Santorini - Top European Island And 5th Best Destination World Wide

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No surprises here, because anyone who has visited the island of Santorini can totally agree. Santorini has been named the top European island destination and the fifth internationally, according to TripAdvisor tour operator's annual list. The Greek island with the black volcanic sand and the whitewashed houses, combined with the spectacular view of the sea and the volcano received the highest score among the millions of tourists' opinions submitted to the TripAdvisor website in 2012.

The largest island of Belize, the Ambergris Key, made the highest score and was placed first in the Top 10 list of tourist destinations internationally, with Santorini placing fifth.