Where to find ice rinks near Monaco
The Principality’s winter facility was cancelled in 2022 because it used too much energy. Monaco Tribune decided to check out the closest ice rinks to Monaco.
Last week, the town of Beausoleil, which borders the Principality, inaugurated its ice rink on the Place de la Libération. It will be open until 7 January!
Opening times
Outside school holidays:
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 4.30 pm to 8 pm and Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday from 1.30 pm to 8 pm.
- Except 24 and 31 December, closing time 6.30 pm.
During school holidays
- 7 days a week from 1.30 pm to 8 pm, 10 pm on Fridays in December
- Late-night opening until 10pm on Fridays 15, 22 and 29 December 2023.
Ice hockey matches on 28 December 2023 from 10.00 am to noon
Prices
- Adults: €4, concessions (children under 16, pensioners, RSA recipients and unemployed persons): €2.50
- Non-resident rates: Adults: €7, concessions: €4
Christmas ice rink in Menton
Like Beausoleil and Monaco in the past, Menton is celebrating the festive season with an ice rink, in front of the Musée Cocteau. It will be there until 7 January.
- Open every day from 10 am to 7 pm and until 10 pm on Saturdays.
Prices
For 1 hour:
- Adults: €7
- Children (aged 4 to 7): €6
Jean Bouin ice rink in Nice
It is located at 2 rue Jean Allègre in Nice, There are public sessions all year round in this large ice rink, where the French Hockey Championship is played, so you can come and enjoy some time on the ice in the afternoon or evening.
Please note that the public sessions on Saturday 23 and 30 December from 10 pm to 1 am are cancelled, as is the Friday 22 December session from 9.15 pm to 12.15 am. On Saturday 30 December, the session originally scheduled for 2pm to 5.30 pm, will end instead at 5pm.
Year-round opening times:
During term time
- Wednesday: 2 pm to 4.30 pm
- Friday: 9.15 pm to 12.15 am
- Saturday: 2 pm to 5.30 pm then 10 pm to 1 am
- Sunday: 9 am to noon (ice garden) then 3 pm to 6 pm
School holidays (except summer)
- Monday: 2 pm to 6 pm
- Tuesday: 2 pm to 6 pm
- Wednesday: 2 pm to 6 pm
- Thursday: 2 pm to 6 pm
- Friday: 2 pm to 6 pm then 9.15 pm to 12.15 am
- Saturday: 2 pm to 5.30 pm then 10 pm to 1 am
- Sunday: 9 am to noon (ice garden) then 3 pm to 6 pm
Special summer times
- Monday: 2 pm to 6 pm
- Tuesday: 2 pm to 6 pm
- Wednesday: 2 pm to 6 pm
- Thursday: 2 pm to 6 pm
- Friday: 2 pm to 6 pm
- Saturday: 2 pm to 5.30 pm
- Sunday: Closed
Prices
- Normal price: €4.50
- Concessions: €2.50
- Children under 4: free
Sunday mornings are set aside for the “Ice Garden,” a time for parents and their young children who would like to learn to skate.