Two days: all of Monaco, no Riviera add-on Two days is enough to see Monaco itself properly, and honestly it is close to the limit: the whole principality is about 2 square kilometres, walkable end to end in under an hour at sea level. Day 1 covers Le Rocher, the Palace and the Oceanographic Museum; Day 2 covers Monte-Carlo, the Casino and Larvotto Beach. If you want a Riviera day trip added on, see the 3-day version , which nests this same plan and adds Nice.

Three days: Monaco itself, then one Riviera day trip Three days keeps the same two days in Monaco and adds one Riviera day trip, Nice, the closest and cheapest option from the principality. It nests directly into the 2-day version if you need to cut a day, or the 4 , 5 , 6 and 7-day plans if you have more time for the Riviera. Book these before you go Book the Oceanographic Museum ticket in advance, EUR22.

Four days: Monaco itself, then Nice and Eze Four days nests the 3-day plan and adds Eze, the perched village whose infrequent connecting bus turns it into a full extra day rather than an add-on afternoon. Cut back to the 3-day plan if Eze doesn’t interest you, or keep going with the 5 , 6 and 7-day versions for more Riviera time. Book these before you go Book the Oceanographic Museum ticket in advance, EUR22.

Five days: Monaco, Nice, Eze and Menton Five days nests the 4-day plan and adds Menton, an easier, flatter day trip than Eze’s climb. Drop back to the 4-day plan if that’s a day too many, or keep going with the 6 and 7-day versions for the rest of the Riviera. Book these before you go Book the Oceanographic Museum ticket in advance, EUR22.50 adult. Book the full-day Monaco, Monte-Carlo and Eze tour from Nice for the harder-to-plan day trip.

Six days: Monaco, Nice, Eze, Menton and the Italian border Six days nests the 5-day plan and adds Ventimiglia, the Italian border town whose sprawling Friday market is worth crossing for. Drop back to the 5-day plan if Ventimiglia’s Friday-only schedule doesn’t line up with your trip, or extend to the 7-day version for Cannes and Antibes too. Book these before you go Book the Oceanographic Museum ticket in advance, EUR22.

Seven days: the full Riviera-from-Monaco spine Seven days nests the 6-day plan and closes with Cannes and Antibes, the furthest realistic day trip from a Monaco base. Drop back to the 6-day plan if that last leg is more travel than you want, or trim further to the 5 , 4 , 3 and 2-day versions. Book these before you go Book the Oceanographic Museum ticket in advance, EUR22.50 adult. Book the full-day Monaco, Monte-Carlo and Eze tour from Nice for the harder-to-plan day trip.

Monaco on a budget: what actually costs money here Monaco’s reputation as the world’s most expensive square mile is basically true for hotels and restaurants, but the sights split cleanly into free and one real ticket. The free list: the Palace’s Changing of the Guard, the Cathedral, the Casino Atrium, Port Hercule, and the free public lift network that gets you around the terrain. The one paid sight worth planning around is the Oceanographic Museum , about EUR22.