Santorini earns another honor
Readers of the Spanish magazine "Cruceros y Destinos", which specialises in cruise holiday reporting and coverage, have voted the island of Santorini as the best cruise destination in the Mediterranean.
The head of the Greek National Tourism Organization's (GNTO) office in Madrid, Dora Makri, received the award on Monday from the magazine's director, Feliz Gonzalez.
St. Petersburg, Russia was voted as the best destination in northern Europe, while the island of St. Martin/St. Maarten as the best destination in the Caribbean.
Caption: The volcanic rock islet in the middle of the Caldera, which is surrounded by the crescent-shaped island of Santorini (Thera), in a file photo dated Friday, 16 April, 2004. ANA-MPA / SIMELA PANTZARTZI.