Koufonisia

Hurry – Koufonisia is on the change! It’s only recently entered the spotlight, drawing tent-touting hippies and holidayers who’ve been ousted out of party-mad Mykonos to the north. You should know that there are actually three separate islands that make up all of Koufonisia. The only one with a town and residents is Ano Koufonisi. That’s a hubbub of life in the summer, with Greek locals sipping ouzo and munching on lemon-doused sardines in family-owned tavernas like Restaurant Karnagio. For beaches, hop a fishing boat out to Kato Koufonisi. It’s more Aruba than Aegean, with turquoise seas, soft sands, and walls of rugged stone rising from the waters.