But this is not Monte Carlo, it’s Montenegro, a small country sandwiched between Croatia and Albania, 350 miles east across the Adriatic from Italy.
In the north, mountains plummet to fjord-like jade inlets suggestive of New Zealand or Norway. Farther south, the broad, blond sands are reminiscent of Turkey.
For tan-seekers it’s a flight of under three hours from Gatwick - or from Manchester, on a twice-weekly Jet2 route to coastal Tivat launching next month.
The country is one of the best sun magnets in southern Europe, and the Regent Porto Montenegro, where I’m staying, is part of a luxury residential development near Tivat, owned by the Investment Corporation of Dubai.
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