Visit Casino de Monte-Carlo

Explore the glamorous French Riviera along the Mediterranean coast. Stroll the Promenade des Anglais in Nice (7km waterfront lined with palm trees and belle époque hotels), visit the Palais des Festivals in Cannes (home of the famous film festival), try your luck at the Monte Carlo Casino in Monaco, and admire the luxury yachts in Saint-Tropez's old port.

Explore the Monaco Automobile Museum, showcasing a collection of classic and historic cars in Monte Carlo.

Official residence of the Grimaldis.

Grand clifftop aquarium and museum.

Visit Monaco, the second-smallest sovereign state in the world. Explore the Prince's Palace (official residence of the Grimaldi family with daily changing of the guard), try your luck at the Casino de Monte-Carlo (iconic Belle Époque building featured in James Bond films), and stroll through the Jardin Exotique (botanical garden perched on cliffs with over 1,000 succulent plants).

Greek temples, Arab-Norman cathedrals, baroque towns and Etna — Sicily is a Mediterranean civilisation of its own

Hike the smoking summit of Europe's most active volcano, 3,357 m above the Sicilian coast

Climb 251 spiralling steps up the world's most famous architectural mistake — tilting since 1173