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Walking on sunshine: Santorini's best hikes

Santorini's dramatic volcanic landscape and navigable size make it the ideal spot for hikers. Here are our top picks for both pros and newbies.

Santorini's most breathtaking beaches - Lonely Planet

Peace, antiquity and beaches: a guide to five famous Greek islands

The best hotels in Santorini

The best hotels in Santorini James Litston © Provided by The Independent Perhaps the most enduring and magical image of the Greek islands is the iconic view of blue-domed churches overlooking a cobalt sea. This postcard-perfect scene is the signature shot of Santorini and has made the Cycladic isle a staple on many a bucket list. Though its picture-perfect vineyards and whitewashed villages are beguiling, Santorini’s geography tells of a much more violent past: those cliff-top churches gaze out on a sea-filled volcanic crater. Some of the island’s best hotels are located along its rim, but there are hideaways worth checking out inland and on the beach too.

Secret Santorini: The hidden spots to beat the crowds

There s much more to Santorini than the Instagrammers at the sunset spectacle of the Oia You’ve seen the postcards, but nothing prepares you for the raw intensity and devastating beauty of Santorini. The vista of dramatic caldera cliffs rearing from the Aegean and sugar cube houses dribbling seawards like gravity-defying diamonds make Santorini the can-can dancer of the Cyclades. She may seem all jazz hands and high kicks, but behind the sparkle, Instagram posts and cruise ships hides a softer, sweet side.   As Lefteris Karipidis, of bespoke guiding company Blue Shades of Greece, says: “There’s more here than just sunsets, Santorini is bursting with surprises.” Stay longer, dig deeper and get off the beaten track – that’s the message from locals this summer. Here s how to do it.