Five gorgeous alternatives to the crowded holiday island of Santorini. Tourists are particularly impressed by the white houses with blue roofs in the main towns of Oia and Fira.

There are also white and blue houses in the village of Lefkes on the Greek island of Paros. Sidi Bou Saïd, Tunisia is an artists' village in Tunisia with striking similarities to Santorinis. There is also a white village in the Spanish town of Cádiz near Málaga.