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Travel + Leisure: Santorini Ranks First in Top-10 Islands Category

2017-07-13 by Argophilia Travel News

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Greece has dominated ‘Europe’s Top 10 Islands’ category at this year’s Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards, with Santorini taking first place, Crete ranking fourth, Paros in fifth place and Rhodes following in at number six.

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