From culinary traditions to artisanal creations, the upcoming summer fête and market organised by the Grimaldi Historic Sites of Monaco network in conjunction with the Mairie de Monaco will be a celebration of the Principality’s historic ties and connections to villages, towns and cities across France and Italy.
Between Thursday 1st and Sunday 25th August, the Quai Albert 1er in Port Hercule will be transformed into a marketplace featuring goods and produce from around 30 former Grimaldi strongholds. Local artisans and merchants from the chosen French and Italian communes will be plying their wares at various stalls, as well as introducing the Monaco crowd to some of their cultural traditions.
The Grimaldi Historic Sites network was set up by Prince Albert II back in 2015 as a way of building connections and establishing friendships with different locales that are in some way connected to the Principality and its dynastic ruling family, the Grimaldis. Since then, more than 100 communes have been welcomed into the network’s fold.
This is the second time that the Grimaldi Historic Sites network has organised a summer fair following a successful inaugural edition in 2023, and it will be running alongside the Mairie de Monaco’s plans for a funfair in the port.
Among the attractions in the funfair: a carousel, a karting circuit, a basketball court, football training facilities courtesy of AS Monaco’s Kids Tour programme and Ninja Warrior-style course.
For more information about the Grimaldi Historic Sites’ market, click here. For opening hours and additional information about the fair, click here.
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