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These islands in Greece have the best beaches!

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auroracoor1

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Lets be honest, good beaches are the most important thing for a good vacation :) These are some of the best in my opinion after doing some research and looking at a bunch of pictures: Crete, Santorini, Mykonos Zakynthos. Because Crete is such a big island, they have the most options and the most variety in the types of beaches
 
These Greek islands have amazing beaches, but don't forget these Greeks islands:

- Kefalonia
- Rhodes
- Paros
- Tinos
- Lefkada

These Greek islands all have amazing beaches too! ??
 
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auroracoor1 said:
Lets be honest, good beaches are the most important thing for a good vacation :) These are some of the best in my opinion after doing some research and looking at a bunch of pictures: Crete, Santorini, Mykonos Zakynthos. Because Crete is such a big island, they have the most options and the most variety in the types of beaches
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You left out Milos!
 
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You right!
Milos has been named the “world's best island” by the readers of the US travel publication Travel & Leisure. Second on the list of 25 best islands around the world.
Look here the only webcamera from Milos .
 
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gmapsresident said:
You right!
Milos has been named the “world's best island” by the readers of the US travel publication Travel & Leisure. Second on the list of 25 best islands around the world.
Look here the only webcamera from Milos .
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Yep, I've visited all the beaches on Milos, each one is incredible.
 
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Never been to Milos, will definitely check it out, thanks
 
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