Practical access and traffic arrangements for Circus Grand Parade and Open Air Circus Show - Saturday 16 January

As part of the 40th Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival, a Grand Parade will be held in town on Saturday 16 January 2016. The parade will leave Fontvieille at 2.30 p.m. and will be followed by the Open Air Circus Show on Place du Palais at 3.15 p.m.

Information on the Grand Parade

-          1.30 p.m. Grand Parade set-up on Avenue des Papalins

-          2.30 p.m. Departure of Grand Parade, which will take the following route: Avenue des Campanins, Avenue des Castelans, Avenue de Fontvieille, Place du Canton, Place d’Armes, Avenue de la Porte Neuve, Avenue Saint Martin, Rue Bellando de Castro

-          3.15 p.m. Arrival at Place du Palais

Information on the Open Air Circus Show at Place du Palais

Place du Palais will be accessible via:

-          Porte Neuve, by following the Grand Parade

-          Rampe Major

-          the lanes and alleys of Monaco-Ville

-          bus services 1 and 2, which will stop at the Parking des Pêcheurs car park

Public access control will be in place at the entrance to Place du Palais from 2 p.m. Spectators will be screened and personal effects and belongings will be checked at the following points:

-          Rampe Major

-          Rue des Remparts

-          Rue Basse

-          Rue Comte Félix Gastaldi

-          Rue Emile de Loth

-          Rue Bellando de Castro

Please note that there will be no access to Place du Palais via Promenade Sainte Barbe.

Impact on traffic

From 2 p.m. until 5 p.m., Place du Palais will be closed to car traffic. An alternating traffic system will be in place throughout this period to provide access to Rue de l’Abbaye, except while the parade passes.

Traffic will still be able to access Place de la Visitation, except during the parade’s ascent to the Rocher and the descent of the animals to Avenue de la Porte Neuve.

Between 2.30 p.m. and 4.15 p.m., to enable the parade to pass and the animals to return to the big top, traffic will be temporarily halted along the following roads: Avenue de Fontvieille, Tunnel Charles III, Place d’Armes (Rocher side), Avenue de la Porte Neuve, Avenue Saint Martin and Rue Bellando de Castro.

Diversions will be put in place.

One traffic lane will be kept open on Avenue des Papalins, travelling from Quai Jean-Charles Rey to Avenue des Papalins.

Impact on public transport

Between 2 p.m. and 4.15 p.m., services 1 and 2 will not make the ascent to Monaco-Ville; they will head for the ground level of the Parking des Pêcheurs car park, via Place d'Armes and Avenue du Port.

Between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., city bus services 3, 4 and 6, intercity services 100 and 110, and Monaco Le Grand Tour buses will be diverted depending on the route taken by the procession.

Impact on public car parks

While the parade passes, entry to and exit from the following car parks will be temporarily suspended: Saint-Nicolas, Louis II Stadium, le Triton, des Villas, de la Colle, de la Visitation and de l'Abbaye.

Information will be provided to users (notices will be posted at car park access points) by the Public Car Parks Office.

Please note also that due to these events, there will be no Changing of the Guard at Place du Palais on Friday 15 or Saturday 16 January.