Most beautiful Greek islands

20 items • 11899 views • 1,025 votes • updated Feb 20, 2024
Most beautiful Greek islands Explore the Greek islands in this list and vote for your favorites. Sandy beaches, coastal scenery and local character offer different reasons to visit.

The Greek islands are famous around the world and are popular destinations for both fun and relaxation. Each island in Greece has its own character, whether it offers fine sandy beaches, stretches of coastline for extreme sports enthusiasts or impressive views. Most of the islands have become favorite destinations for Romanians, who spend their holidays on a different one each year.

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Also known as Zante, Zakynthos is the third largest of the Ionian Islands, and the Venetians, who ruled it from 1484 to 1797, called it the “Flower of the East”. Navagio beach, a cove •••
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Lefkada
Greece
Connected to the mainland by a long causeway and a floating bridge, Lefkada is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. Porto Katsiki beach lies on the west coast, while in the south Cape Lefkada •••
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Kefalonia (Cephalonia) is the largest of the Ionian Islands and the sixth largest island in Greece. Its best-known sights include the underground lake of Melissani, the Drogarati cave •••
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In the southern Aegean Sea, Santorini (officially Thira) is the largest island of a small circular archipelago formed by a volcanic caldera. About 3,600 years ago it was the site of one of •••
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Crete
Greece
Crete is the largest and most populous island in Greece, and its capital is Heraklion. It was the centre of the Minoans, Europe's first advanced civilization, from 2700 to 1420 BC, and the •••
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Skiathos
Greece
A small island in the Northern Sporades, Skiathos is 12 km long and about 6 km wide on average, with many beaches, including Koukounaries and Mandraki. The 2008 film Mamma Mia! was shot •••
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Thassos
Greece
Thassos (Thasos) is the northernmost major Greek island, in the northern Aegean Sea, linked by ferries to Keramoti and Kavala. In ancient times it was known for its gold mines, wine, nuts •••
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Salonica, also known as Thessaloniki, is a port city in northern Greece, located on the Thermaic Gulf. The White Tower, Rotunda and Byzantine churches are among its landmarks. The seaside •••
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Kos
Greece
The ancient physician Hippocrates is thought to have been born on Kos, the third largest island of the Dodecanese, in the southeastern Aegean Sea. In the centre of Kos town stands the •••
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Corfu
Greece
Corfu, called Kerkyra in Greek, is one of the Ionian Islands in western Greece, on the border between the Ionian and Adriatic seas. Its capital, the only city in Greece enclosed by two •••
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What is in first place?

Zakynthos is currently ranked first on TopFaves, with 81 votes for and 8 votes against in this list.

What are the top three spots?

The top three spots are held, in order, by Zakynthos, Lefkada, Kefalonia. The ranking can change as votes are added.

How many votes have been recorded?

In total, 1,025 votes have been recorded. The total refers to the whole list and is not the number of different people who voted.

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