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Picture this: midnight in Monte-Carlo. A warm Mediterranean breeze is blowing down Allée François Blanc, and just steps from the world-famous Place du Casino, a new type of nightlife begins to awaken. It’s not just a club. It’s mood. It’s a movement. It’s a jungle passion dream that throbs with deep house beats and high glamour. This is Selva Monte-Carlo, where night not only arrives, but evolves.

Opened this May under the iconic arches of Café de Paris, Selva was conceived by Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer and built with D.ream International. The result? The principality’s sultry new alternative to summer nightlife. Open May to September, Selva is changing the way we experience nightlife on the Riviera, serving jungle-drenched fantasies in the heart of one of Europe’s most fabled squares.

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As soon as you set foot inside, you realise this is unlike any other venue. It’s an immersive adventure, a descent into the “dark side of the jungle,” where silks and velvet hang from the ceiling, shadows dance in the light, and the music rolls on and on. 

Evenings take off at Amazónico Monte-Carlo, a dining odyssey awash in Latin American fervor where dishes with boundless colour, flavour, and flair prepare you for what is to unfold. Soon, dinner, and maybe a bottle of something special, gently morph into the early morning hours when Selva springs into life. The transition is seamless. The energy is electric. Featuring world-renowned DJs, both local and international, the curation of sound for the night foreshadows an elation and wisdom, and every beat feels as if it were made just for you.

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And of course the cocktails. Not “drinks” creations. Haute couture served in a glass. La Femme d’Or is a showstopper: Rémy Martin Louis XIII cognac meets fig, apricot bitters, and a hint of passion fruit mead in an elixir as bright as its name. Or try L’Embarricado, a blend of Enemigo Extra Añejo tequila, Campari, Picon Amer, and Cocchi vermouth, a little smoky, a little bittersweet, but completely unforgettable!

As one of only 200 guests, Selva Monte-Carlo is a special and electric space. Open Thursday to Saturday from midnight to 5 a.m., it is your ticket to lavish, smart-elegant style and wild celebration.

And not just another notch in the Monte-Carlo nightlife belt, it serves as new nightlife after dark, the new Riviera heartbeat. Where wild meets refined, where music meets mixology, and where each night is a new story that is equal parts glamour, heat and magic.