Mykonos awarded with 2nd place as “best island in Europe” for 2021!

One more distinction by Condé Nast Traveller!

Mykonos awarded with 2nd place as “best island in Europe” for 2021!

Mykonos has been awarded 2nd place as “best island in Europe” for 2021 in Readers’ Choice Awards by the famous Condé Nast Traveller magazine!

Launched in the United States in 1987, Condé Nast Traveller is a market-leading monthly travel magazine. With its motto of “Truth in Travel”, the publication provides enlightening content on a wide range of topics, including destinations, hotels, food and beverage, airlines as well as fashion, cars, digital, and grooming.

As every year, the readers of the internationally renowned travel magazine voted for their favorite destinations, forming the list of the top 20 islands in Europe, among which seven Greek islands were distinguished.

Conde Nast Traveler: The Greek islands at the top of Europe

According to the Readers’ Choice Awards, Mykonos is for this year the best Greek island on the list and the second-best in Europe, counting a total of 95.46 points. Mykonos is a famous destination worldwide, and among the top ten of the best islands in Europe for the last 20 years, so the high ranking in the list was pretty much expected!

Mykonos awarded with 2nd place as “best island in Europe” for 2021!

In the third place is Zakynthos, with its wonderful beaches while the next Greek island on the list is the charming Hydra island. Rhodes island follows in seventh place and behind it comes Paros with the wonderful Cycladic landscape in eighth and one place before the end of the top ten the inexhaustible and beloved Crete.

The seventh Greek island that managed to emerge among the top in Europe is Santorini, with its magical and incomparably beautiful sunset to rank it in 18th place.

It is worth mentioning, however, that Greece was included also in the list of the best countries in the world, taking the eighth place out of 20 in total that were distinguished in the established Readers’ Choice Awards of Conde Nast Traveller for 2021.

Mykonos awarded with 2nd place as “best island in Europe” for 2021!

The complete list with the best islands for 2021:

  1. Hvar, Croatia
  2. Mykonos
  3. Zante
  4. Madeira, Portugal
  5. Ischia, Italy
  6. Hydra
  7. Rhodes
  8. Paros
  9. Crete
  10. Mallorca, Spain
  11. Ibiza, Spain,
  12. Azores, Portugal
  13. Sicily, Italy
  14. Sardinia, Italy
  15. Capri, Italy
  16. Canary Islands, Spain
  17. Corsica, France
  18. Santorini
  19. Malta
  20. Jersey, United Kingdom

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