Does anyone have any Greek island recommendations? A friend and I are going late September/early October. We have been to Mykonos before and loved it, but 7 years later we are less interested in the club scene. We considered Crete but wonder if because of the large size it may lose the island feel.. Any lesser known islands you like? Dodecanese or Ionian?

Crete is amazing though. Incredibly beautiful.

I hear Chania is soooo lovely! I'm planning a trip myself at the beginning of Sept

Have you looked at Santorini? It's beautiful there. Nice sunsets and good views

Yes, my travelmate has been to Santorini before and we were looking for something a little different. Very beautiful though!

oia! amazing!

Crete is beautiful. My boyfriend and I stayed in Crete and rented a car. Drove along the coasts and stayed 1-3 days in each village. Then picked up and drove again. I really recommend checking out Crete. The beaches are beautiful. And the food is delicious. There's lots of culture in Crete, each village is unique in their own way.

Naxos, Kefalonia, Paros, Zakinthos are all beautiful! There are so many!

Santorini and Mikonos are great. Rhodes as well

Santorini is beautiful

We had a great time on Rhodes. Spent 7 nights there, rented a car and travelled around. Was awesome.

Samos! Quiet and super close to turkey so you can bomb over there for a visit.

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We were in Naxos last October, it was lovely! Spent 12 days in a lovely room with kitchenette and pool area. The island is big enough to explore and not get bored if you're there for more than a few days.

I was also in Nazos last June & Loved it...rent a car to explore...Beautiful! Milos is also very nice!

Check out Rhodes, Crete, Hydra, Lesbos... I found lesbos the most authentic but I went 5 years ago.. not many tourists

I loved Hydra and Santorini.

Aman Minhas

Definitely Santorini

We've been to Santorini, Mykonos and Naxos.
Hands down Santorini. Rent a car for 30 euro, explore. It's incredible.

Hotel Antonia, in Thira/Fira was the best.

Another vote for Santorini. I have also been to Kythria which is very quiet if are looking for that kind of thing. Definitely would want a car to explore the island with.

Santorini for sure. Looks just like the post cards. Ios. Not Mykonos it's party central. Paros was chill. South of Crete not too bad

Milos is beautiful and lesser known. Great place to relax

Ios

Rhodes !! And from Rhodes you can take a bunch of day trips on ferries to different islands like hydra and kos ... and Rhodes has an acropolis and medieval town to see

Santorini is probably the least over run with tourists at this time of year. Crete, Zakinthos and similar will be over run with young Europeans on their end of year/second level education celebrations. I guess like spring break here. Santorini will most likely have honemooners etc.

The island of Hydra. No vehicles on the island, aside from tiny garbage trucks. You get around by donkey!

Santorini Rhodes and Milos

I went to skopelos a few years ago and LOVED it. It's home to the Mamma Mia movie church, which motivated me to go. But other than that, it is very beautiful and green.

Mohit Suri

Santorini

Santorini is amazing!!
my favourite place on earth

I stayed at Petit Palace and it was beautiful.