Fontvieille: sculpture park, rose garden and the marina: a walk in Monaco

The flat, reclaimed residential quarter that Monaco families use at weekends: about twenty sculptures from Prince Rainier III's collection in a 4-hectare landscape park, Princess Grace's rose garden and a walk back along the Fontvieille marina.

Best time: Morning in May-June when the roses peak; Sunday for the families around the pond

The route, stop by stop

1
Fontvieille shopping centre / Promenade Honoré II
Start where the lifts and escalators from the Rock arrive; 5 min.
2
Museum of Stamps and Coins
Optional stop for Monaco's stamps and coins; 30 min.
A small, quiet museum of Monaco's postage stamps and coins: a rainy-day stop for the story of a tiny country issuing its own stamps and money.
3
Parc paysager de Fontvieille
Four hectares around the big top, with about twenty works of the Chemin des Sculptures Rainier III and a pond with turtles, fish and ducks (renovated 2020); 25 min.
4
'La Grande Laveuse' (Guino after Renoir)
The best-known sculpture of the park, by the pond; 5 min.
5
Princess Grace Rose Garden
Rose garden created in 1984: over 450 varieties on 5,000 m2, near Cavallini's dancers 'Passo a due'; 20 min.
Prince Rainier III opened this rose garden in 1984 in memory of Princess Grace, who loved roses and founded the Bal de la Rose. After its renovation more than 450 varieties grow…
6
Chapiteau de Fontvieille
The circus big top, home of the January Circus Festival; 5 min.
7
Port de Fontvieille
Finish along the marina quays for lunch on the harbour terraces; 15 min.
Monaco's second, quieter harbour under the Rock's south face: 275 boats, restaurants where residents eat, and none of Port Hercule's crowds.

Walking directions

Fontvieille: sculpture park, rose garden and the marina

The route, stop by stop

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