Just before the end of 2021, the major American travel magazine Travel & Leisure published on its website the 50 best destinations for romantic getaways in 2022. “Whether you’re celebrating your honeymoon or just looking to escape with your partner, these are the 50 most romantic getaways around the world”, it reads.
On the list, along with the hills of Tuscany, the winter resorts of Colorado and places we don’t necessarily associate with romance, such as the Galapagos Islands, there is a Greek island. Santorini.
The fact that this island was included in the list is not surprising. Santorini has been established for several decades in the (global) travel consciousness as a romantic (and not only) destination. Thousands of couples from all over the world choose the Cycladic island every year to get married, while Oia’s sunset is one of the most Instagrammable places on the planet.
“This magical island is known as the most romantic in Greece, with turquoise waters, whitewashed houses sitting on cliffs, and beautiful beaches”, notes Travel & Leisure and continues, “While you’re here, go for a hike the on the Fira trail for beautiful views, take in the sunset in Oia, and explore the black-sand beach”.
In any case, Santorini is a long-standing favourite of Travel & Leisure and the American public in general. For many years, it has been voted the best island in Europe in the magazine’s readers’ polls, and it has been a perennial fixture on the list of the world’s most beautiful islands.
In a previous feature, the magazine had pointed out that “No one can deny that Santorini is made for wish lists. Few places in the world can compare with it in terms of its universal charm”.
Other destinations suggested by Travel & Leisure for “romantic getaways” in the new year are the following:
Scotland
British Virgin Islands
Zihuatanejo, Mexico
Palm Springs, California
Whidbey Island, Washington
Idyllwild, California
Montana
La Paz, Mexico
Lake Tahoe
Dana Point, California
Sonoma Valley, California
Chassignolles, France
St. James, Barbados
Willemstad, Curaçao
Bend, Oregon
Aspen, Colorado
Chiloe, Chile
Door County, Wisconsin
The Oregon Coast
Costa Rica
Bequia, St. Vincent
Maui, Hawaii
Maine
New Mexico
Fredericksburg, Texas
The Galapagos Islands
San Francisco, California
St. Bart’s
Arizona’s White Mountains
Malibu, California
Quebec, Canada
Phuket, Thailand
Belize
Catalina Island, California
St. Lucia
Kenya’s Great Rift Valley
Marrakesh, Morocco
Eilean Shona, Scotland
Norway
Tanzania
Virginia
Tuscany, Italy
Blue Ridge, Georgia
Port Angeles, Washington
Daufuskie Island, South Carolina
Savannah, Georgia
Nova Scotia, Canada
Sedona, Arizona
Buenos Aires, Argentina