• Stroll around the island's capital St Peter Port, which retains much of the character of a traditional fishing village. See the 12th-century church and the 17th-century oldest house, now a National Trust shop, in Cornet Street.

• Visit Castle Cornet, overlooking the harbour in St Peter Port. Built during the reign of King Stephen, it bears influences from many eras, through to the German occupation of WWII. It also contains the Royal Guernsey Militia Museum, a Maritime Museum and gardens.

• Pay your respects to Victor Hugo at Hauteville House, above the south side of St Peter Port, where he once lived. It was here that he wrote The Toilers of the Sea (which is set in St Sampson). His statue stands in Candie Gardens, as does the Island Museum.

• Hit the beach: Within walking distance of St Peter Port are Havelet Bay and Belle Grève Bay. In the north are big sandy beaches at L'Ancresse Bay and Grande Havre. On the south coast, steep steps reach the beach at Petit Bôt, and Moulin Huet Bay is a sheltered location for sunbathers.

• Visit Roquaine Bay, which boasts two beaches and the Fort Grey Maritime Museum; the museum focuses on Guernsey's many shipwrecks. At the northern end of the bay, Lihou Island is home to flocks of seabirds, and is accessible to walkers at low tide.

• Go castle spotting. Fortifications are scattered all around the coast - among them Ivy Castle near Le Bouet, a Norman stronghold, and Vale Castle at St Sampson. On the West Coast lies Fortress Rousse, an 18th-century tower open to the public.

• See prehistoric Guernsey. Dolmens (Neolithic tombs) are common on the island. Among them are Déhus Dolmen, near the yacht marina in the Vale, and La Catioroc, on a mound overlooking Perelle Bay (reputedly once a witches' meeting place).

• Imagine island life during WWII German occupation. Go to the German Underground Hospital at St Andrew, the German Occupation Museum at Forest. Also located in German tunnels is the island's Aquarium.

• Squeeze into the Little Chapel at Les Vauxbelets is thought to be the smallest church in the world, with space for a priest and a congregation of two.

• Take a peek into Guernsey's only stately home open to the public: Sausmarez Manor at St Martin.

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