Cinema — Even the silver screen is slicker in Monaco than anywhere else. From June to the first week of September, the Monaco Open Air Cinema (www.cinemas2monaco.com) occupies an alfresco amphitheater below the Rock of Monaco and screens nightly blockbusters in English with French subtitles. Films begin at 10pm in June and July and at 9:30pm in August and September, though you may want to come earlier to grab a good seat. Tickets are 12€ and 9€ for students.
Spa Treatments — The century-old Thermes Marins, 2 av. de Monte-Carlo (www.thermesmarinsmontecarlo.com; tel. 98-06-69-00), embodies wellness at its most chic. Spread over four floors is a pool, Turkish hammam (steam bath), healthy restaurant, juice bar, tanning booths, fitness center, beauty center, and private treatment rooms. A day pass, giving access to the sauna, steam rooms, fitness facilities, and pools is 150€. Therapies include a seaweed body wrap for 80€. In 2018 Camille Marie Kelly Gottlieb, daughter of Princess Stephanie and grand-daughter of Grace Kelly, got into hot water by posting suggestive Instagram shots of her inside the spa.
Swimming — Overlooking the yacht-studded harbor, the Stade Nautique Rainier-III, quai Albert-1er, at La Condamine (tel. 93-30-64-83), a pool frequented by the Monégasques, was a gift from Prince Rainier to his subjects. It’s open May to October daily 9am to 6pm (until 8pm June–Aug). Admission costs 5.70€ per person. Between November and March, it’s an ice-skating rink.
Tennis & Squash — The Monte Carlo Country Club, 155 av. Princesse-Grace, Roquebrune-Cap Martin, France (www.mccc.mc; tel. 04-93-41-30-15), has 21 clay and 2 concrete tennis courts. The 47€ fee provides access to a restaurant, health club with Jacuzzi and sauna, putting green, beach, squash courts, and well-maintained tennis courts. Guests of the hotels administered by the Société des Bains de Mer (Hôtel de Paris, Hermitage, Monte Carlo Bay, and Monte Carlo Beach Club) pay half-price. It’s open daily 8am to 8 or 9pm, depending on the season.
Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.
