Tip of the day – Plan your summer 2025 in Small Cyclades: Koufonissi | According Daily Express (UK)
Tip of the day – Plan your summer 2025 in Small Cyclades: Koufonissi | According Daily Express (UK) https://thecloudkeys.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/koufonissi-greek-islands-1024x672.jpg 1024 672 Cloudkeys https://thecloudkeys.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/koufonissi-greek-islands-1024x672.jpgEurope’s 10 best hidden gems – the beautiful islands and towns with barely any tourists
EXCLUSIVE: As Europe’s top destinations get even busier, some of the world’s top travel experts have revealed the best hidden gems you should explore next.
From Rome to Rhodes, Madrid to Madeira, Lisbon to Lanzarote – you don’t need a bookshelf full of Lonely Planet guidebooks to know where some of Europe’s most visited destinations are likely to be in 2025.
Venice will be achingly beautiful but hideously busy, Santorini will be swarming with thousands of sweaty cruise ship passengers, and Tenerife might just have protesters pounding the streets again telling tourists to go home.
So more and more of us will be looking for somewhere a little different for our summer holidays and weekend city breaks.
Ideally somewhere that leaves your friends looking confused while you sport a wry grin, knowing that you’ve just been somewhere stunning that barely anybody else has heard of.
Travel experts and influencers have helped the Daily Express build a list of some of Europe’s best hidden gems, which you may soon be tempted to check out.
- São Jorge, Azores, Portugal
- Sighnaghi, Georgia
- Tivat, Montenegro
- Saaremaa island, Estonia
- Lake Bohinj, Slovenia
- Costa da Morte, Spain
- Retezat Mountains, Romania
- Korčula Island, Croatia
- Korčula Island, Croatia
- Koufonissi, Greece
For those who find Crete, Corfu and Santorini too busy, many will have discovered the beauty of Greek islands like Milos, Naxos and Kefalonia.But you can get quieter still. George Harper says Koufonissi is a personal favourite.He explains: “This island isn’t as well known with British tourists as other Greek islands like Corfu and Ios but it’s covered in beautiful beaches with crystal clear water. Koufonissi is a beautiful small island where you can get around without a car, in fact it’s so small you can walk around the whole island in just a few hours.”In the evening, you can wander the cobbled streets, which are home to plenty of restaurants and bars for you to truly escape from the stresses of modern life.
Cost: Fly from Luton to Athens (ATH) with Wizz Air from £163 return then take a ferry for as little as £141. One week with breakfast included at Aiolos Hotel costs from £328.
Official Tourism Board: www.visitgreece.gr/islands/cyclades/koufonisia/
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