10 countries that are small enough to see in just one day

Don’t have more than a few days to explore a destination?

Don’t worry when it comes to the tiniest countries and territories in the world, where one day is plenty time for a visit.

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Gibraltar

This literal rock hanging off the coast of southern Spain is a British Overseas Territory with a population of 30,000 people and, in some seasons, what feels like just as many yachts.

Nonstop flights from London land on its single runway, which straddles the only road into and out of the country towards Spain. Gibraltar’s chief attraction is its own topography; most visitors spend the day taking a cable car to the top of the rock for the view and to make kissy faces at the wild Barbary macaque apes who dwell there.

Isle of Man

An island alone in the Irish Sea, the Isle of Man is a self-governing British dependency home to 84,000 people. Visitors arrive via flights from the mainland UK or a high-speed ferry from Liverpool, and spend the day visiting the Viking historic site of Peel Castle, dining on sweet Queenie scallops, and buying special edition postage stamps.

The locals, known as Manx, fly their flags highest during the annual Tourist Trophy, a motorcycle road race that transverses the island’s winding roads free from speed limits.

Monaco

Grace Kelly may have put Monaco on the map, but in truth, the country of less than one square mile has been its own slice of independence in the south of France since the 15th century. The population varies with the seasons, but averages 37,000, which balloons to seven times that number during the Formula 1 Grand Prix races.

Those who are born and bred in Monaco grow up speaking French, Italian, English, and Monaco’s own language of Monégasque. Aside from its spectacular harbor brimming with yachts and the opulent casino showcased in James Bond films, Monaco is home to a world-famous Oceanographic Museum, the director of which was once Jacques Cousteau.