The outer side of the Port Hercule breakwater is laid out as giant concrete steps with ladders straight into deep open sea. Monaco Life calls it a near-secret spot where hardly anyone comes even in high summer, ideal for a lunchtime swim and sunbathe; visitors on the quay never see it because it faces away from the harbour.
- Address
- Digue de l'Avant-Port, below Fort Antoine, 98000 Monaco
- Hours
- Open 24/7 (Visit Monaco); unsupervised, swimming forbidden when the sea is rough
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon · About 1.5 h
- Price
- Free public bathing area (gouv.mc)
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Deep water with no footing at all: strong swimmers only, and diving from the breakwater outside the bathing zone is prohibited.
- There is a shower and an outdoor fitness area (MonaMove); the Malizia Mar bar works the harbour side on sunny days.
- Reach it on foot along the Digue from Quai Antoine-Ier or from below Fort Antoine.