Palais de l’Europe

The Palais de l'Europe, in Menton

The Palais de l'Europe is an elegant Belle Époque building of Menton, a former casino become a cultural place. The Menton audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this majestic building, a witness of the golden age of the resort, near the Biovès Gardens.

The former casino become a place of culture

The Palais de l'Europe is one of the most elegant buildings of Menton. Built at the beginning of the twentieth century to house a winter casino, it testifies to the golden age of the town, then a winter resort prized by the European aristocracy who came to enjoy its exceptionally mild climate. With its adorned façade and its lavish look, it stands near the Biovès Gardens. Reconverted, the palace today hosts cultural spaces and the tourist office, and shelters exhibitions and events. It remains a symbol of the brilliant and society past of the pearl of France.

What to see

You admire the elegant Belle Époque building with an adorned façade, a former winter casino become a cultural place and tourist office, near the Biovès Gardens. The Palais de l'Europe testifies to the golden age of Menton. It is a stop for lovers of architecture, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Palais de l'Europe lies near the Biovès Gardens, in the heart of Menton, reachable on foot. You admire its façade from outside; the cultural spaces and the tourist office follow their own hours, which vary. It is best to check them before coming.

What was the Palais de l'Europe of Menton?

A winter casino, built at the beginning of the twentieth century when the town was a resort prized by the aristocracy; this Belle Époque building today shelters cultural spaces and the tourist office.

Where is the Palais de l'Europe?

Near the Biovès Gardens, in the heart of Menton, in France.