Skylines of Monaco

It is hard to choose what pictures should be included in the skyline section, because there are skyline views of highrises and mountains almost everywhere in Monaco. Monaco doesn't have any really tall skyscrapers, but highrises tall enough (20-40 floors) to make a skyline, so it is definately the most impressive skyline on the Riviera. Because the city was built on mountains and rocks, the stunning nature makes the skyline look really good, even if the highrise's architecture themselves are mostly ugly.Monaco is one of the few cities that are built vertically. That means that stairs, elevators and escalators are as common as pavements and crosswalks to get between to roads. And because of that Monaco also has many tall highrises/small skyscrapers for its size. There are 11 buildings with 25 floors or more, of those 6 have with between 30 and 37 floors. In 2015 Tour Odéon was completed as the new tallest building (170m, 49 floors), that was after our visit though.

The skyline of Larvotto in the east from Avenue Princesse.

Monaco skyline. Seen from the east on a train heading for San Remo, Italy.

Monaco Ville, the "capital" part of Monaco.

View of the highrises and mountains of La Condamine. Behind the mountain is France.

Entering Monaco from the west.

Le Larvotto and part of Monte Carlo seen from the road under Fairmont Hotel. At the mountains in the back is Italy and between is France. The towers to the left are Parc Saint-Roman from 1982 (the tallest is 108m).

Parc Saint-Roman

The white building to the righ e is Monte Carlo Bay Hotel and Resort.

Monte Carlo from Port Hercule.

Highrises of La Condamine at Port Hercule.

Monaco is built upwards, it´s like a vertical city. Some residences built in the mountains and has a road above the roof. When you look down there is another road.

View from the Japanese garden to the East.

Skyline of Monte Carlo and Larvotto.

Le Millefiori, the tallest building in Monte Carlo together with anoterh skyscraper (both are 111m tall).

View from the casino towards Café de Paris and the town Beausoleil in France.

The west part of Monaco.