OLIVE TREES RESCUED BY PRINCE ALBERT I

Historians believe that the park’s natural setting has been a gathering place for local people for centuries. In 1917, the one hectare area was saved from industrialization by Prince Albert I when he wanted to protect Monaco’s beautiful olive groves. On 25 April 1923, 100 years ago, Prince Louis renamed the Jardin des Révoires after his first grandchild, Princess Antoinette. Prince Rainier III was born two and a half years after his sister, and one month after the park was named.

Today, the park offers activities for toddlers and children up to about nine years of age (games, swings and sand boxes) as well as to teenagers (sports fields, two badminton and tennis courts and ping-pong tables). Throughout the year, special activities are regularly organized for children and their families, including workshops, Easter egg hunts, storytelling, Halloween events, World Bee Day and of course, Monaco’s national picnic, U Cavagnëtu.

In 2008 the Town Hall of Monaco started a new program ‘One birth — one tree’ which aims to plant thousands of trees in designated communities in and around the Principality. This reforestation program is a concrete sign of the Town Hall’s commitment to the environment and reforestation. For each birth in the Principality, the Town Hall of Monaco undertakes to plant a tree near Monaco (in Cap d’Ail and La Turbie for example). The “parents” of the tree are given a nominative certificate by the Civil Status service.

Originally, the ‘One birth — one tree’ project was part of the global campaign “Let’s plant for the planet”, sponsored by H.S.H. Prince Albert II and aimed at planting one billion trees.

An olive tree and an albizia planted in honour of the birth of Hereditary Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella in the Princess Antoinette Parc on September 10, 2016. The ceremony was a part of the annual ‘One birth — one tree’ program organized by the municipality of Monaco

In 2023 the traditional ceremony took place in the Princess Antoinette Park on April 4 in the presence of Mayor Georges Marsan and his colleagues; and there is much to be thankful for as by 2023 thousands of trees were already planted.

Practice Your Putting With Mini Golf

In the lower part of Princess Antoinette Park is the mini-golf course, which consists of 18 clay holes and is managed by the City’s Entertainment Service in collaboration with the “La Boîte de Jeux”.

The number of players is limited to six people per group and games start every 15 minutes. All equipment (clubs and balls) is disinfected after each use. The course is open to all but reservations are required. A single fee of €5 is charged (credit cards are not accepted). Beside the golf course, a kiosk offering light refreshments welcomes families to relax on the terrace as they watch their children play golf.

Good to know: After heavy rain, the course may be closed for one to three days to let the clay dry out.

MULTI-SPORTS AREA

The park’s multi-sports area was freshly renovated in 2020. A basketball and a handball court has now joined the park’s other sports areas, which include a football field, volleyball courts and badminton courts.