Santorini, Corfu Among CNT’s Top 25 Destinations to Visit in September

Fira, Santorini island. Photo source: Visit Greece/Y.Skoulas

The Greek islands of Santorini and Corfu are included on the list of the Top 25 destinations to go on holiday in September, which was recently published by UK luxury travel magazine Condé Nast Traveller (CNT).

Imerovigli, Santorini. Photo © Maria Theofanopoulou

“September is the new January, which means the time is ripe for new beginnings and new adventures… It’s the sweet shoulder season for a number of exotic sugar-sand islands,” CNT said.

Corfu ranks 20^th and Santorini 23^rd on the list, which also includes cities and islands from all over the world.

According to CNT, “the shoulder seasons – April-May, September-October – tend to be the most pleasant time to visit Greece and the Greek Islands… So, we will plump for September in Corfu, when our morning swim is a warm and delicious affair, and the island’s forested hills are still green for afternoon dozes beneath the oaks and olive trees.”

Corfu, Old town. Photo Source: Visit Greece / M. Mitzithropoulos

Furthermore, the travel magazine strongly recommends Santorini for holidays in September, when “the boiling broiling summer rush is over, the sea is warmer than ever, the skies are blue and the evenings cooler”.

Galway in Ireland ranks first on CNT’s list, and is followed by Hermanus, South Africa in second place; Utah, US in third; Istanbul, Turkey in fourth; and Loire Valley, France in the fifth position.

1. Galway, Ireland
2. Hermans, South Africa
3. Utah, USA
4. Istanbul, Turkey
5. Loire Valley, France
6. Zanzibar, Tanzania
7. Buenos Aires, Argentina
8. San Francisco, USA
9. French Polynesia
10. Albania
11. Mexico City
12. Japan
13. Peru
14. Lisbon, Portugal
15. Morocco
16. Ibiza and Formentera, Spain
17. New York, USA
18. Sicily, Italy
19. Milan, Italy
20. Corfu, Greece
21. Coatswolds, United Kingdom
22. Zimbabwe
23. Santorini, Greece
24. Budapest, Hungary
25. Barcelona, Spain