Palais Princier de Monaco

The State Apartments: the 2026 season

Tours of the State Apartments (the Grands Appartements) run from 30 March to 15 October 2026. Inside are Italian Renaissance frescoes covering 600 m², discovered from 2015 and since restored; Hercules, Odysseus and Europa are among the figures brought back to light.

In September and October the State Apartments are open from 10:00 to 18:00. The ticket office is open from 9:45 to 17:00, and last entry is at 17:15. They are closed from 1 to 3 October.

The changing of the guard

The Prince’s Carabinieri hold the ceremonial changing of the guard every day at 11:55, on Place du Palais. It is outside the ticketed visit, and carries on when the State Apartments are closed.

Our free things to do guide says where to stand.

Plan your visit

Tickets and the latest details are on the Palace’s visits site.

• Getting there — on foot, 10 minutes from Place d’Armes by the Rampe Major, or 5 minutes from Place de la Visitation, where bus lines 1 and 2 stop. Drivers are advised to use the Parking des Pêcheurs: vehicles registered outside Monaco and the Alpes-Maritimes cannot drive up to the Rock.
• Stairs only — the Palace is a historic building, and the visit is not accessible to wheelchair users or visitors with reduced mobility.
• Guides — audioguides in 11 languages, a smartphone app, a booklet for children aged 6 to 11 and a Braille booklet.
• Tickets — normally sold online and at the ticket office on Place du Palais. Buy only through the Palace’s official ticketing: it refuses tickets from third-party resale sites. Tickets are not refunded.
• Combined tickets — with the Prince’s car collection, and with the Oceanographic Museum, which sells that one itself. Both run until 15 October 2026.
• Closures — the Palace is a seat of sovereignty and may close to visitors without notice.
• Food — there is no restaurant or café inside; the Rock around it has many.