🌅 Oia, Santorini

Santorini, Greece

Best time: May–June and September–October, sunny but less crowded

White houses and blue-domed churches stacked on the rim of a volcanic caldera; sunset in Oia is called one of the most beautiful in the world.

Good to know

• Claim a spot at the castle ruins an hour or two before sunset.
• The caldera trail from Fira to Oia takes about three hours, with views all the way.