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Church in Oia, Santorini.

Port guide: Santorini, Greece

Stunning natural beauty meets whitewashed villages on this Greek island, but it also has culture and soul if you know where to look.

  • Brian Johnston

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Skyline of Oia, traditional white architecture with windmills, Greek village of Santorini, Greece.

On an island overrun by tourists, I found the most photogenic spots

Wildly popular with tourists in search of the perfect shot, Oia’s narrow streets are packed shoulder-to-shoulder, but our guide is a pro.

  • Kristie Kellahan
People wait for the ferry to arrive at Santorini on Monday.

Tourists scramble to leave Santorini amid quake fears

Schools have been closed and search and rescue teams have been sent to the Greek island in advance, after more than 200 tremors in three days sparked concern a bigger earthquake is coming.

  • Derek Gatopoulos
Oia Sunset, Santorini, Greece.

Santorini: Why it's Greece's most beautiful island

No other island compares with Santorini for those spectacular and uniquely Greek blue and white vistas.

  • Steve Meacham
Tina Arena

Famous flyer: Tina Arena

Singer-songwriter Tina Arena has a return visit to Greek island Santorini on her agenda.

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Bob Saget

Famous Flyer: Bob Saget

I always take various legal medications and birth control. Just in case anyone else on the trip needs any of it.

Papakolea Beach.

The world's most unusual beaches

Candy sands, disappearing waves, transformed trolls - if life's a beach, these are its strangest days.

 In the deep end ... (from far left) the swimmers bob in the Aegean Sea; the group swims beside the yacht Katerina

The great island crawl

Goggles on, Hannah Booth joins a tour group that preferes to swim its way around the Minor Cyclades.

People watching sunset. Santorini

True romance: witnessing the world's greatest sunset

Cameron Atfield bears witness to an event so magical, romantic and rare it happens just once ... a day.