Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is one of the oldest museums in the Netherlands. Throughout the year, the museum hosts a rich spectrum of temporary exhibits on a variety of subjects. Besides that, the collection of paintings, sculptures, drawings, etchings and objects is impressive. It features many major Dutch and European works spanning the period from the early middle ages to the 21st century, from Jeroen Bosch to Rembrandt and from Van Gogh to Salvador Dalí and Dutch Design. The museum building is closed for major renovation, but the entire collection of 145,000 objects accessible to the public in other museums. Within the Museumpark, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen has built an art depot: Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen.

The Alaska Zoo might be small, but it offers a rare chance to see Arctic and sub-Arctic animals like musk oxen, lynx, and wolves up close. Many of the animals here are rescues or permanent residents that wouldn’t survive on their own, making it more of a wildlife sanctuary than your typical zoo.

The views of the Atlantic waves crashing over the cliffs below are dramatic. This is where the whale watchers would have been on the lookout, at a small building called cloche d'Alarme. A statue of the Virgin Mary, raised in 1865, perches on one of the cliffs that can be reached via a bridge. Nearby is also the quaint Place Sainte-Eugénie and the old fishing port Port des Pêcheurs. Take a casual walk around and do not forget to pass the park Esplanade de la Vierge or the local aquarium close by.

More than 600,000 visitors — both Greek and foreign — flock here to witness the incredible natural spectacle, located 26km from the city centre. From July to September, butterflies swarm in their thousands, seeking cool and damp conditions. In the mornings, you'll see them clustered in hundreds on the branches.