European Heritage Days: what to see and do in Monaco

European Heritage Days

From the historical to the cultural and the environmental, more than 40 different sites in the Principality, including the Palais Princier de Monaco, will open their doors to the public for the 2024 edition of the European Heritage Days event later this month.  

The theme chosen for this year’s European Heritage Days event, which will be held between 14th and 15th September, is ‘The Heritage of Routes, Networks and Connections’. All across the continent, members of the public will be encouraged to head out to visit an array of sites and locations that explore how the movement of not only people but also ideas and culture have shaped the Europe we know today.  

Monaco, which has enjoyed the role of an important port city since antiquity and later rose to prominence as a glamourous destination during the Belle Époque, is fully embracing the theme and is set to delve into its own history with a packed programme of events over the two days. 

Read more: How did Monaco’s Port Hercule get its name?

In all, more than 40 different sites will be opened up to the public. These include the Grand Apartments in the Palais Princier de Monaco, which will host free tours of the state rooms, the Salle d’Europe, the Throne Room and the Galerie d’Hercule on each day between 10am and 6pm.  

See more: Prince’s Palace reopens to reveal new hidden frescos under restoration

Among the other highlights are the Musée Océanographique’s plans to offer significantly reduced entrance prices to visitors – entry will cost €9 instead of €19 for an adult and €6 instead of €12 for children aged four to 17 – as well as a number of guided tours through the museum’s maritime exhibitions. The tours will be held on 15th September at 10.30am, 1.30pm, 3pm and 4.30pm.  

Meanwhile, Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer has organised for two fascinating days of screenings in the Casino of a film that explores the role of transport in Monaco’s rise as a luxury destination during the 19th and 20th centuries. The showings of the ‘Routes, Réseaux, Connexions’ production will take place in the Atrium, which will be free to access on both days of the event.

It will be free to tour the Atrium of the Casino de Monte-Carlo and watch the ‘Routes, Réseaux, Connexions’ film exploring Monaco’s historical transport links. Photo credit: Monte-Carlo SBM

Culture and the Principality’s plethora of cultural institutions feature prominently in the programme, with locales such as the Académie Rainier III, the Pavillon Bosio – École Supérieure d’Arts Plastiques, the Princess Grace Irish Library, the Princess Grace Theatre, the Académie Princesse Grace and the two Nouveau Musée National de Monaco sites all planning events for the European Heritage Days.  

Several museums, including the Musée d’Anthropologie Préhistorique de Monaco, the Musée des Princes et de Leurs Gardes and the Musée des Timbres et Monnaies, will be joining in, as will numerous religious sites, from the Cathédrale de Monaco to the Principality’s many churches.  

There will also be a strong focus on Monaco’s role as a proponent of environmentalism and conservation. The headquarters of the Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco will be welcoming visitors between 10am and 5pm, while the Terres Méditerranéennes association and the Centre Botanique in the Jardin Exotique will offer the public an opportunity to reconnect with nature and explore the biodiversity of the Principality.  

For a complete list of all the events planned at participating locations across Monaco, click here.

 

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Photo credit: S. Peroumal / Musée Océanographique de Monaco

Get ready for the Flavien Foundation’s 10th charity Trott’n’Roll

The Flavien Foundation’s ever-popular Trott’n’Roll, a charity scooter event dedicated to raising funds for paediatric cancer research, will be returning later this month for its landmark 10th edition. Here are all the details.

On Saturday 14th September, in the Jardins d’Apolline, the Flavien Foundation—a charity founded by the father of a nine-year-old boy who lost his fight against cancer in 2014—will be hosting the 10th edition of its Trott’n’Roll event.

Children of all ages are invited, along with their families, to come to the gardens between 9am and 6pm for a full day of activities that will feature the signature scooter parade, starting at 2.30pm, as well as a visit from the Monaco Fire Brigade.

This year, there will also be a bouncy castle, a pop-up skatepark, a tombola and plenty of food and beverage kiosks. The organisers have hinted that there will be another big surprise on the day, but we will have to wait until the eve of the event to find out more!

In his memory

Though the event has grown and expanded over the last 10 years, the core reason for holding it has remained steadfast.

As always, the goal of Trott’n’Roll is to raise funds for childhood cancer research in honour of nine-year-old Flavien, the foundation’s namesake, and those at the charity have worked tirelessly over the last decade to make this a reality.

Among the projects supported by the foundation is the work being done by the Centre Scientifique de Monaco to develop a new type of treatment protocol for children and young adults suffering from brain cancer.

See more: Paediatric cancer: CSM reports encouraging results following clinical trials

This project recently reached the clinical trial stage, the results of which were published in the Pediatric Blood & Cancer journal in June 2024. The findings and future of the Mependex clinical trial will be discussed at this year’s Trott’n’Roll, with the hope of inspiring participants to dig deep to support this potentially revolutionary treatment protocol.

For more information about the event and how you can make a donation to the Flavien Foundation, click here.

 

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