MUSEE OCEANOGRAPHIQUE | View nearby hotels

This is one of main attractions for tourists in the Principality. On the ground floor, the collections on show represent the complete range of marine and submarine fauna with the often gigantic skeletons of oceanic mammals. Also to be seen are the diving saucers and other equipment used during his researches by Commandant Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Director of the Museum until 1988.

On the first floor there are models of the various ships used by Prince Albert I for his explorations. There is also a hall devoted to oceanographic research, considered to be one of the most complete in the world. Finally, the aquarium, one of the most spectacular in Europe, with nearly 4,000 fish (around 350 different species) occupying 90 basins. The Museum also houses a meteorological station and a seismological observatory. The public terrace provides a magnificent panoramic view of the Italian Riviera and the Massif of the Esterel.