The birthplace of Western civilization wrapped around the bluest sea in Europe. Ancient ruins, whitewashed island villages, and long lunches over the Aegean.
The Acropolis and Parthenon above a buzzing modern capital of tavernas, markets, and rooftop bars.
Caldera cliffs of white-and-blue villages — Oia’s famous sunset and volcanic black-sand beaches.
The largest island — Minoan palaces at Knossos, the Samaria Gorge, and pink-sand Elafonissi.
Cosmopolitan island of windmills, labyrinthine Chora, and the Aegean’s most famous beach clubs.