St Martin Gardens

Statue of Prince Albert I

The Jardin St. Martin (Monégasque: Giardi̍n San Martin) are located in the Monaco-Ville ward of Monaco.[1] The gardens are made up of a series of paths on the south west face of the Rock of Monaco.[1] They have an estimated area of 11,200 square meters (1.12 hectares). Flora include Aleppo pine trees and yellow agaves in its terraces with medieval fortifications also featuring in the gardens.[2] Archaeological finds in the gardens have been dated to the Holocene era.[3]

François Cogné's bronze statue of Prince Albert I as a sailor stands at the centre of the gardens.[4]

Benches at the Saint Martin Gardens in Monaco
  1. ^ a b "St Martin Gardens". Visit Monaco - St Martin Gardens. Visit Monaco. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  2. ^ David C. King (2008). Monaco. Marshall Cavendish. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-7614-2567-0.
  3. ^ P. Christiaan Klieger (29 November 2012). The Microstates of Europe: Designer Nations in a Post-Modern World. Lexington Books. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-7391-7427-2.
  4. ^ French Riviera Green Guide Michelin 2012-2013. Michelin Travel & Lifestyle. 1 April 2012. p. 427. ISBN 978-2-06-718258-5.