Shopping in Monaco

Monaco offers groceries, personal and household goods, clothing, beauty products, technology and luxury items through several retail areas. Monte-Carlo, One Monte-Carlo and Métropole Shopping Monte-Carlo are known for luxury fashion, jewellery and beauty. La Condamine, Rue Grimaldi and Rue Caroline combine neighborhood shops with everyday goods and the municipal market. Monaco-Ville has souvenirs, craft products and specialities. Fontvieille includes a shopping centre with clothing, furniture, decoration, fragrances and hi-fi or media products. Larvotto also has shops for beach items, clothing and decoration. The Marché de la Condamine is a major grocery market with butchers, bakers, delicatessen sellers, fishmongers, fruit and vegetable stalls, flowers and local or regional specialities. The Marché Monte-Carlo and the Petit Marché Monaco-Ville are other municipal market options. During the renovation of the Condamine market hall, which began on 15 January 2026 and is planned to last about 13 months, stalls operate temporarily at Place d'Armes. The Formula 1 fan zone can also require a temporary move to Espace Léo Ferré on Rue des Açores, with a planned return after the Grand Prix. General market hours are often 7:00 to 15:30; growers, producers and flower sellers commonly operate from 7:00 to 12:00. The municipality offers free delivery for private residents of Monaco from 7:30 to 14:00, except Sundays. The official currency is the euro. Euro banknotes and coins are legal tender under the monetary agreement between Monaco and the European Union, but a shop is not generally required to accept every card or online payment method. Check accepted payment methods before completing a purchase. Monaco is treated like France for European Union value-added tax, customs and excise purposes. Goods ordered online from Monaco follow EU VAT rules and generally do not create customs charges within that framework. Goods arriving from outside the relevant customs area can create import VAT or customs costs depending on their origin and type. The seller or platform must show the total price, delivery costs and payment and delivery conditions before the contract is concluded. Online sellers in Monaco must provide their identity and contact details, the essential characteristics of the goods or service, the total price, delivery costs, payment and delivery arrangements, expected delivery time, withdrawal rules or exclusions, applicable law and court information, and their terms on a durable medium. A durable medium is a format, such as a saved email or document, that allows the buyer to store and reproduce the information unchanged. Platforms must provide a secure space for the required information before the order is placed. Since Law No. 1.578 of 2025, ongoing contracts that can be concluded electronically must also provide a free digital cancellation function and confirmation that the cancellation request was received. For a distance purchase, the consumer generally has seven free days to withdraw without giving a reason or paying a penalty. For goods, the period begins when the goods are received; for services, it begins when the offer is accepted. The consumer may have to pay direct return costs, and the goods should normally be returned in their original packaging. The seller must refund the payment within 30 days or provide an equivalent replacement where the legal conditions allow it. If mandatory information was missing, the withdrawal period can extend to three months; providing the missing information within those three months starts a new seven-day period. Some goods and services are excluded from withdrawal, and the seller must indicate those limits clearly. A purchase made in a physical shop has no general statutory right of return in the reviewed Monaco sources, so the shop's exchange or return policy must be checked separately. A defect claim follows the legal guarantee for defects in the item sold under Articles 1483 and following of the Monaco Civil Code. Keep the receipt or other proof of purchase, photographs, delivery evidence and written communication. Contact the seller or platform in writing first and describe the defect and the requested remedy. If the dispute remains unresolved, civil proceedings may be required. The Haut Commissariat à la protection des droits et à la médiation concerns public administration and public bodies; it is not the primary channel for an ordinary dispute with a private retailer, and no general consumer ombudsman was identified in the reviewed official sources. Safer online shopping starts with checking the seller's identity and address, total price, delivery and return conditions, applicable law and court, payment security, and the contract text before payment. Check whether a marketplace seller is a third party, who pays return shipping, and whether import charges can arise. Phishing and marketplace fraud risks increase when the seller's identity or payment method is unclear. Commerce Engage is a voluntary, free and participatory scheme open to shops and service businesses. Participating businesses work on waste reduction and sorting, reusable or alternative bags, lower single-use plastic use, energy and resource efficiency, local or ethical activity and customer information. MaConsigne provides reusable glass containers and return points at participating retailers. Packaging belongs in the yellow bin, and large shipping cartons should be folded, bundled and placed out according to the municipal collection rules. The free Munegu Repair Cafe repairs transportable everyday objects and clothing, usually about every two months or five to seven times per year; in 2024 it repaired 170 objects with an approximately 65% success rate.