Day Two- Design and Architecture Tour

Breakfast- Confetti- Begin your day with a treat from this delightful little bistro. Menu items are inexpensive.

After breakfast- Start your tour at the beautiful Grand Casino. You’ll be amazed at the architecture, with its rococo turrets, green copper cupolas, and gold chandeliers. Next, move on to the Casino Gardens and Terraces. Here you’ll find magnificent flowerbeds and carefully tended lawns interspersed with ponds in which reeds and water lilies grow. Behind the Casino are sunny terraces, where you’ll get a great view of Victor Vasarely’s multicolored Hexa Grace. You may want to stop in Le Bar du Soleil for a mid-morning cappuccino. Before leaving the Casino, be sure to take in the beauty of the atrium, which leads to the Salle Garnier Opera House. The Opera House is paved in marble and has 28 columns made of onyx.

 

Lunch- Le Saint Benoit- This romantic little restaurant offers delicious seafood specialties. Parking is located under the building.

After lunch- After lunch, head off to the National Museum and Collection of Dolls and Automats of Yesteryear located in a 19^th-century villa. This beautiful collection of automats and dolls of yesteryear showcases dolls dressed in period costumes with miniature furniture that recreates the sophisticated atmosphere of the 19^th century. The villa itself was designed by Charles Garnier and is set in a beautiful rose garden decorated with pieces of modern sculpture.   After you seen the displays and watched the performance as the automatons come to life, head over to Le Meridien Beach Plaza and sip cocktails in the Terrace. 

Dinner- Le Castelroc- Since you have spent the day knee-deep in Monegasque culture and architecture, it’s appropriate you eat you evening meal at a local favorite. Le Castelroc is one of the best kept secrets in Monaco and offers a large selection of Monagasque specialties.

 

After Dinner- Stroll through the town and take in the beauty of Monaco at night. Soft street lamps and golden floodlights give the city a magical feel.

          Address: 2, rue Emile-de-Loth

          Admission: Adults: EUR 6.00 Children 6-14- EUR 3.50