The principality
Monaco & Cap Ferrat
Two square kilometres that run on precision. The best base on the coast for a yacht, a race weekend or a season of dinners, with Cap Ferrat next door for the quiet.
Côte d’Azur, Monaco and France
Monaco works because everything is close and everything has been done before. A helicopter lands you seven minutes after leaving Nice, a driver takes you the four hundred metres you cannot walk in heels, and the maître d’ has your table because he has had it since March. What the principality does not do well is spontaneity in May and September, so those are the months we plan earliest.
Cap Ferrat, twenty minutes west, is the antidote: pine, stone walls, coves you reach on foot, and houses that are still houses rather than residences. We use it for families who want Monaco available but not audible.
On the water this is the best base in the western Mediterranean. Port Hercule and Fontvieille berth everything to 130 metres, the coast to Saint-Tropez is a day’s cruise, and Corsica is an overnight.
Best months
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 13 |
| Sea °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
Worth knowing
What we arrange
Monaco, day by day
The experiences the desk actually books here, tagged by what they are for. The itinerary builder turns them into a plan.
Morning at the Larvotto beach clubs
A bed on the sand at Larvotto, lunch in the shade, back in the pool by three.
seaA drive on the Grande Corniche
Two hours above the coast in a car chosen for the road, with a stop at La Turbie for the view.
activeDinner at the Hôtel de Paris
One of the four kitchens under the same roof, booked well ahead and seated by the window.
diningCap Ferrat coastal path
The eleven-kilometre path around the cape at seven in the morning, before the heat and the joggers.
activeVilla Ephrussi gardens
Nine gardens on one ridge, with the fountains timed to music every twenty minutes.
cultureDay cruise to Saint-Jean and Villefranche
A day boat with skipper, lunch anchored in the bay of Villefranche, back before the afternoon wind.
seaSpa afternoon at Les Thermes Marins
Seawater pools above the harbour, a treatment, and the terrace for tea.
wellnessLate at the Casino square
A drink at the bar of the Café de Paris and the walk back along the harbour.
nightlifeOceanographic Museum with the children
The aquarium and the roof terrace, an easy two hours that everyone enjoys.
familyThe calendar
By the numbers
Monaco
A week in Monaco, planned to the hour.
A first answer within the hour, a full proposal within 48 hours.
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