The best Greek islands for couples
A romantic Greek island is less about a single famous sunset and more about the whole mood: slow evenings, walkable old towns, and coves you can have to yourselves. These come out on top for couples in our island scoring.
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A car-free stone-mansion port a fast ferry from Athens — donkeys do the hauling.
See Hýdra →
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Folégandros
Φολέγανδρος · Cyclades
A dramatic cliff-top Chora and a slow, quiet pace even in summer.
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An amphitheatre of pastel neoclassical mansions around one perfect harbour.
See Sými →
A small olive-green island south of Corfu, ringed by sea caves and pebble coves.
See Paxós →
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Kastellórizo
Καστελλόριζο · Dodecanese
Greece's far-eastern outpost — one jewel-box harbour of colourful houses and a blue sea cave.
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An out-of-the-way island off the Peloponnese, with a Venetian Chóra and a gorge waterfall.
See Kýthira →
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Skópelos
Σκόπελος · Sporades
Densely forested, with the clifftop chapel made famous by Mamma Mia!
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Santoríni
Σαντορίνη · Cyclades
Caldera views, blue-domed churches and the most famous sunset in Greece.
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