And don’t forget it might rain...

HERE’S hoping you won’t need it, but if it starts tipping down, you’ll thank yourself for tucking a waterproof in between your suede FitFlops — essential for bearable sightseeing (£65, fitflop.com) — and your leather flipflops for the evening (£59, jonesbootmaker.com) or strappy sandals (£250, meandem.com). Rains is the current smart rainwear brand and its hooded coat — called a long jacket — (£95, uk.rains.com) is just the ticket.

Travel in white trainers, which you can wear in the day or with a dress in the evening. I tend to throw in a pair of cuban-heeled ankle boots because they look good with bare legs and a midi dress, and they provide coverage if the weather turns ugly. What you do not want to be bothering with on a mini-break are those open-toed, ankle strap, uncomfy shoes you always think you might wear on holiday.