The 1929 Bugatti
The first Grand Prix winner.
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The Prince of Monaco's Car Collection is a museum showing the personal collection assembled by Prince Rainier III over thirty years. It holds nearly one hundred classic European and American cars, along with old horse-drawn carriages, and it draws car lovers even if they care little for the Grand Prix itself. The prince opened it to the public in 1993, when it outgrew the palace garage. Thirty-eight cars went to auction in 2012, as Prince Albert II wished to reorganise it. It stood on the Terrasses de Fontvieille until moving in July 2022 to a modern building at Port Hercules. It also shows donated or loaned cars, such as a Ferrari driven by Charles Leclerc in 2019. Highlights include the Bugatti Type 35 that won the first Monaco Grand Prix in 1929 and the Citroën that Sébastien Loeb drove to victory in the 2013 Monte Carlo Rally. You also see black carriages with red wheels, an old motorcycle, a tracked polar vehicle, helmets of famous drivers and close-up views of luxury car mascots. It stands beside the Rainier III Nautical Stadium, about 250 m in a straight line from Sainte-Dévote Church. Sources differ on hours, with one giving 10:00 to 18:00, to 19:00 in summer, and closure on 19 November, 25 December and Grand Prix days, so check ahead. Do not touch the cars, and stay behind the barriers.
The first Grand Prix winner.
Black with red wheels.
From famous names.
Route de la Piscine, Port Hercules
Port HerculeMonaco's main harbour, a deep basin between the old Rock and Monte Carlo, lined 2 minutes walk4.9
La CondamineLa Condamine is the central ward of the Principality of Monaco, in a small valle2 minutes walk
Sainte-Dévote ChurchSainte-Dévote Church is a small Catholic church in a narrow valley in Monaco, de3 minutes walk
Rampe MajorRampe Major is an old paved walkway climbing from Place d'Armes in La Condamine 5 minutes walk
Prince's PalaceThe seat of the ruling Grimaldi family since the late thirteenth century, when F6 minutes walk4.5It moved to Port Hercules in 2022.
Sources list 19 November, 25 December and race days.