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Originally Posted by Chief F1 Fan
Went to Monaco 2 years ago and it was fantastic. Stayed in Nice which is a 20 minute train ride in to Monaco. When you walk out of one of the train station tunnels you end up right at Ste. Devote!
Tips:
1.don't go with a tour group, book a hotel for at least 4 nights in Nice; I paid for 5 nights for 2 of us at Le Negresco (top end hotel) vs. what I would have spent for 1 of us for 3 nights at a much-lesser hotel with Grand Prix Tours. I booked in January for the May GP
2. buy race tickets early too, I'd strongly suggest Casino Square (I forget the stand number), the swimming pool complex as close as you can get to the chicane and the Midi Terrace, Hotel Hermitage for the race (UNBELIEVABLE!!!)
3. while in Nice head to Eze on Friday for something non-race related to do
4. have a glass of wine in Eze at the "Golden Goat" http://www.chevredor.com/restaurants-bars/ on the terrace overlooking the Mediterranean.
5. Don't rent a car, you don't need one
PM me if you have any more questions, I'll help all I can. |
Thanks for the info, that is very helpful. We are flying to Nice for a long weekend while we are visiting family in Finland. We are staying in Cannes this time, but I did notice that the public transit from Nice to Monaco (and much of the Riviera for that matter) is pretty well laid out. We are getting a rental car this time, as we wanted the flexibility to travel North a bit. The Golden Goat looks like a great stop, we will definitely add this to the itinerary. I always book things well in advance, so that usually isn't an issue for me but I can certainly imagine things book up quickly in the case of the Grand Prix.