It sits just two hours by ferry across the Aegean Sea from the ominous around-the-clock tremors on the island of Santorini, but Elafonissi in Greece has been named the world’s best beach by Tripadvisor.
On the western tip of Crete, Elafonissi’s pink-looking sand and clear, warm water made it this year’s winner, according to the travel company.
It listed Banana Beach in Thailand in second place and Aruba’s Eagle Beach in third.
However, Elafonissi’s accolade has arguably been overshadowed by concerns about seismic activity around the huge Santorini caldera to the north – which is 12km, or 7.5 miles, wide – with more than 20,000 tremors…
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