Casino Square (Place du Casino)
Casino Square (Place du Casino) features on the Gingerguide audio walk through Monaco. Give it roughly ~30 min: enough to look, hear a two to three minute story on the spot, and ask the AI guide whatever the story leaves open.
- Type square
- Suggested visit ~30 min
- Monaco Monaco guide
About Casino Square (Place du Casino)
Place du Casino is Monaco's most famous public space, a grand square flanked by the Casino, the Hôtel de Paris (1864), and the Café de Paris terraces, where supercars permanently line the kerb and the spectacle of extreme wealth is Monaco's most accessible performance.
Place du Casino is the symbolic centre of Monte Carlo, and of Monaco's carefully constructed identity as a place of luxury, spectacle, and concentrated wealth. The square is flanked by three of Monaco's most important buildings: the Casino (1863–1878), the Hôtel de Paris (opened 1864, now one of the top five luxury hotels in the world), and the Café de Paris (the brasserie-casino that occupies the third side of the square with its famous terrace). The centrepiece of the square is a formal garden with fountains and an equestrian statue, which provides a slightly improbable garden setting for the supercars, Ferraris, Lamborghinis, McLarens, Bugattis, that are parked outside the casino with an ease that suggests they are not remarkable vehicles but simply normal transportation. The square is free to enter and observe, and the spectacle of extreme wealth, the cars, the clothes, the clientele of the casino and hotel, is genuinely extraordinary. The Hôtel de Paris contains one of the world's greatest wine cellars, with over 600,000 bottles dating back to 1870, stored in a cave cut into the Rock.
Did you know? The Hôtel de Paris wine cellar is one of the largest and most valuable private wine collections in the world. It contains over 600,000 bottles in 480 metres of tunnels cut directly into the Rock beneath Monte Carlo. The cellar includes vintages going back to 1870, making it older than many of Monaco's modern buildings, and is valued at several hundred million euros.
How long is a visit to Casino Square (Place du Casino)?
Set aside roughly ~30 min for Casino Square (Place du Casino). That covers a good look and the narrated story, and because you set the pace you can always stay on.
Is Casino Square (Place du Casino) worth your time?
Casino Square (Place du Casino) is among the 15 narrated highlights the Gingerguide team chose for Monaco, so it is worth a look. Hear the story for the context, then ask the AI guide for anything more.
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