Seven days may seem like a long time, but not when you're in Miami. The city is alive with arts, culture, indoor and outdoor activities. Here's our no-brainer itinerary for the week.

DAY 1: HIT THE BEACH

Live like a local and roll out of bed around 10 or 11 (vacation mentality tends to spill over). Pack yourself a beach bag and then mosey over to Lincoln Road and saddle up to the counter at David’s Café for a steaming café con leche and a plate of crunchy, buttery (dangerously delicious) tostadas.

Now you’re ready to hit the beach. Just head to Ocean Drive and find a spot you like anywhere along the famed sands of SoBe and let the decompression begin. If you’re feeling really ambitious, try a surfing lesson from wave guru Girard Middleton. This low-key local knows everyone on the beach and everything about riding the waves. Beginners start with a 20-minute land demo then dive into the water.

Two hours and several bruises later, it’s time for a refuel. Head north to Epicure, the gourmet deli has been serving lox, corned beef, ruggelah and the like to South Beach’s old, young, trendy and conservative for over 50 years. Grab a sandwich (low fat tuna rocks), a NY Post and a soda and head back to the beach for a picnic and an afternoon of beach-going.

Come evening, head to Nemo for seafood under the stars. The seafood-heavy neighborhood hotspot dishes out favorites like wok charred wild king salmon and grilled churrasco. From Nemo, head north to Hotel Victor for nightcaps and lounging SoBe style. The second-story poolside bar draws a regular crowd of scantily-clad celebs and scenesters.

DAY 2: SPA LIKE A PRO

Nights at the Victor tend to end late – ease into the morning with café and croissants on Chez Walter at the Raleigh’s outdoor veranda. Properly sated, ride the hotel’s ten-minute shuttle to its sister property, The Standard Hotel. Tucked into a residential nook of Miami Beach, the recently renovated hotel specializes in hipster spa-ing. Check out a yoga class (Sunset Yoga on the Bay Saturday and Sunday afternoons is not to be missed) or hit the gym then head to the lavish spa, where the emphasis is on bathing. Restorative and refreshing water arrives in many forms, including a unisex hammam, sauna, steel soaking tubs, infinity pool, icy plunge pool and hot tubs galore.