Santorini and Crete among the most popular destinations for couples and singles

Santorini is among the 10 most popular destinations for couples, according to Travel Smart survey of global hotel reservation platform, Agoda (property of the Priceline Group).

The research is based on millions of bookings and reviews on Agoda taken from couples and singles.

Santorini ranked fifth in list of the most attractive destination for couples in the world.

Bruges, Belgium is on the top of the global list of destinations and it is very popular with couples. Verona, legendary home of literature’s most famous star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, comes second and Hoi An, Vietnam, comes third, as Tornos news mentions.

The top 10 destinations are the following:
1 Belgium Bruges
2 Italy Verona
3 Vietnam Hoi An
4 Lithuania Vilnius
5 Greece Santorini
6 Morocco Marrakech
7 Portugal Porto
8 Hungary Budapest
9 Croatia Dubrovnik
10 Poland Krakow

A very important factor in most places on the list have in common is that they are smaller sized cities and have absolutely major cultural attractions to catch the visitors. Many of them are additionally ancient centers full of architectural attractiveness.

These destinations are not only rated by couples but also by Solo travelers who ranked them highly. Their top ten (10) list was almost identical except that it included Crete, Greece and not Krakow, Poland.