So near and yet so far apart. Corsica and Sardinia are like two siblings who moved to different countries and are separated not just by the sea but by culture, too. This day trip to the cliff-perched town of Bonifacio in southern Corsica is the ideal way to get to know France's wildest region.After a drive to the north of Sardinia to catch the ferry at Santa Teresa, you'll make the 50-minute crossing. Precariously built on 70m-high cliffs, Bonifacio's fjord-like harbor is quite the sight. You'll

Spend a day soaking up the scenery surrounding one of Italy's most popular lakes.

Over the years everyone from Roman emperor Caesar to screen siren Gracie Fields has holidayed in Capri. It's an intoxicating mix of flowers, narrow lanes and alleyways. Plus, it's jam-packed with jewellery shops and chi-chi boutiques whose racks are weighed down with the work of Gucci, Prada and Dior, to name a few. The scenery is superb, the restaurants exquisite and the vibe so achingly stylish that a walk down the street feels more like a strut on the catwalks of Milan. But it doesn't end the