Monaco’s stadium is located in the Fontvieille district and is named after Louis II. This is the AS Monaco team’s stadium and can be visited with a guide.

Monaco, within its small area, has even made room for a large stadium. It is located in the Fontvieille district, and partly built on reclaimed land from the sea. The stadium can be visited with a guide, but, of course, the biggest joy for football fans would be to see a live match there.

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Monaco’s stadium, like an office building

Monaco’s stadium stands in an area that used to be sea. It was opened in 1985 by Prince Rainier III, and is named after Louis II (Stade Louis II), the grandfather of Rainier III. The stadium building is basically a whole sports complex. Not only does it have a football field, but also an olympic-sized swimming pool, an athletics track, a basketball court, a gym, offices, and parking for 1,700 cars. Matches and sports competitions can be seen by an audience of 18,500 people – that’s half the population of the Principality of Monaco!

In 2004, a bomb exploded at the stadium, but the facility was empty at the time and, fortunately, nothing happened. Till today, it is not known who was responsible for placing the bomb.

The stadium is perfectly visible from several places in Monaco. You can admire it from the hill standing next to the Prince’s Palace in Monaco, standing on the terraces of Monaco’s Exotic Garden, as well as by standing on the top of Tete de Chien hill, which overlooks Monaco. But, in walking through the streets of Fontvieille you could miss the stadium altogether because it is well-integrated into the surrounding buildings and resembles a huge office building.

Visiting the stadium

Monaco’s stadium can be visited on working days between April 1 and September 30. The tour takes about 30 minutes and takes place with a guide who speaks French, English and Italian. The cost of sightseeing is €5.20 for adults, and €2.60 for children (under 12 years old) and seniors (over 65 years old). Hours of visiting: 10:30AM, 11:30AM, 2:30PM, 3:30PM, and 4:30PM.

Monaco stadium in the Fontvieille district

Monaco stadium in the Fontvieille district

The stadium is located at 7 Avenue des Castelans. You can walk there in 15 minutes from Monaco’s train station.

AS Monaco matches at the stadium

Tickets for matches at the stadium can be bought online at the club’s website (link below) and on-site at the ticket office. Remember that they will check your identity before the match, so you need to take photo ID with you!

Additional information about the stadium and the club can be found at asmonaco.com.