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Rue Basse

The old town's lane of shops and small restaurants

  • Length169 m
  • QuartierMonaco-Ville
  • Buildings with a page3
  • Typical height4 floors
  • Sun, 21 March3.2 h (median)
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About the street

Rue Basse runs through the old town on the Rock, a pedestrian lane of souvenir shops and small restaurants – La Tavernetta, La Montgolfière, Le Petit Bar – between the Place du Palais and the cathedral side of Monaco-Ville.

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Every apartment building and landmark on Rue Basse, drawn at its height from OpenStreetMap. Walk it with the slider, switch sides, or tap a building for its card.

RUE BASSEJardins de Saint-MartinAvenue Prince PierreTunnel SerravalleTunnel Rocher Albert IerTunnel Rocher Antoine 1erRue Colonel Bellando de Castro
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The buildings on Rue BassePublic buildings and landmarksOther buildingsHeights from OpenStreetMap

Everything along the street

Building by building

3 buildings with their own page on Rue Basse. Tap one to see it on the map.

Odd numbers 2

Even numbers 1

Sun along the street

Hours of direct sun on each building’s sunniest façade, at its middle floor – the sea, the hills behind and the buildings around all counted.

Building21 March21 June21 DecemberFaçade
13-31 Rue Basse3.95.52.6WNW
14-16 Rue Basse3.24.01.2E
35-37 Rue Basse0.22.10.0S

VERA PI’s sun model: NOAA solar position, OpenStreetMap building heights and the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain (30 m). Clear sky; an estimate.

Notable buildings and places

Chapel of Mercy, Monaco-VilleChapel of Mercy, Monaco-VilleThe Chapel of Mercy (French: La Chapelle de la Miséricorde; Monégasque: Capela d’a Miserico̍rdia) is a Roman Catholic church on the Rue Basse in Monaco's Monaco…Berthold Werner · CC BY-SA 3.0town hall of Monacotown hall of MonacoAndre86 · CC0chapelle Sainte-Dévote du Foyer-Sainte-Dévotechapelle Sainte-Dévote du Foyer-Sainte-DévoteAimelaime · CC BY-SA 4.0Princess Grace Irish LibraryThe Princess Grace Irish Library is a library situated in Monaco named after Princess Grace, the wife and consort of Prince Rainier III. Among its collections o…Place du PalaisPlace du PalaisMister No · CC BY 3.0post office of Monacopost office of MonacoAimelaime · CC BY-SA 4.0Hommage des colonies étrangères au Prince Albert 1er à l'occasion de ses 25 années de règneHommage des colonies étrangères au Prince Albert 1er à l'occasion de ses 25 années de règneBenoît Prieur · CC0Malizia

Getting around

  • BusPrincesse Stephanieline 3, line 4, line 6, line N1
  • BusPlace D'Armesline 1, line 2, line 4, line 6, line N1, line N2, line X3
  • BusMonaco-Ville le Rocherline 1, line 2, line 5, line 22, line N2
  • BusPrincesse Stephanieline 1, line 2, line 6, line N2
  • Busle Rocherline X1
  • BusPlace D'Armesline 1, line 2, line 22, line N2, line X1

Stops within 250 m of the street. Compagnie des Autobus de Monaco, timetable valid 5 October – 18 December 2026 (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Schools nearby

  • ·École de la CondamineSchool
  • ·Croix rouge monégasque, crèche et garderie Rosine SanmoriNursery school
  • ·Pavillon BosioSchool
  • ·11School
  • ·Lycée Technique et HôtelierSchool

Within 400 m; OpenStreetMap.

The VERA PI card for Rue Basse
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Streets that meet it

Place du Palais Rue des Remparts Rue Princesse Marie de Lorraine Passage de la Miséricorde Passage du Coin Place de la Mairie

Sources

  • Buildings, heights, streets and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0.
  • Sights: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); photographs from Wikimedia Commons under the licence shown on each.
  • Buses: Compagnie des Autobus de Monaco GTFS, via transport.data.gouv.fr (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
  • Sun: VERA PI’s model with the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain (© DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA).
  • OpenStreetMap

A VERA PI street guide – the same model as Strandvägen, Stockholm, fed with Monaco’s open data. Built 25 October 2026.