Monaco, the crown of the French Riviera
Literally. If you didn’t know already, Monaco is a dwarf country, in between Nice and Menton. It’s been a monarchy since 800 years, with the royals still residing in a castle. What a dream.
The country, which is made up out of one city -Monaco-, is known worldwide for being expensive and mainly attracts rich tourists (and people looking for interesting tax regulations). Like most people who took the train with us from Nice, we had brought our own sandwiches for our day trip to Monaco, so in the end we didn’t spend a lot of money. I saw some bars near the port that had mojito’s on their menu for 14€, but I also read that it’s possible to find them at a more reasonable price of 10€ (which is comparable to the prices in Nice).
A must do in Monaco is to climb the Rock of Monaco, which will lead you to the old town of Monaco, where there is the Princes palace and a beautiful view. Here you will also find the musée d’océanographique de Monaco (which is a nice way to say aquarium). Entrance is 16€ pp.
A day trip to Monaco is enough to visit the city. Train tickets from Nice Ville station are 8€ for people from 26 and over and 6€ for everyone under 26 years old.