CNN presents the top nine islands in
and around the Cyclades, each with its marquee attraction
Best
scenery: Santorini
Best
nightlife: Mykonos
Best
traditional village life: Naxos
Best
kiteboarding and windsurfing: Paros
Best
beaches: Milos
Best for nature
lovers: Ikaria
Best
Robinson Crusoe destination: Koufonisia
Best
couples getaway: Folegandros
Best food:
Crete
You can
read the article here: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/15/travel/greek-islands
But of
course I can't resist writing few comments about the list. Here they are:
Best
scenery: Santorini – I can agree with this, but there are too many options here. Santorini is just the best-known-for it's scenery- island. Everyone knows about Santorini and the magnificent scenery in all the famous spots of the island. Still, I believe
that the best scenery is the island itself when you approaching
it with the ferry. And of course I can think of many more islands with excellent scenery
like: Amorgos, Symi, Folegandros, Anafi and Sifnos to name just a few and if we have just to stay close
to Cyclades.
Best
nightlife: Mykonos – Nothing to say here. Only that you are not really a
traveller if you choose an island for its nightlife.
Best
traditional village life: Naxos – Well, I love Naxos, and I’d choose the
village life there especially around the mountain Za and the picturesque vilafe
of Apeirathos but still l think there is more traditional village life in
Sikinos and many others.
Best
kiteboarding and windsurfing: Paros - This is true. Only keep in mind that
Paros is so overcrowded especially in August that even I was a surfer which I’m
not, I would choose Lefkada.
Best
beaches: Milos – It is very risky when it comes to decide about the
island with the best beaches. Everyone has his preferences but I wouldn’t
recommend to someone to put it so simply. The best beach is always the one that
you prefer. It is a different issue
if there is an island with many beautiful beaches or many sandy beaches and
another thing to say that this one has the best beaches. Oddly enough in my
book I write about the beaches in island of Skopelos, not exactly in Cyclades,
but this is not the point. The point is that almost every island of the Aegean
Sea has a lot of beautiful beaches. And it’s up to you to enjoy them and then
choose about the best.
Best for
nature lovers: Ikaria – This is yesterdays news, or better said: ‘60s news. And
this is for an island that I really and truly love. Nature lovers would enjoy
it. But, please, if you are a real nature lover, go to another less inhabitant
island. Or choose one of the thousand Greek islands which are not inhabitant at
all.
Best
Robinson Crusoe destination: Koufonissia – Well, there are two of them. There
is Ano (Upper) and Kato (Lower) Koufonissi. The second one has no inhabitants and you could
play Robinson Crusoe’s part, even if I can’t see any reason for Crusoes just few minutes away from a really wonderful island -and a real paradise for tourists such as the other Koufonissi. And
as I mentioned before there is a thousand of deserted islands in Greece. Just
find the way to approach them and then you ‘ll play Crusoe for real.
Best
couples getaway: Folegandros – No, definitely not. In my guide the best island
for couples is Astypalea. Not that a couple can't find the ideal island in
Folegandros. The newcomers (and the fresh couples) always seems to find
everything fantastic anyway. But, really I would prefer Amorgos, especially in May, or
Santorini (definitely in May) or Hydra (preferably in autumn) or Schinoussa
(any time) and then I would perhaps think of Folegandros.
Best food:
Crete – Ok, but never say it to a native of Crete that you chosen the island
just for the good food. People there are very sensitive about their island and
you may have some troubles. Just say that Crete is the best island you have
ever seen. I say the same. What else can I do? I live here.
PHOTO: the village Klima (Milos): for me the best coastal village I 've seen
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