one of the most extensive and best aquatic museums across Europe. Our guide will describe to you what you can see inside and will also tell the reason why the Royal family decided to create this museum.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(18)
The tour was informative and covered many points of interest in Monaco. However, the directions to the meeting point were extremely confusing, especially for first-time visitors. The train station has multiple exits, and the instructions did not specify which exit to take. We relied on Google Maps, which brought us to the side of a busy road with no bus stop nearby. The guide’s contact number was not available, and instead we were connected to the voicemail of an emergency line. We eventually found the tour guide after about 10 minutes of running around, but it was stressful. Overall, the tour itself was useful, but I felt the guide, Pamela, could have made more effort. She gave us time to take pictures near major attractions, but she tended to disappear at the moments when help taking family photos would have been appreciated.
Our guide did a great job. I had a problem with tne meet-up point. The company listed two different meet-up points. This caused a big hassle for me. They need to fix this on Tripadvisor.
We have given this experience a 5 purely on the basis of the excellent guide who showed us around Monaco. Emmanuel was courteous, articulate, knowledgeable and very professional, making our time in Monaco truly memorable. However If we were scoring on the basis of trip organisation the score would be zero. Like so many others we found the information relating to the starting point to be totally inadequate and confusing. We arrived in Monaco an hour early but ended up being five minutes late for the trip. To give poorly thought out information was compounded by the fact that Google Maps is useless in a country were the internet is not accessible. Why can Viator not simply give the name of a specific train station exit to meet at with a photo attached to the website to help? Until this issue is addressed we would be very reluctant to recommend this trip to anyone.
Fantastic educational and fun tour of Monaco. All major sites visited and well worth it. Highly recommend.
Super fun walking tour of Monaco. Got to see all the sites in just over three hours. Learned some interesting history as well and got to experience the city getting ready for the Monte Carlo Grand Prix. Emmanuel was a great guide.
We have taken many walking tours around different cities of the world and have found them to be informative and we have really enjoyed them, however we found that this walking tour did not really meet our expectations, finding the meeting point was confusing, to say the least, the guide was very late due to some transport holdup however I do think that when you are a paid guide you should take this into consideration and leave earlier to ensure that you are at the meeting point on time, it was mentioned in the notes to look for the guide with the red t.shirt and red umbrella (which she did not have) this would also make it difficult for people to find her. I just feel that we could have done our own walking tour and would have been able to source the information ourselves from the internet.
Thank you for sharing your honest feedback. We sincerely apologize that your experience with our walking tour did not meet expectations. We understand how important clear directions, punctuality, and easy guide identification are, and we’re sorry that these aspects fell short during your tour. We take full responsibility for the guide’s delay and the confusion at the meeting point. Our team is reinforcing procedures to ensure guides arrive early, and we are updating our meeting instructions to be clearer and more detailed—including ensuring guides always wear the promised red t-shirt and carry the red umbrella. Your comments will be shared directly with our staff for immediate improvements, as the quality of your experience is very important to us. We truly value your feedback, which helps us continually get better. Please contact our customer service team with your booking details so we can properly address your concerns and offer you a solution, such as a partial refund or a complimentary future tour. We appreciate your understanding and hope you’ll give us the chance to provide a better experience next time.
We had trouble getting to the meet up location but Emmanuel didn’t give up on us and meet us at another location. Thus we able to complete the tour which was fabulous!
Thank you so much for the awesome review and for sticking with us despite the meetup pickup! We’re sorry for the initial confusion, and we’re thrilled that Emmanuel’s persistence—meeting you at an alternative spot—made it possible to complete the tour. Delighted to hear the experience was fabulous in the end. We’d love to welcome you back anytime to discover more gems around Monaco, Èze, Nice, Cannes, and Antibes. Merci beaucoup for choosing Riviera Bar Crawl tours
This tour was accommodating, flexible friendly, and informative. Our guide gave a great tour, would recommend.
Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re delighted to hear you found the tour accommodating, flexible, friendly, and informative—that’s exactly the experience we aim to deliver. We’ll be sure to pass your compliments along to your guide, and we truly appreciate the recommendation. We’d love to welcome you back to explore more of the Riviera—Monaco’s hidden corners, plus gems in Èze, Nice, Cannes, and Antibes. If you’re up for it next time, we can also tailor a custom route to your interests. Merci beaucoup for choosing us
An excellent 4 hour tour including a stop for lunch in the local market area. Our guide Hari was great, she was friendly, enthusiastic and knowledgeable and we would highly recommend this tour to visit the main sites, get a bit of history and some great photo opportunities.
Thanks so much for your kind words! We’re delighted Hari made your Monaco tour so enjoyable and that you got to take in the main sights, history, and some great photo spots. It’s wonderful that the local market stop added to your experience too. We’d love to welcome you back for another adventure in the future!
Scott and I joined the walking tour of Monaco led by Hari and Geoffrey. What a brilliant pair of tour guides, knowledgeable, funny, helpful and Hari a great photographer. We really enjoyed our day which was packed with detail and fun facts - we really felt we’d seen all that Monaco has to offer. Thank you both so much!
Thanks so much for sharing your experience! We’re thrilled Hari and Geoffrey made your Monaco tour so fun and full of interesting details — and that Hari captured some great memories along the way. It’s fantastic to hear you felt you really got to see all that Monaco has to offer. We’d love to welcome you both on another adventure soon!
