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Island in Europe

24 places, most popular first.

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Bled Island

Bled, Slovenia

A tiny island with a pilgrimage church, reached by a traditional wooden boat.

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Skellig Michael

Ireland

A remote island monastery off the Kerry coast, with stone beehive huts high above the sea.

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St Michael's Mount

St Ives, United Kingdom

A tidal island with a medieval castle, reached by a causeway at low tide.

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Burano

Venice, Italy

A lagoon island of brightly painted houses and handmade lace.

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Cies Islands

Spain

An unspoiled Atlantic archipelago off Galicia with white-sand beaches and clear water.

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Delos

Mykonos Town, Greece

A small island of ancient ruins, mythical birthplace of Apollo, reached by boat from Mykonos.

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Es Vedra

Ibiza Town, Spain

A dramatic rocky islet off Ibiza's south-west coast, wrapped in myth and glowing at sunset.

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Lavezzi Islands

Bonifacio, France

Granite islets with turquoise water in a marine reserve.

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Our Lady of the Rocks

Kotor, Montenegro

A small artificial island with a church, built over centuries by sailors dropping stones into the bay.

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Fårö

Visby, Sweden

A windswept island off Gotland's north coast, known for limestone sea stacks, quiet beaches and an artsy, remo...

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Isola Bella

Italy

A baroque palace and terraced garden on an island in Lake Maggiore.

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Lokrum Island

Dubrovnik, Croatia

A green nature reserve island a short boat ride from Dubrovnik's old port, with gardens and rocky swimming spo...

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Mainau Island

Germany

A flower island on Lake Constance, with gardens, butterflies and a baroque palace.

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Murano

Venice, Italy

The island famous for centuries of glassmaking.

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Pakleni Islands

Hvar, Croatia

A chain of wooded islets just off Hvar with clear water and quiet bays.

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San Juan de Gaztelugatxe

Bilbao, Spain

A tiny island hermitage reached by a causeway and a long zigzag stairway above the Bay of Biscay.

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Spinalonga

Heraklion, Greece

A small fortress island once used as a leper colony, reached by boat.

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Stromboli

Italy

A volcanic island with a constantly erupting volcano.

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Christiansø

Denmark

A tiny car-free fortress island off Bornholm, with old naval buildings, bird colonies and boat trips from the...

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Grand Bé

Saint-Malo, France

Tidal island with the tomb of writer Chateaubriand.

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Texel

Netherlands

The largest Wadden island, with beaches, dunes, sheep and cycle routes.