The racy city of Monaco is synonymous with the annual Grand Prix and year-round jet-set living, but its exotic gardens and Oceanographic Museum are well worth a visit. From scenic anchorages in Juan Les Pins and Pampelonne, where beach and water sports fun earn you an appetite for lunch in Club 55, head then to St Tropez - capital of the French Riviera and a Mecca for film stars and royalty.

After just a short cruise south, the heady mix of cigars and expensive perfume gives way to the fragrance of pine, eucalyptus, lavender and fennel on the rustic Ile de Porquerolles. Enjoy a leisurely cycle ride across the island, and then relax on board for a cruise back up the coast to star-studded Cannes, and the next day on to the old town of Villefranche.

Visit its gardens in a 16th century fortress and the Chapel de Saint-Pierre before Cap Ferrat entices you to its Villa-Musée Isle de France, decorated in true European style with exquisite classical furnishings, sculptures and paintings.

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